"When you strip away the
rhetoric, preservation is
simply having the good sense
to hold on to things that are
well designed, that link us
with our past in a
meaningful
way, and that have plenty of
good use left in them."
- Richard Moe,
National Trust for
Historic Preservation
Dear Friends,
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Dick Moe visited Clyde Park in summer 2009 with Chere Jiusto (right) and Amy Sullivan, MT History Foundation (left). |
In November, Richard Moe announced he was retiring as president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a position he has held since 1992. Dick has been a great friend to MPA through these years, he traveled here, got to know us, and made inspring guest appearances that reassured us of the rightness of our path. One of his main interests has been to grow the network of preservation organizations around the country. It was Dick’s vision and support for State and Local Partners throughout the country that gave us all the chance to take off, and today there are active partners in each of the 50 states.
Here in Montana this faith in young upstarts brought important dollars from the Trust -- challenge grants totalling $185,000 in the last decade, and smaller grants supporting conferences, websites and speakers, and thousands of hours of outreach from the Trust’s regional staff in Denver in support of all we do. This gave MPA the ability to hire staff, open an office, and really make a difference.
Dick Moe retires this month, during the nation’s annual Preservation Month. We have joined many colleagues in contributing to the Trust’s new Richard and Julia Moe Fund, launched with a personal gift from Dick and Julia to support innovation in preservation. We can think of no better tribute for a man who gave so much to so many. If you want to join us sending a Big Sky thank you to Dick by donating to the Moe fund, just go to the Trust’s website and follow the Preservation Donation links.
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Chere Jiusto
