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[NOTE: The Montana convoy is leaving August 18, not August 15 as stated below] *** From: Donald C. Amador, 112531,1311 TO: "Amador", INTERNET:brdon_a@sharetrails.org DATE: 7/30/01 5:54 PM RE: Copy of: DONATE TO KLAMATH FARM AID CONVOYS ACTION ALERT -- KLAMATH FARM AID CONVOYS As many of you already know, the BRC is an official sponsor of the Klamath Farm Aid Convoys and Traveling Auctions. I have visited with the farmers in Klamath and what has happened there is grossly unfair and illustrates what many of us already know, the Endangered Species Act is being misused by anti-access groups to impose an agenda that is not good for the environment or people. Bill Dart, a BRC board member and current Legislative Action Officer for AMA Dist 36, has family roots from the Klamath Basin and he agrees that we must do something to help the farmers who have been financially devastated by the ESA. Since many of you are interested in helping with the effort to aid the Klamath farmers, here is the latest info on the Shovel/Bucket Brigade Farm Aid Convoys: Although the exact details of where the various convoys/auctions will be staging from and stopping at are still in the works, all three will be leaving on August 15 and plan to arrive at Klamath Falls on Aug 21, 2001. One will be leaving from the LA area, one from Elko, Nevada, and one from Montana. The Klamath Relief Project is headed up by the Shovel Brigade and it has a goal of raising 20 million dollars. Our goal is to end up at Klamath Falls with a substancial amount of money for farming families impacted by the loss of access to water. Should you want to donate funds or a small item/s (i.e. new helmet, hunting vest, snowmobile suit, flak jacket, winter vacation at a resort, etc.) to be auctioned off, you can send it to me and I will take the items and donations down to the So Cal staging area on August 14. Donations, etc. that you want me to carry down in the official BRC enclosed trailer can be sent to: Shovel Brigade/Klamath Relief Project c/o BlueRibbon Coalition 555 Honey Lane Oakley, CA 94561 Larger items (i.e. OSVs, Jeeps - yes a new jeep has already been donated for auction, etc.) can be sent to: Shovel Brigade/Klamath Relief Project 491 4th Street Elko NV 89801 Contact: Grant Gerber Phone 775.738.9258 Email:agg@ctnis.com I will release more details and itineraries for traveling auctions next week. Thanks for your interest and support of this worthy effort. Don Amador, BRC 925.625.6287 |
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Questions? Comments? Corrections? Additions? Convoy Logistics Discussion Board: http://disc.server.com/Indices/164197.html Klamath Basin Water Crisis: http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org
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