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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is a friendly reminder that <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Pollinator Week 2008</span></b> is just around the corner!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Pollinator Week
2007 was such a HUGE SUCCESS, we decided to keep the momentum going. </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>June 22-28,
2008</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> (<a
href="http://www.pollinator.org/pollinator_week_2008.htm"
title="http://www.pollinator.org/pollinator_week_2008.htm">http://www.pollinator.org/pollinator_week_2008.htm</a>)
has been designated Pollinator Week 2008. But we need YOUR help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Last
year, 19 states officially declared Pollinator Week June 24-30, 2007.
This year, we are asking for YOUR HELP to get 100% <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>state participation in declaring Pollinator Week</span></b> June 22-28,
2008 in each <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
state. <st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region>, <st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Iowa</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Michigan</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Minnesota</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Maine</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State>,
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Wisconsin</st1:State></st1:place>
have already declared their own state Pollinator Week June 22-28, 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Most
states require that one of their citizens make the request for an official
declaration of a statewide event. Please take a moment to sign and mail a
letter of support to your governor. We’ve included the address for
each state’s, a sample letter, and proclamation text at Governor at <a
href="http://www.pollinator.org/Governors.htm"
title="http://www.pollinator.org/Governors.htm">http://www.pollinator.org/Governors.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>You can also help spread our
pro-pollinator message by </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>planning your own Pollinator
Week event</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> in your state.
E-mail Myra Hester at <a href="mailto:mh@pollinator.org">mh@pollinator.org</a> event
details so we can publicize your event on the Pollinator Partnership website at
</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.pollinator.org"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>www.pollinator.org</span></a></span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>.</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Your effort will continue to make the momentum of Pollinator
Week 2008 a great success!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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