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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt;background:white;border:solid #FFFAB3 1.5pt'><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=650 height=186 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/5/d/f5d70b4803/e21bd41a1b/pwbanner%202.jpg?__nocache__=1" alt="pwbanner 2"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=636 valign=top style='width:477.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=654 style='width:490.5pt'><tr><td width="28%" valign=top style='width:28.0%;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3C5F35'>Save the Date: <br>Pollinator Week is June 16-22, 2014!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3C5F35'>2 Action Requests</span></b><br><br> <o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#3C5F35'>1- Contact Your Governor to Request State Pollinator Week Proclamation</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks to your support and action, last year 36 states declared their own state <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e21bd41a1b/TEST/d17d397f81/utm_content=pollinatorpartner@gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Pollinator%20Week&utm_campaign=Are%20you%20ready%20for%20Pollinator%20Week%202014%3F" target="_blank">Pollinator Week</a>. With your help, we hope to reach 100% state participation this year. Many states require that one of their citizens request events such as Pollinator Week to be officially proclaimed. Therefore, we ask that you send a <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e21bd41a1b/TEST/08088876ee/utm_content=pollinatorpartner@gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Letter%20to%20Your%20Governor&utm_campaign=Are%20you%20ready%20for%20Pollinator%20Week%202014%3F" target="_blank">Letter to Your Governor</a> requesting (s)he proclaim their own state Pollinator Week.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>We’ve already received a state proclamation from</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003399;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming</span>.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If your state isn’t listed above, please write to your Governor today!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e21bd41a1b/TEST/a5cf37f8a4/utm_content=pollinatorpartner@gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Are%20you%20ready%20for%20Pollinator%20Week%202014%3F" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=59 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/5/d/f5d70b4803/e260126afc/writegov.gif?__nocache__=1" alt="write your governor"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#3C5F35'>2- Take Part and Host an Event</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Taking part in Pollinator Week is fun, easy, and will help save the small, but vital pollinators! Anyone can get involved with the Week: businesses, garden clubs, offices, schools, universities, parks, community groups, museums, families, and individuals are just a few examples of people and organizations planning Pollinator Week events in their local community</span>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Whether you're running garden tours, competitions, promotions, special menus, parties or something else, you can generate free publicity by placing your event on the Pollinator Week <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e21bd41a1b/TEST/b3660a1766/utm_content=pollinatorpartner@gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Events&utm_campaign=Are%20you%20ready%20for%20Pollinator%20Week%202014%3F" target="_blank">Events</a> map! Click below to get started.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e21bd41a1b/TEST/2f83c9df76/utm_content=pollinatorpartner@gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Are%20you%20ready%20for%20Pollinator%20Week%202014%3F" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=59 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/5/d/f5d70b4803/e260126afc/submitevent.gif?__nocache__=1" alt="submit your event"></span></a><br><br><br>Thank you for all your support for Pollinator Week 2014!<o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=654 style='width:490.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Share your love for pollinators. 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