MEMO
Sam (Denis) DEHNE
Lt Col, USAF (ret)

"The Reno Citizen Non-Profit Government Watchdog"
Note: Click on Picture to See DEHNE's Non-Profit In Action 100s of Times

LATE-BREAKING NEWS!
Retired Air Force Fighter-Bomber Pilot Sam DEHNE was included in
2015 Register of United States Air Force Academy Alumnus Non-Profit Pioneers and Innovators.
DEHNE's spearheading exploits were depicted in Air Force Academy's official magazine, "Checkpoints".
His philanthropic efforts epitomize the meaning of "Non-Profit" (for FREE).


September, 2015 Air Force Academy CheckPoints Magazine
Page 28, FALCONS FOR GOOD - "The philanthropy of Air Force Academy grads has a
global reach, led by the founders of these nonprofit organizations."



Subject:  Thank you for inclusion of my Air Force Academy (USAFA) Graduate's "Non-Profit" Organization that is doing "great things in the Nevada community".
To:  Association of USAFA Graduates 
From:  Denis "Sam" DEHNE (Class 1962), who is an Outside-of-the-Box Non-Profit Organization "based" in Reno, Nevada.


1. Sam DEHNE is a one-person non-profit operation that has had astounding success in rehabilitating and benefiting Reno and its citizens since 1994. He is one of the most recognized and respected names in Reno. When DEHNE speaks, people listen.
2. DEHNE is totally philanthropic with no outside money spent for the mind-boggling efforts and results. Reno has benefited financially and emotionally and philosophically. 
Below are just a few of 100s of DEHNE's Successes (many with links to evidence of  Successes)
3. DEHNE has built up a vast amount of unique knowledge and expertise by attending and testifying at 99.7% of the Reno area government meetings during the last 2 decades. He has official video recordings (VHS, DVD, and YouTube) of almost all of the more than 5,000 Testimonies. You can see 100s of the record-breaking Testimonies at this website:
http://www.renocitizen.com/movies.htm
4. DEHNE has a long record of Documented successful Achievements; many of which are briefly listed on this dedicated Website http://www.renocitizen.com/samvictories.htm.

Here is summation of just a very few of DEHNE's myriad philanthropical accomplishments (no order of importance):

FIRST! THIS IS ARGUABLY DEHNE'S BIGGEST SUCCESS AND ONE OF BIGGEST "NON-PROFIT" SUCCESSES EVER:
During his Air Force days in 1966/67 Captain Sam DEHNE single-handedly created a B-52
Fuel Management program (click)
that saved U.S . taxpayers more than $1,000,000,000 billion dollars.
He did the volunteer work for free/gratis; as contribution to America,
through the Armed Forces "Big R - Cost Reduction Program".
This is THE DEFINITION of "Non-Profit"!

Single-handedly saved Burning Man Event from being shut down by local government. This massive Event pours $millions into Reno community every year.

Single-handedly spearheaded Nevada Air National Guard transfer from RF-4 Phantom to C-130 cargo planes. This patriotic effort helped save NANG hundreds of jobs; and from possible extinction and/or re-location.

Driving Force in creation of Reno Discovery (Kids) Museum.

A Driving Force in having Medical Marijuana dispensaries legalized in Reno area. This provides healthy support for thousands of citizens.

A Driving Force in hiring of Washoe County and City of Reno Managers.

A Driving Force force behind the creation of Reno "Jam On It" Basketball tournaments; that now includes hundreds of teams. This is great fun for the contestants and families and provides a huge financial support to Reno.

In 2014 DEHNE was a Driving Force that brought Tesla battery "gigafactory" to Reno. He spearheaded the Drive as the Only Citizen who made myriad Official Public Appearances with erudite and original testimony at Govt Meetings. This Website has official documentation these efforts: http://www.renocitizen.com/tesla.htm

When the Reno casino bosses wanted somebody to convince the Reno council to help them subsidize the critical Bowlers’ Conventions, they came to DEHNE. DEHNE was the only citizen to go to podiums and tell council to give casinos the help they requested.  Reno council agreed with DEHNE’s Directive. These massive Bowling Tournaments inject $millions into Reno economy every year.

Note: “Driving Force” means that DEHNE was virtually the ONLY person to go to government Public Comment podiums at meetings and provide expert testimony that requested or demanded that government bureaucrats honor and obey his Directives on the Issues. 

Ironically, another tremendous Benefit of DEHNE's record-shattering government Watchdogging; is that for 21 years it has forced the bureaucrats to try to make intelligent and honest decisions about what to do with Citizens' money.  And it is Sam DEHNE who has had to do most of the Reno media's work.

Brief Epilogue: This document is submitted with no expectations of monetary award; in keeping with DEHNE’s lifelong philanthropic Crusades. There is much much more to the Sam DEHNE Non-Profit Story. 

And we must not forget DEHNE and his Two Wild Yankees Band's many years of dedicating their unique musical talents for charity Benefit concerts.. more than 1,200 at last count.  http://www.renocitizen.com/yankees.htm  ("I never tried to make a dime. But give Sam his guitar and he is happy all the time.")
 

Pictures of  (Sam DEHNE) "Organization" at Work:


MORE WORK:


​Sam DEHNE Is Epitome of the meaning of

philanthropic non-profit volunteering 

THIS IS ARGUABLY DEHNE'S BIGGEST SUCCESS AND ONE OF BIGGEST "NON-PROFIT" SUCCESSES EVER:
During his Air Force days in 1966/67 Captain Sam DEHNE single-handedly created a B-52
Fuel Management program (click)
that saved U.S . taxpayers more than $1,000,000,000 billion dollars.
He did the volunteer work for free/gratis; as contribution to America,
through the Armed Forces "Big R - Cost Reduction Program".
This is THE DEFINITION of "Non-Profit"!


 

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