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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG>2008 NAPPC
Pollinator Advocate Award Nominations DUE Sept. 12</STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p><FONT size=3>We are pleased to invite you to submit
nominations for the recipients of the 2008 North American Pollinator Protection
Campaign (NAPPC) Pollinator Advocate Award.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG>The attached
nomination form is sent for your convenience.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please note that nominations are due
Friday, Sept. 12.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may nominate
as many people as you wish from <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> and the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United
States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Feel free to distribute this solicitation widely to your
contacts.</STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>This award
recognizes individuals and/or organizations which have contributed significantly
to pollinator species protection and conservation, and to public education which
results in increased awareness of the importance of pollination.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NAPPC, through its recognition and
appreciation of these individuals and organizations, encourages their activity
and hopes to catalyze future actions on behalf of pollinators.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All activities that contribute
significantly toward pollinator conservation will be considered, including but
not limited to on the ground projects, educational programs, development of
policies and partnerships, research on pollinators, or management activities
that promote pollinators.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>NAPPC partners are
not eligible.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG>Previous
award winners are listed at </STRONG></FONT><A
href="http://www.pollinator.org/awards.htm"><FONT
size=3><STRONG>http://www.pollinator.org/awards.htm</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=3><STRONG>. </STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><EM>Thank you so
much for your help in recognizing the efforts of those who are helping
pollinators. </EM></FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Gill Sans MT" size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><BR>Laurie Davies Adams<BR>Executive Director<BR><B>Pollinator
Partnership </B><BR>423 Washington Street, 5th floor<BR>San Francisco, CA
94111<BR>415-362-1137<BR>LDA@pollinator.org</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
face="Gill Sans MT" color=#0000ff size=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="14"><B><A
href="http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</A></B></FONT><FONT lang=0
face="Gill Sans MT" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"></B><BR><A
href="http://www.nappc.org/">www.nappc.org</A><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
face="Gill Sans MT" color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12"><B><I>National Pollinator Week is June 22-28, 2009. <BR>Beecome
involved at <A
href="http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</A></I></FONT></B></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">It's only a deal if it's where <I>you</I> want to go. Find your travel deal <A title="http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047" href="http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047" target="_blank"><B>here</B></A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>