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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund is happy to announce that Rusty Freeman has been added as the newest member of their board of directors. This expansion to our board of directors will assist the Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund in the delivery of our mission to positively impact pollinator health and habitat by working on projects with private, public and corporate landowners across the country.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Peter S. Berthelsen</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF6600;mso-ligatures:none'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none'>| </span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Executive Director</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'> | 1070 18<sup>th</sup> Avenue | St. Paul, NE 68873<br>p. (308) 390-0848 | </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:pberthelsen@BeeAndButterflyFund.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>pberthelsen@BeeAndButterflyFund.org</span></a> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'> | </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.BeeAndButterflyFund.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>