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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">June 19, 2019 </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pollinator Week Proclamations Span the United States
and Galvanize Citizens </span></b></p>
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Partnership (P2)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">,<b> </b>which
founded <b>Pollinator Week </b>in 2007,
announced today that the <b>U.S. Secretary
of Agriculture</b> <b>Sonny Perdue </b>and
the<b> U.S. Secretary of the Interior David
Bernhardt, </b>as well as<b> ALL 50 state
governors </b>(and many mayors),<b> </b>have<b> </b>signed proclamations supporting the
observance of National Pollinator Week. In addition,<b> more than 350 events (breaking all previous records) across North
America and the world </b>are registered through P2’s Pollinator Week web site.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt">Bees,
butterflies, birds, and beetles that support 90% of flowering plants –
including over 1000 crop plants that humans rely on for their food, are facing
threatened futures that require immediate human intervention.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt">Across the planet, celebrations, planting
sessions, garden and farm walks and marches mark </span><b style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt">Pollinator Week 2019 (June 17-23)</b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt">, the thirteenth consecutive year
of bringing greater awareness to the critically important issue of pollinator
conservation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Laurie Davies Adams,</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <b>President and CEO</b> of <b>Pollinator
Partnership</b>, noted that "</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pollinator
Week gets people talking and <b>acting</b>
– making sure that every landscape is shared with pollinating species
everywhere and that we provide habitat, eliminate all chemical impacts, and
reduce the pathogens, parasites, and climate challenges that contribute to the
deaths of pollinating species.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pollinators bring us 1 in 3 bites of food; promote
ecosystem health; and lay the foundation for a sustainable future. While we are
seeing some signs of the benefits of conservation efforts, many species of
pollinators are in grave peril. Communities
throughout the world celebrate Pollinator Week by organizing local
events such as native plants sales, beekeeping classes, pollinator themed meals
or mixers, and more! As a result of P2’s coordination, eleven major landmarks
will be lit up in pollinator colors this week including <b>The Baltimore City Hall</b>, the <b>San
Francisco City Hall</b>, <b>Niagara Falls, </b>and
<b>CN Tower </b>(right). In addition, P2 is
co-hosting a variety of events in Washington, D.C., including a Congressional
briefing held by the <b>Congressional
Pollinator Protection Caucus</b>, and a reception at the <b>American Society of Landscape Architects</b> headquarters, with its beautiful
rooftop garden as a focal point. Get more information and resources at </span><a href="http://www.pollinator.org/pollinatorweek" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://www.pollinator.org/pollinatorweek</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ABOUT POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP (P2)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Established in
1997, the Pollinator Partnership is the largest 501(c) 3 non-profit
organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection, and conservation
of all pollinating animals. P2’s actions for pollinators include education,
conservation, restoration, policy, and research. P2’s financial support comes through grants,
gifts, memberships and donations from any interested party. P2’s policies are science-based, set by its
board of directors, and never influenced by any donor. To make a donation or for information on
events during Pollinator Week visit </span><a href="http://www.pollinator.org" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">www.pollinator.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kelly Rourke </span><a href="mailto:KR@pollinator.org" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">KR@pollinator.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> 415.362.1137</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Laurie Davies Adams </span><a href="mailto:LDA@pollinator.org" style="font-size:11pt;color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">LDA@pollinator.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> 415 260 8092</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To view this release online <a href="https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Pollinator-Week-Press-Release-FEDERAL-2019.pdf">click here</a>. </span></p></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Kelly
Rourke<br></font></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Director of Programs and Operations<br></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Pollinator
Partnership<br></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">423
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