Organizations

: Grand Valley Water Users Association (Mesa County, Colorado); An irrigation company begun in Mesa County, Colorado in 1882, and first known as the Grand River Ditch Company. It was then known as the Grand Valley Irrigation District until the 1930's.

: GrassRoots Community Network; Mission Statement GrassRoots envisions an inclusive, engaged community, strengthened by authentic interaction. GrassRoots promotes civic participation through civil discourse, creative endeavors and cultural interaction by providing residents and visitors open access to high quality, affordable public video production resources and expertise, combined with digital content distribution over a variety of media outlets. -- GrassRoots website

: Gray Ladies (Grand Junction, Colorado); A local chapter, founded in 1955, of the national, Red-Cross affiliated organization. The Gray Ladies were a body of specialized volunteers for service at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. Starting with a group of 16, they grew to include 64 active members, as of 1983. Their original tasks were to staff the information desk in the hospital lobby, aid patients, and perform other non-nursing services. They arranged flowers, delivered mail, provided books and magazines, wrote letters for patients and shopped on their behalf.