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Tony Dean's Acres Memorial receives=20 gift

Thursday, April 9, 2009 8:50 AM CDT

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The Brookings County Pheasants Forever Chapter = presented a=20 gift of $5,000 to the Tony Dean's Acres Memorial at their annual banquet = March=20 24 at Brookings, S.D., where more than 200 wildlife enthusiasts gathered = to=20 celebrate the success of pheasant management in South Dakota.

The = contribution is one of many coming from conservation groups and = individuals who=20 want to help memorialize the dedication of conservationist and = broadcaster Tony=20 Dean of Pierre, S.D., who passed away last fall.

=93Tony always = worked hard=20 to make sure the average person would have a place to hunt, fish or just = enjoy=20 the outdoors. He believed we are stewards of the land and that the key = to=20 educating families and kids about good stewardship is to get them = involved,=94=20 said Dean's wife, Dar.

As a tribute to Dean, his family and = friends have=20 established a memorial that will continue his work by buying a piece of = land=20 that will support wildlife habitat, provide public access and carry on = his=20 commitment to environmental education.

The dollars contributed by = Pheasants Forever will be added to other contributed funds, where they = will be=20 matched and used to purchase land in South Dakota that will be managed = for=20 wildlife to carry out the goals of Pheasants Forever and carry on Dean's = vision=20 of abundant habitat, clean water, clean air and a place where the = average South=20 Dakotan can share a day afield with family and friends.

=93There = is hardly=20 a hunter or fisher person anywhere in the Upper Midwest who did not know = Tony,=20 whether from his broadcasts or from his conservation involvement,=94 = said John=20 Cooper, co-chairman of Tony Dean's Acres Memorial. =93By contributing to = this=20 fund, members of the Brookings County Chapter of Pheasants Forever are = assured=20 that their money will be matched and used to acquire a unique piece of = property=20 of which we can all be proud and we can all use from here on out.=94

Individuals and groups can contribute to Tony = Dean's Acres=20 Memorial by making a tax deductible gift to the South Dakota Parks and = Wildlife=20 Foundation, 523 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501 or via credit card = online=20 at http://www.parkswildlife= foundation.org/.

To=20 join the work of Pheasants Forever, contact your local Pheasants Forever = Chapter=20 or visit http://www.pheasantsforever.org= /.

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