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- Linda Regush - Saskatoon, Sask.
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Linda Regush – Saskatoon 
Super-mom, super-volunteer — Linda Regush makes wetland conservation part of family life
Linda Regush will be the first to tell you that being a stay-at-home mom isn’t a job – it’s a hundred different jobs all wrapped up in one! In addition to being a chef, chauffeur, maid and mother to two boys, Linda also took on the role of outdoor educator. With the help of her nature-loving husband, Dan, she worked to teach her children about wetlands and the importance of nature. Thanks to Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), Linda says her sons, now adults themselves, are full-grown conservationists.
By becoming a DUC volunteer, Linda shared valuable wetland conservation lessons with her kids. And, even now that they’re out on their own, Linda continues to volunteer with DUC so future generations of families can learn and play together in the outdoors. It’s always been one part of her “job” that never feels like work.
“Our kids loved the outdoors,” Linda says. “It was like one big classroom for them, and they were never happier than when they were tromping around the water’s edge discovering what was in and around the water. They both were Greenwings and learned many valuable lessons through the special events they attended. DUC gave us a lot of resources to help our kids learn many fascinating things about our wetlands.”
Now 24 and 22 years old, Linda’s boys continue to be active in the outdoors and draw upon the knowledge they gained through DUC. As for Linda, 2009 will mark her 13th year as a DUC volunteer. Lending her time and talents to the Saskatoon Social Committee and the Saskatoon Ladies Committee, she is an instrumental part of the chapters' annual fundraising activities and is making a real difference in the fight to save wetlands.
“Our love of the outdoors was one of the main reasons my husband and I got involved. Our hunting, fishing and trapping activities take from nature, so volunteering and raising money for DUC is our way of saying thanks and giving back so we and others can continue to enjoy all aspects of nature.”
“Linda is a great resource for the chapter and a great ambassador for DUC,” says Keith MacIntosh, DUC’s fundraising manager in Saskatchewan. “She’s always there to lend a hand with chapter activities and is the first to promote the cause within the community.”
National volunteer week, April 19-25, is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the work of volunteers like Linda. Perry McCormick, DUC’s national manager of events, says evidence of the outstanding work of volunteers can be seen across the country.
“We have volunteers to thank for the waterfowl flying overhead and the healthy wetland areas below our feet,” McCormick says. “I’d like to personally thank every one of our 7,400 volunteers. It’s your efforts that make DUC’s wetland conservation work possible.”
Linda Regush and her family of DUC supporters have shown how fun and rewarding volunteering can be when you take part together. She says getting involved with DUC is a great way to pass on an appreciation for nature to the next generation.
“It’s time to start changing how we treat our world. If you want our children and grandchildren to enjoy beautiful, healthy wetlands, clean drinking water and natural habitat, help DUC and get involved as a volunteer.”
