I had heard something last week about the big increase in membership. I joined
the day i heard about the occupation. I had been intending to do so for a long
time but didn’t get galvanized until January 2….. Sadly the money may be needed
to repair damage rather than add or improve facilities…..
On Jan 25, 2016, at 2:59 PM, David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Alan Contreras sent me and a few others this message. My membership /donation
represents 1/500th of this total. I challenge each of us to at least join the
Friends group as basic members ($25 as I recall). Tim Blount, a friend,
birder and long-time Harney resident is the Executive Director. Tim is
currently laying low in the Portland area. Let's get him home and back to
work with resources to work wth.
Dave Irons
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>>
Date: January 25, 2016 at 1:46:40 PM PST
To: Dave Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx <mailto:llsdirons@xxxxxxx>>
Cc: Joel Geier <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx <mailto:joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>>, Mike
Patterson <celata@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:celata@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>, Dave Lauten
<deweysage@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:deweysage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: news
Dear Friends:
This is not quite public yet, but donations to the nonprofit support group
Friends of Malheur in the past two weeks have passed $25,000 and are still
pouring in from all over the U.S. and as far away as France. I thought
you’d enjoy hearing that.
I think there will some public noise about it soon so the Bundys can have it
for dinner along with their rat sandwiches.
This money is available to improve public access to the refuge and can of
course be used to rectify any damage that the feds don’t fix.
It’s not the light at the end of the tunnel but it’s a fairly robust candle,
and these days candles help.
I’m told that there will be an Audubon “field trip” staging out of Bend
going to the HQ gates on Saturday. I heard that second-hand and have no
details.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
