Tuesday, March 29, 2016
"The Value of Volunteer$," a presentation by Vickie Richmond
Connecting people to their rivers, connecting rivers to their communities.
What happens when you combine pure energy, positive thinking, and
a love for rivers? You get a powerhouse advocate like Vicki
Richmond, Executive Director of Healthy Rivers Partnership. For
over 20 years, Vicki has been a champion for the health of rivers
in her community. She has taken on projects that seemed
unconquerable and made them a success, such as riparian
restoration, water quality, and river cleanups.
Based in Kansas City, Vicki has become a good friend of Lewis and
Clark National Historic Trail - she immediately identified shared
goals in our missions and we have found ways to work together.
Vicki, we salute you!
Healthy Rivers Partnership (HRP) is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to connect people to their rivers and rivers to their
communities and is entirely dependent on volunteers to make this
happen. On any given summer day you will see a group of students
in boats floating down the Missouri River for a hands-on and
immersive water education experience. Participants get to learn
about Kansas City’s history, ecology, and biology and about how
the river has influenced their city.
Catch Vicki on a weekend alongside Program Manager Larry
O’Donnell and they will be on a barge coordinating a river clean
up. Under their leadership, volunteers have removed tons of
garbage from both the Missouri and Blue Rivers.
Last month Jill Hamilton-Anderson and I had the pleasure of
visiting with Vicki at the headquarters of HRP, located along the
Missouri River in the historic West Bottoms area of Kansas City.
The building, previously used in the cattle business, has been
transformed into an eclectic classroom, meeting space, art
gallery, and office space. That day, Healthy Rivers Partnerships
was hosting the Big Muddy Speaker Series and we had the great
fortune of attending a presentation by Dr. Papoulias. This is
just one more way HRP shows its support of river issues. The
speaker series takes place in Kansas City, Columbia, Rocheport,
and St. Charles, Missouri. If you can’t make it to Missouri for
one of the presentations - you can watch a live broadcast,
courtesy of Kansas City Digital Video (KCDV.TV). I left Vicki
that day energized and hopeful. Her positive attitude and
enthusiasm are contagious!
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