It is with great sadness and deepest regret that the Our Santa Fe River, Inc. OSFR Board of Directors announces the death of Board member, Rhonda Long. Rhonda was born on March 6th, 1969 and passed away on June 19th, 2022. She died in an automobile accident in South Central Florida.Rhonda was a multifaceted individual. Throughout her lifetime, she was involved with many non–profit organizations. She treasured the Santa Fe River and spent the last years of her life working as an OSFR volunteer and board member. Her hope was to combine and maximize the efforts of like–minded individuals and groups to help bring her beloved river back to its natural splendor.
An inevitable natural match for board membership with OSFR, Rhonda brought to the board multiple skills including grant writing, creative marketing promotions, fund raising, providing information to the public through tabling, graphics for posters, brochures and printed media, and on top of that was a great organizer. She organized and participated in RiverFest events, arranged many river and ground cleanups, attended government meetings and rallies. Rhonda had a double pronged attitude; “We’ll find a way to do it!” and “When do you want it?”
We are so fortunate to have known her and have her creative energy helping us protect the Santa Fe River.
Rhonda Long, OSFR board member since 2015.
A GoFundMe campaign has been created to help with funeral/memorial arrangements
and other expenses related to the care of her aging parents.
https://gofund.me/91c189e5
and other expenses related to the care of her aging parents.
https://gofund.me/91c189e5
About Our Santa Fe River, Inc.
Our Santa Fe River, Inc. is a not–for–profit 501–(c)(3) organization incorporated in Florida
on December 18, 2007. OSFR is composed of concerned citizens working to protect
the waters and lands supporting the aquifer, springs and rivers within the watershed of
the Santa Fe River by promoting public awareness pertaining to the ecology, quality,
and quantity of the waters and lands immediately adjacent to and supporting the Santa
Fe River, including its springs and underlying aquifer.
on December 18, 2007. OSFR is composed of concerned citizens working to protect
the waters and lands supporting the aquifer, springs and rivers within the watershed of
the Santa Fe River by promoting public awareness pertaining to the ecology, quality,
and quantity of the waters and lands immediately adjacent to and supporting the Santa
Fe River, including its springs and underlying aquifer.
Provided is the link for more information about our organization:
https://osfr.org//
