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--></style></head><body bgcolor="whitesmoke" lang="EN-US" link="#FF6600" vlink="#FF6600"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi All, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">So far 10 Governors have declared June 20-26, 2016 National Pollinator Week. Please help spread the word by taking action below. Thank you!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> </span></p><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"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img width="650" height="240" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D19026.726F9F90" alt="pw2016_FBbanner_851x315 2"></span></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"><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3c5f35">Get involved with these 2 easy action steps!</span></strong><br> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3c5f35">1- Contact Your Governor to Request a State Pollinator Week Proclamation</span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks to your support and action, last year 50 states declared their own state </span><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e6c692a392/ea93d08952/7dada8ca36/utm_content=Kelly&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Pollinator%20Week&utm_campaign=Get%20Ready%20for%20National%20Pollinator%20Week%202016%21"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pollinator Week</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. With your help, we hope to reach 100% state participation again 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 </span><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e6c692a392/ea93d08952/d50c0e3651/utm_content=Kelly&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Letter%20to%20Your%20Governor&utm_campaign=Get%20Ready%20for%20National%20Pollinator%20Week%202016%21"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Letter to Your Governor</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> requesting (s)he proclaim their own State Pollinator Week.</span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e6c692a392/ea93d08952/b76b154fc3/utm_content=Kelly&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Get%20Ready%20for%20National%20Pollinator%20Week%202016%21"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="200" height="59" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image008.gif@01D19026.726F9F90" alt="write your governor"></span></a> <span style="color:windowtext"></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3c5f35">2- Host an Event and Promote It on Our Pollinator Week Map</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Taking part in Pollinator Week is fun, easy, and will help save the small, but vital pollinators! Anyone can participate by hosting an event. Businesses, garden clubs, and schools are just a few examples of people and organizations planning Pollinator Week events in their local community</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<br><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Whether you're running garden tours, competitions, promotions, special menus, parties or something else, you can generate <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">free</span></strong> publicity by placing your event on the Pollinator Week </span><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e6c692a392/ea93d08952/2f83e03ebf/utm_content=Kelly&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Events&utm_campaign=Get%20Ready%20for%20National%20Pollinator%20Week%202016%21"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Events</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Map! Click below to get started.</span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e6c692a392/ea93d08952/3a1b335925/c=0&w=1"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="200" height="59" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image009.gif@01D19026.726F9F90" alt="submit your event"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><br><br>Thank you for all your support for Pollinator Week 2016!</span></p></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"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img border="0" width="650" height="120" id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image010.jpg@01D19026.726F9F90" alt="p2 logo"></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><span class="style62">Pollinator Partnership - 423 Washington St, 5th Floor - San Francisco, CA 94111-2339 - (415) 362-1137 - </span></span><a href="mailto:info@pollinator.org"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">info@pollinator.org</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br></span><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/e6c692a392/ea93d08952/abcacd3552/utm_content=Kelly&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=www%2Epollinator%2Eorg&utm_campaign=Get%20Ready%20for%20National%20Pollinator%20Week%202016%21"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.pollinator.org</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><br>Please review our </span><a 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width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kelly Rourke </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Program Coordinator </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Pollinator Partnership</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">423 Washington Street, 5th Floor</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">San Francisco, CA 94111</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">e: </span><a href="mailto:kr@pollinator.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0b2bb5">kr@pollinator.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0b2bb5"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">w:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0b2bb5"> </span><a href="http://www.pollinator.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0b2bb5">www.pollinator.org</span></a><span 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