Friends of Lakeside Lab, Inc.

About the Friends

Friends of Lakeside Lab, Inc. is a tax-exempt, Iowa nonprofit corporation that was organized in 1994. The Friends' mission is to promote Lakeside as a community resource for water quality monitoring, research and environmental education. The members of the Board of Directors come predominantly from the Iowa Great Lakes community.

The Friends' first major project was to raise funds to construct the Waitt Laboratory, a year-round facility that houses a water analysis lab and environmental classrooms. The building was dedicated on July 10, 1998.

The Friends recently completed a $2 million endowment campaign. The income from this endowment will be used to sustain and expand water quality and environmental education programs at Lakeside Lab. Donors of $1,000 and more become members of the Macbride Society and are recognized at an annual dinner.  If you would like to participate, please contact the Lab's executive director.

Other Friends projects include merit scholarships for students in Lakeside's summer courses and support for special projects at Lakeside, including the 2009 centennial celebraion.

How to Become a Friend

Anyone can become a Friend. Members receive an annual report and an invitation to the annual meeting. All Friends' membership dues are used for student scholarships, water quality monitoring and research, and public and K-12 programs.

There are six classes of memberships:

Friend ($30)
Friendly Family ($50)
Good Friend ($100)
Best Friend ($250)

Great Friend ($500)

Sponsorship Friend ($1,000)

If you would like to join us, please send a check payable to Friends of Lakeside Lab, Inc. to:

Friends of Lakeside Lab, Inc.
1838 Highway 86
Milford, IA 51351-7267

Phone: 712-337-3669 ext. 5

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