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["Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Wallace Coffey
To: Bristol Birds and Tennessee Birds nets
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TN-Bird] Crane Weekend Donation and Challenge

>President Jan Shaw and Nashville TOS:
>cc: Kenn Kaufman
>
>The Bristol Bird Club has accepted your challenge.
>More than a week ago, our small membrship
>(compared to other sizeable chapters) "did what we could."
>
>We donated about $200 to the crane cause.  Much of that was given in cash
>contributions from members buying tickets, and donations to a cash drawing
>which was also spent on tickets to support the effort.  In additon, our
club
>paid Ken Dubke's overnight and other expenses to come to Bristol and
educate
>us about cranes.
>
>Last year we gave about $150 from our club funds.
>
>Thanks for the challenge and for all the good things you Nashville folks
are
>doing for the cranes.
>
>Kenn Kaufman has been a very special friend to the Bristol Bird Club in
>recent years.  He has talked to our club, taken us on an invitational-only
>field trip and fostered personal friendships.  We have a delegation headed
>to Chattanooga to continue the friendship of our birders with Kaufman and
to
>enjoy the cranes.  They will be there on Friday and Saturday nights, Feb. 7
>& 8.
>
>The members of the Bristol Bird Club have done what little we can and we
>wish everyone (and the cranes) much success.
>
>Bristol joins Nashville's leadership and we challenge others.
>
>Wallace Coffey
>Bristol, TN
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: JanKShaw@xxxxxxx <JanKShaw@xxxxxxx>
>To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:45 PM
>Subject: [TN-Bird] Crane Weekend Donation and Challenge
>-----Original Message-----
>From: JanKShaw@xxxxxxx <JanKShaw@xxxxxxx>
>To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:45 PM
>Subject: [TN-Bird] Crane Weekend Donation and Challenge
>
>
>>As president of the Nashville Chapter of TOS, I would like to let folks
>know
>>that our chapter has voted to give a donation of $500.00 to the
Chattanooga
>>chapter for the 11th Annual Sandhill Crane and Cherokee Heritage Weekend
at
>>Birchwood, TN., February 7-9, 2003.  We all feel that this is a very
>>important and worthwhile project for all birders to be involved in.  And
we
>>would like to challenge all the other TOS chapters around the state to
>match
>>our donation, or to just give as much as you can.  I know this is short
>>notice, but if you can't get together before the Crane Weekend, I know
your
>>generous offers would be welcome after the fact also.  All proceeds will
>>benefit ongoing bird conservation efforts at the Hiwassee Refuge and the
>>Cherokee Memorial.  Let's support this important area which hosts one of
>the
>>largest congregations of cranes in the world.
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>Jan Shaw
>>Nashville, TN
>>
>>
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