Thanks to All Our Friends The United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey is the non-profit organization that operates the UACNJ Observatory at Jenny Jump State Forest. To do so, our annual budget is raised through club, and observer dues as well as public donations. These sources just address the general upkeep and maintenance of UACNJ operations and some building costs at the Jenny Jump observatory facility. However, there are numerous special educational, research and large building projects that also require funding. We, of course, owe much to the many UACNJ and member club amateurs who have dedicated their time and often money to the many projects that we always have ongoing. We could not survive without this continual cooperation. However, there are some people we would like to recognize for their special contributions. This page is a small way of saying "Thanks" to those individuals, organizations and corporations who have shown us their generosity in support of our work, facility and programs over the past few years. /MOBIL Corporation Volunteer Involvement Fund and Exxon retiree Don Kruse $500 Grant For amateur research and educational purposes. Corporation Volunteer Involvement Fund and Exxon retirees Mike Luciuk and Don Kruse $2000 Grant The purchase of a spectrograph for use with the 16-inch telescope housed in the Greenwood Observatory. The equipment will be used for amateur research as well as for educational purposes. Corporation Volunteer Involvement Fund and Exxon retirees Mike Luciuk and Don Kruse $2000 Grant The purchase of audiovisual and display items for our public programs and educational projects including two slide projectors, an overhead projector, screens, and illumination for the new display cases. Mr. Ross Bloom of Baskingridge, NJ Donation of the Naegele .7-meter (28-inch) Newtonian-Cassegrain Telescope This instrument, when finally installed, will be the largest active telescope in the state of New Jersey. It is expected to take 3-5 years to complete the observatory construction and installation. Corporation Volunteer Involvement Fund and Exxon retirees Mike Luciuk and Don Kruse $2000 Grant These funds are being applied to the purchase of a good set of TeleVue eyepieces, filters, a spectroscope and related equipment for the 16-inch Newtonian telescope in the Greenwood Observatory. The equipment will be used for observational applications and public program use. The Montclair Telescope Club Donation of the Kimble-Kennedy 16-inch Newtonian-Cassegrain Telescope This instrument, built by the Montclair Telescope Club, won awards at the Stellafane telescope making convention in Springfield, Vermont. It will be installed in the UACNJ research observatory. Rockland Astronomy Club $500 donation to the UACNJ for a non-technical use that benefits the observers' creature comforts. These funds will be used towards new bunk beds for the observatory. Corporation Volunteer Involvement Fund and Exxon retirees Mike Luciuk and Don Kruse $2000 Grant These funds were used to purchase a CCD imaging camera along with filters and related equipment for use on the telescopes for electronic astronomical imaging and for photometric applications. Bob Shandor of Phillipsburg, NJ For the use of his heavy earth-moving equipment and persons to run them. This allowed the UACNJ to quickly clear and level the ground in preparation for the five observatory site where there will be three club observatories, a solar observatory and a research observatory.