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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Hi everyone,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">If you were wondering how to mark Pollinator Week this year, how about organizing a screening of "A Ghost in the Making," an enchanting short film about the disappearance of the rusty-patched bumble bee and one man’s journey to find out what’s happened to it. The Xerces Society partnered with nature photographer Clay Bolt, of Beautiful Bees (</span><a href="http://www.claybolt.com">www.claybolt.com</a><span style="color:#1f497d">,</span> <span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://beautifulbees.org/">http://beautifulbees.org/</a>), and Neil Losin, of Day's Edge Productions (<a href="http://www.daysedge.com">www.daysedge.com</a>), to produce the film. The project was supported by Endangered Species Chocolate. You can see the trailer at: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.rustypatched.com/">http://www.rustypatched.com/</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">The film includes amazing close-up photography of bumble bees and slow-motion flight, and tells the salutatory tale of the decline of the rusty-patched bumble bee. "A Ghost in the Making" was premiered at film festivals this spring and will soon be available for anyone to view online. Before then, it is available for screenings. The screening can be large or small, a nature center or community hall or neighborhood gathering. If you are interested in arranging a screening of the film, please contact Neil Losin, at <a href="mailto:neil.losin@gmail.com">neil.losin@gmail.com</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d">________</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d">Matthew Shepherd</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d">Communications Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"><img border="0" width="128" height="48" id="yiv7410395064_x005f_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D1B981.B4BF2300" alt="Xerces-logo-CMYK-email_Outlook"></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d">Protecting the Life that Sustains Us</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d">Stay in touch</span><span style="color:#1f497d">: </span><a href="http://www.xerces.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#67cfe3">xerces.org</span></b></a><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><a href="http://www.xerces.org/blog/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#21ae49">Xerces blog</span></b></a><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><a href="http://www.xerces.org/enewsletters/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#acc37e">E-newsletter</span></b></a><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Xerces-Society/193182577358618" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#007298">Facebook</span></b></a><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/xerces_society" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:black">Twitter</span></b></a><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d">628 NE Broadway, Ste 200, Portland, OR 97232-1324, USA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d">Tel: (503) 232-6639 ext. 110; Toll free: 1-855-232 6639 ext. 110; Cell: (503) 807-1577</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a href="mailto:matthew.shepherd@xerces.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">matthew.shepherd@xerces.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070c0"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>