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Friends
of Cochiti Lake Area 
riends of Cochiti Lake Area,
a nonprofit corporation, was founded in 2001 with the goal of obtaining
funding from various sources for programs to enhance the quality of life
for residents of the Cochiti Lake area. As
in previous years since the founding of our organization, we were able
to stage Summer Music Festivals. In 2005 and 2006, we held three free
concerts each year on the Town Green. These concerts were well attended.
The diversity in music was attractive to the area, which includes Pena
Blanca, Sile, La Bajada, and the Pueblos of Cochiti and Santo Domingo.
It varied from jazz, to a symphonic band, to mariachi music, and
included bluegrass and Native American music. A particular attraction of
these concerts is our outdoor location. It allows the audience diverse
ways of participation, from enjoying a picnic on a blanket to giving
their undivided attention from a lawn chair. In
these past two years, we have had the opportunity to contribute
commercial and foundation donated funds to the Cochiti Elementary/Middle
School, the Irene S. Sweetkind Public Library, and the Great River
Journal. In
2006, we applied to a local foundation for the funds to sponsor a
monthly series that will include our summer concert series, three
Chautauqua programs, a health lecture, a wine tasting event, and a
program on our surrounding environment. If we are fortunate enough to
receive this grant, the series will begin in July, 2007. In
addition to the financial support of the Cochiti Lake Art Guild, the
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Prudential Real Estate of Santa Fe, The
Tellurland Group, LLC, and TLC Plumbing & Utility Co., the efforts
of our organization were greatly facilitated by many of the residents of
the area, who donated money and their valuable time. We
finished the year with a balance of $7,958, with $900 committed to a
project we started a couple of years ago, the basketball poles and nets.
Steve Dennis of Mesa Steel has offered to help us complete this goal.
With any luck, the summer of 2007 will see that project completed. The Board of the
Friends of Cochiti Lake Area thanks everyone who gave us their support
and welcomes them to attend our monthly meetings, which are held on the
fourth Wednesday of the month in the Fire Station meeting room. We also
welcome new members to our Board. If you are interested, please contact
a member of the Board listed on the front of this brochure. The Friends of Cochiti Lake Area is a 501-c-3 non-profit organization. Contributions to the Friends of Cochiti Lake Area are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. The Friends of Cochiti Lake Area use the services of the New Mexico Community Foundation for management and acknowledgement of all funds contributed to the Friends of Cochiti Lake Foundation. Please mail checks to Friends of Cochiti Lake Area, P.O. Box 1531, Pena Blanca, NM 87041 or contributions may be left in the Friends of Cochiti Lake Area donation box in the Town Hall hallway. www.cochitilake.org/friends.htm
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