Personal note from IAT Secretary (Theresa from Mass)

I want to thank all of you who took the time to send a note to Marcelle as she stepped down from the role of President of IAT, everything you sent was passed on to Sandy and she compiled it into a nice scrap book for Marcelle and I know she was deeply touched by all of your stories and sentiments and the book will be a wonderful keepsake for years to come..... Marcelle may have moved on, but she is still part of our IAT family as are you all and I just want to remind you, to continue to visit out website, Sandy does such a good job of keep up with all the info we send her and she continues to have all information current .... I know many of you send me JD info daily, and I will continue to pass on the information to JD friends and to Sandy to be posted on the website when needed. Sandy really has her hands full keeping up the revisions on the page, it is time consuming, and I am here as secretary, but with Marcelle onto her new venture, we are looking for someone to take over her title, come on now, don't be shy. Just let sandy or me know if you are interested, it really is a great position. Let me see, the qualifications.... When Sandy, Marcelle and I decided to start IAT, I believe we all had the same goal in mind, it was to keep John's Memory Alive, and we thought by keeping involved in his charities that he so much supported we could do that. Now, over the last year and a half we have not raised any where close to the amount of money that John contributed to these charities, and we may never do so, but, we were doing our part, we are all doing our part and that is what makes it work, as little as a part it is, all of us make IAT and you all know our work has not gone unrecognized so let's continue as we have, JD Friends, JD Family that we are. Therefore, anyone one of you qualify for the job, so step right up ......

On a personal note, we went to a dinner Saturday Night, it was to see a group of impersonators, the first guy came out and pretended to be Neil Diamond, and then Englebert Humperdink, the next buy was Buddy Holly and Bobby Darrin, and they were good, we were at a table of ten people and a friend turned to me and said, gee do you think they will sing a John Denver song ? But you know they said it kind of because they know I like JD and kind of to raz me, ya know After the performance was over, I went over to meet the guys who sang, all I said was Hi, my name is Theresa, I enjoyed your show and where will you play in the future and they gave me a list of upcoming performances and this one guy, (cute) he put his hand on my back and patted it and said glad you enjoyed the show. I left and went to my table and my sister was there, she asked me what did you say to them and I told her , just that they were great, and the cute one acknowledge me. About 15 minutes later, the cute one came out on stage again and he said ladies and gentlemen, you have been so good, we are going to sing some more and then he said, speaking of late and greats, here is a song from a late and great person I will miss ....And he sang Country Roads, I jumped out of my seat, started swaying and raising my arms and clapping , I couldn't believe and everyone just looked at me and said hey, you told them to sing this and I just looked and said not me I chalk it up to this, John has a way of letting us know he is with us, all the time

That's why it's about time (IAT) we let him know, we are always thinking of him and continue to do the work we can do here

My Heart to Yours, Theresa

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Quote of the month:

Since we are trying to make the Cyber Cookbook project a success, this quote from Carole in Yonkers, NY seemed appropriate:

³ "There's a man who is my brother... and it hurts me when heıs hungry...." (It's About Time, John Denver)

Support the Hunger Project ³

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Fundraisers:

From IAT: Cyber Cookbook - The Sequel is done! We are now accepting orders for this wonderful compilation of recipes from all our friends. The original 1998 Cyber Cookbook fundraiser netted almost $500 for The Hunger Project. Letıs try to beat that this year! Please order now and support The Hunger Project. The cookbook is available for a small donation of $5.00. The original Cyber Cookbook (from 1998) is also available again for an additional $5.00. To order, simply print out the order form from the website and send it along with your check, made out to The Hunger Project, to the address specified on the order form. If you cannot print out the form, please copy down the information and send it along with your check (made out to The Hunger Project) to the address specified. If that is too much to do....simply write down your name, address, e-mail address, preference of a PC or MAC file and whether you want Cyber Cookbook - The Sequel, Cyber Cookbook - The Original, or both. Send that information, along with your check ($5.00 for each cookbook), made out to The Hunger Project to:

And please remember, additional donations are always welcome!

From Julie B in Texas: T-shirts commemorating the John Denver Nature Exhibit are now available. Proceeds from the sale of the shirts will help build the memorial which will be placed in the Birds of Prey Sanctuary at the Austin Nature Center. For more info about the memorial, visit our site at: http://john-denver.org/web/events/austin.html The T-shirts are 100% cotton shirts by Haines, color is stone-washed (light) green with (dark) forest green ink. On the front left breast, are the words "Remembering John" with an etch of a mountain range and a flying eagle above the words. On the back is a sketch of the image of the memorial (see our website for that image) along with the shadow of a flying eagle. The following words appear under this image: "John Denver 1943-1997 Musician-Poet-Humanitarian- Environmentalist John Denver Nature Exhibit - Birds of Prey Sanctuary - Austin Nature and Science Center - Texas" Sizes are: Med 34-36, Large 40-44, and XL 46-48 Cost including shipping and handling: $25 each. Checks should be made out to

Include number of shirts, sizes, your mailing address, and phone number. Purchases in quantities of 5 or more are $20 (which includes shipping and handling). Allow 3-4 weeks for delivery."

From Marcelle in Mass: I got an email from Michael Thau today. He says he'll be dispersing the funds shortly. So hopefully people will be getting the cancelled checks back really soon. He was really nice and very thankful for the donation.

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Adopt-A-Highway

From Evelyn Pinney in CO: Friends of John Denver ... National Adopt-A-Highway ... May 22 ­ 29, 1999 Please join us in remembering John Denver and his vision for a better future. We will be working across the country cleaning up sections of the US Highways, working together to help make a difference! If you cannot make these particular dates, no problem! Just make a commitment to clean a section of highway this Spring, and weıll add you to our list of volunteers. Currently, we have 32 highway sites across the country, and our goal is to have one in every state. Help us establish a network of JD Adopted Highways across the country! For more information, please contact Evelyn at evepin@csn.net or Carole at Ckenney194@aol.com . We hope you will join us! Special thanks to our sponsors: Antlers at Vail Hotel http://www.antlersvail.com/; Colorado Department of Transportation; Colorado Friends of John Denver

North Carolina: The North Carolina Friends of John Denver have adopted a section of US 220, near it's intersection with I-85/40, in Greensboro, NC, and will be cleaning this section on the national John Denver clean-up day, May 22nd. We will meet at Hagan-Stone Park, where our memorial trees for JD are planted, and proceed out to the clean-up site as a group. After the clean-up is completed, we will re-assemble at Hagan-Stone Park for a cookout, with ground Chuckburgers and Hot Dogs with home-made trimmings. We are fortunate to have Chef Ricky back this year for our spring meeting, and if you attended last year, you know how great his burgers are!!! Please e-mail Charles at OOPSETTER1@aol.com or Greg at FNGRVN98@aol.com for more information, and to sign up if you plan to attend. We need to know how many will be present to be sure to have enough food on hand.

New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Friends of John Denver will be joining 35 other states in the National John Denver Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup Day on Sunday, June 13. Following the cleanup we will be having a buffet style barbecue at the Temple Mountain ski lodge on route 101 in Temple, NH. Live music with be provided by our special guest Paul Swanton. We also welcome anyone to join us in cleaning up our adoptive highway. We will meet at noon in front of the Friendly's Restaurant in the Peterborough Plaza at the intersection of routes 101 and 202 in Peterborough, NH. Those participating in our cleanup will receive a FREE meal ticket for our post cleanup barbecue. Those who cannot attend we encourage you to cleanup a portion of your neighborhood then join us for the barbecue. Open to the public, tickets are $10.00 in advance or $12.00 at the gate. Children under 12 are free. Proceeds to benefit the Dublin Lake Preservation Project. Gate opens at 4:00pm. Tickets can be purchased in advance by e-mail at gerrich@jlc.net, or by mail. Checks or money orders should be made out to

Rain date is Sat. June 19. If we all pitch in we can make a difference. Hope to see many folks there.

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Gatherings:

Please contact us at IATMail@aol.com if you have any information that you would like included in the IAT Newsletter.

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Environmental Issues:

INFORMATION ON THE JOHN DENVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP If you wish to donate to this endowed scholarship in memory of JOHN DENVER, please send a check to :

Please make the check payable to The International Center for Tropical Ecology and under the memo portion of the check, please indicate that this money is to go to the John Denver Endowment Research Scholarship. Each donation is tax deductible and a receipt will be sent back to you. For more information, the website for the International Center for Tropical Ecology is http://ecology.umsl.edu/~biology/icte

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Press Releases:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 1999 Contact: PRAspen@aol.com "A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO JOHN DENVER" THREE CITY TOUR: Washington D.C., Aspen, Los Angeles The Muse Foundation in coordination with former John Denver band members and colleagues, are pleased to announce a `Three-City Tourı entitled, "A Musical Tribute to John Denver." Special guests and surprises for this yearıs return concert. =============================================================

ASPEN, COLORADO The Wheeler Opera House Saturday, October 9 & Sunday, October 10, 1999 (Friday, October 8th on hold TBD) Official Ticket Information VIP seats are $100 and includes a pre-concert buffet reception and prime seating. Reserved seating $35. To obtain tickets please call Challenge Aspen at 970-923-1128 All proceeds to benefit Challenge Aspen.

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WASHINGTON D.C./Northern Virginia George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, October 2, 1999 Official Ticket Information (effective 4/8/99) VIP seats are $125 and includes a pre-concert buffet reception and prime seating. Reserved seating $35 To obtain tickets please call Cystic Fibrosis toll free at 1-877-657-8444 All proceeds to benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Attention JD Fan Club Members! A private luncheon will be held on October 2,1999 for John Denver Fan Club Members Only, at the Starland Cafe (owned by Bill Danoff) in Washington D.C. Performers will be in attendance along with special surprises and some good old "Starland Camaraderie" will abound. Attendance is limited and reservations are necessary. Please call: 202- 244- 9396 and mention the special John Denver Luncheon. =============================================================

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Royce Hall, UCLA Campus Thursday, November 18, 1999 Official Ticket Information (effective April 19) VIP seats are $125 and includes a pre-concert buffet reception and prime seating. Reserved seating $35 To obtain tickets please call The National Dyslexia Foundation at 1-800/824-READ(7323) Mon-Thurs.: 9-4:30, Friday: 9-12:30 Pacific Time. All proceeds to benefit The National Dyslexia Foundation.

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For further information on additional concerts and special hotel rates for the above concerts please access The MUSE Foundation at www.bids4kids.com PLEASE DO NOT CALL VENUES DIRECTLY (The tickets we are offering are not available for sale at the venues.)

NOTE: The St. Regis Hotel in Aspen, Colorado has informed us that the discounted block of rooms allotted for John Denver fans attending the October events are currently filled. If any further information on discounted room rates becomes available, we will gladly pass that along to you. Thank you for your continued support. Maureen Andersen <PRAspen@aol.com>

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Up-Coming Events:

From Sandy Willmore in Ohio: Heart of Ohio Windstar Connection presents.... John Denver Summer Celebration 1999 Columbus OH Start planning to attend the next John Denver Summer Celebration! It is scheduled for July 23-25 and is now a 3 day event. It will be held again at Camp Mary Orton. Our main speakers include Lou Gold (Siskiyou Project), Ellen Stapenhorst (AikiWorks), Rainbow Eagle, Steven Newman "Worldwalker", Tom Burns (Perkins Observatory) and Chris Reynolds (Creativity, Inc.). We are limiting registration to 160 adults, to keep it small and intimate. The first wave of registration forms will be sent out in March. You can request registration materials through our web site at www.geocities.com/hollywood/boulevard/2376 or email me directly for more information. See you in July! Sandy Willmore 74747.667@compuserve.com

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A Word from Our Reps:

From Marcelle in Mass: Hello everyone, The IAT April newsletter will be the last one from me. It was a difficult decision, but I have decided to step down as president of IAT. Running an organization such as this requires a great deal of time and energy. With the changes in my life currently and what I am about to face, I cannot commit myself to it as I have in the past. Aside from my divorce, which will finally happen in a trial this summer, I am also about to be laid off from my job. My company was taken over and will be relocating my department to NY, a move that I can't do. I can't afford to live in that area and I can't take my children away from our home where they finally have a sense of security. So I have no choice but to be laid off. So I figure since I will be changing so many things, I might as well go for it all! I'll be going back to school for computers. The program I will be entering in fall will be very intensive, thus there will be little time for anything besides school and of course my girls. I will not be walking away completely - have no fear. I will continue to support Sandy, Theresa (really, I swear she does exist!), and whoever will replace me as president. I will continue working on the cookbook project and to collect any donations for Habitats for Humanity. I also want to have a say in who replaces me as I want to make sure it remains an organization that I can be proud of. I have made many close friendships through IAT and I hope that those friendships remain strong even though I am no longer "the leader". And for those ladies in the group that are also a part of Netsisters and LOTH, you'll still me me around as I support those organizations wholeheartedly. (Sorry guys - those are ladies only!) The one thing that I ask of you is to be sure that you keep John Denver's vision alive. Be sure to keep on doing your small part in your little corner of the world. I promise I will be doing my part - just a much smaller part than in the past. Peace and love, Marcelle / Marce

From Evelyn Pinney in CO: The Littleton Rotary has produced a memorial photo for the victims of Columbine high school - it is a picture of a columbine flower growing from a rock, with the title "The Flower That Shattered the Stone". The photo was taken by John Fielder. Copies of the photo may be ordered by sending $10 to the

or by calling (303) 935-0900. Monies raised will go to the injured students' families. Peace. Evelyn

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Misc:

From Karen in Colorado: We received the Title papers for High Wind Ranch on Saturday.. Hopefully closing on May 14th. It is being purchased by a private Company called "Box Elder Holdings" it will be an intentional art community...with 6 permanent residents, who will facilitate workshops and the running of the ranch. It will be open to the public in the summer of 2000. People will be able to visit the ranch ( and help if they wish to) while it's under construction if they contact us first.

We are in the process of applying for "nonprofit" status... We will be returning all the donations that we have received with an update on the purchase and information on when to resubmit contributions, if people still want to: AFTER...we have legal nonprofit status. Our finacial manager, who worked at Windstar for years has advised us to keep all $ matters very clean and simple and totally legal.. No checks have been cashed or donated monies spent. We got the cart before the horse...but both are running well. Contributors will be on a priority mailing list and we plan to do all the wonderful things mentioned on the WEB SITE and quite a few more.

Thanks for you interest and support...watch for the return of your check in a week or two. It has helped keep the dream alive. Karen D'Attilo ... High Wind Ranch

From Links2Go Awards: The page titled "It's about Time - the World Family Vision of John Denver", at http://members.aol.com/tybrenn/index.html, was selected as a Links2Go "Key Resource" in the Denver topic, at http://www.links2go.com/topic/Denver.

From Theresa in Mass: New VCR Setting for 2000: Here is something I bet you hadn't thought would be an issue for Y2K. You won't be able to use the programmed recording feature on your VCR! Don't throw away your VCR in the year 2000. Set it on 1972 because the days will be the same. Please pass this on because you know the manufacturer will not share this information. They will want you to buy a new one that is Y2K compliant."

"Colors in Time" musical memories of John Denver is the title of the CD Pete Huttlinger and Chris Nole recorded in memory of John. It is currently available through:

The price is $15.00 + $1.50 shipping (U.S.A.) Other countries should email for shipping charges. The reviews are extremely good! This is a must have!

"Kindred Spirits" - the new CD from upcoming new artist Chris Westfall is available. You will certainly be pleased with Chrisıs renditions of JDıs songs. This recording features: Boy From the Country, Darcy Farrow, Rocky Mountain High, Follow Me, Guess Heıd Rather Be in Colorado, Whispering Jesse, Calypso, What One Man Can Do, Give Yourself to Love (by Kate Wolf), several talking tracks, and "No Difference" - a fantastic original piece by Chris written in memory of John. To order make your payment out to Dottie Honer and mail it to:

Questions: e-mail Dottie at <honer@erols.com> A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this recording will be donated to the Southwest Indian Foundation.

€ From: MUSE Foundation News, In: USA John Denver Tribute CD A double CD entitled "A Musical Tribute to John Denver-The Wheeler Opera House" is now for sale. This CD is the "live" concert that was presented last year at The Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado. To purchase this double CD, please send a personal or cashiers check for $27 ($25 plus $2 shipping and handling) payable to

Detailed shipping charges as follows: US and Canada $2 for 1 double CD, $5 for quantities of 2-6, $8 for quantities 7-12, All other foreign countries please include the following shipping and handling: $5 for 1 double CD $10 for 2-6 double CD's, $15 for quantities of 7-12.

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Poem of the month: (submitted by Theresa in Mass)

Often times, the things we seek are right underneath our noses. Don't miss out on your blessing because it isn't packaged the way that you expect.

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In closing, I hope you all will consider the future of IAT. We have a good thing here and need a strong leader. Marcelle did a wonderful job, but now it is someone elseıs turn to take that baton and run with it. If the Presidency is too much to handle, at least consider taking over the newsletter. Though I enjoy doing as much as I can to keep John Denverıs memory alive, I cannot do it all. Compiling the newsletter and continuing the web site takes up much more of my time than I can share. I volunteered (or got volunteered...LOL!) to do the May Newsletter, but we need someone else to compile the future newsletters. As a great man we all loved once said, ³If not me, then who?² How about YOU?

Peace to you all, Sandy

"Itıs about time we start to live it, the family of man." -John Denver