Gear Up and Give Back! REI steps up for FOJT this month Friends Of Joshua Tree has been chosen as one of 3 grantees being promoted throughout Southern California as part of the ‘Loving Our Local Outdoors‘ initiative, a national REI program letting customers decide how much to support local conservation and advocacy groups. Over a four week period, REI members visiting the stores will help decide… Read More
UPDATE – $10k in grants provided by FOJT and JTNPA See a clip of John Lauretig, FOJT Executive Director, announcing the grants given to some NPS contract employees (Great Basin Institute). This news just broke on The Desert Sun… images and story from the ‘Thank You’ event on Feb. 12, and info on the new Impact Relief Grant launched by FOJT. see full article here … Read More
FOJT launches Impact Relief Fund – providing grants to furloughed contract workers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Kenji Haroutunian, phone number, info@friendsofjosh.org Friends Of Joshua Tree provides grants to furloughed workers via launch of Impact Relief Fund Friends group creates new program available to furloughed contractors of Joshua Tree National Park JOSHUA TREE, CA – Continuing to support the community of… Read More