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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Keep up the
good work!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your efforts have
resulted in five states declaring Pollinator Week including Indiana, Iowa,
Louisiana, Maine, and Michigan.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Most states
require that one of their citizens make the request for an official declaration
of a statewide event.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please take a
moment to sign and e-mail the letter below to your governor.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We’ve included the e-mail address for
each state’s Governor at </FONT><A
href="http://www.pollinator.org/Governors.htm"><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.pollinator.org/Governors.htm</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>
and a sample letter below.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>Please do this no later than next week!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your effort is making International
Pollinator Week a great success!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>Thank you.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2><FONT face=Arial><o:p>Kat McGuire<BR>Development and Communication
Coordinator<BR>Coevolution Institute<BR>423 Washington Street, 5th floor<BR>San
Francisco, CA 94111-2339<BR>415.362.1137 phone<BR>415.362.3070 fax<BR><A
href="mailto:km@coevolution.org">km@coevolution.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.coevolution.org">www.coevolution.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.nappc.org">www.nappc.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.pollinator.org">www.pollinator.org</A></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial>**********************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2><FONT face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>April 3, 2007<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>The Honorable
XXXXXXX<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>Office of the
Governor<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2><FONT face=Arial>Address<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2><FONT face=Arial>City, State, Zip<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>Dear Governor XXX:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>As a citizen of this state, I would like to take this
opportunity to request a proclamation for ‘Pollinator Week’ the week of June 24
through 30, 2007.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Coevolution
Institute has already sent in a request with a variety of information that
explains the plight of the declining number of pollinating animals, which are
vital to our food supply and a key to sustainability in our
world.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>With growing concern for pollinators, the United States
Senate unanimously approved Resolution 580, which designates June 24 through
June 30, 2007, as ‘National Pollinator Week.’<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This was preceded by a
proclamation by US Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns also declaring June
24-30 to be National Pollinator Week.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2><FONT face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>I am writing to ask for your support in helping protect
pollinating animals by declaring ‘Pollinator Week’ June 24 to June 30, 2007 to
coincide with what has grown to be an international celebration of pollinating
animals including bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles and
others.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>Pollinators are vital to our ecosystems and to
supporting terrestrial wildlife, providing healthy watershed, and providing
significant benefits to the agriculture.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>Please consider joining Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine,
and Michigan, which have already declared Pollinator Week a statewide event, in
this movement to support pollinators.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial>Your consideration and your help are greatly
appreciated.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thank
you.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></P>
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