Edited by author 04-08-2004 06:13 PM
April 8, 2004

VOTE for Rocky Mt.Regional Representative to National Audubon Board!

 The Rocky Mountain chapters have a vote in the election to the NAS board this year. There is competition for this director position, and I am asking you to vote in this election and to vote for me, Roger Wolf. The ballots should be on their way to you soon, and each chapter has until June 30th to cast its vote. Please mark your calendar to have it done by June 20th. The ballots will need two signatures, those of the president and another officer.
  
 Why should you vote for Roger Wolf? National sent my biographical statement to the chapters. As an active member of my local chapter in Arizona, Tucson Audubon Society, I understand that chapters are the soul of Audubon. The regional representative is intended to be your representative, to represent the needs and interests of the chapters in the Rocky Mountain region, not the interests of the state offices or centers. My experience in the Tucson chapter and with the Arizona Audubon Council has shown me that conservation problems are solved locally, by the chapters.

 Please also add to my bio the fact that in March I was elected a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. The convention will be in late July. So I have some political savvy, and I expect to gain more at the convention in July. That could be helpful in dealing with environmental issues.

 If you have questions, E-mail me at wolf@azimm.com, or use the National Audubon website chat room at http://www.quicktopic.com/11/H/dVLNwrWukNaN
Chapters won representation on the board in 1987 over the issue of dues share! Today dues share is still an important issue to many chapters, and I will not lose sight of this need.
 
 The chapters vote according to their own procedures, with the largest chapters having five votes and the smallest chapters one vote. Please put the vote on your board’s or general meeting’s agenda for April, May or June. You might add a copy for the board of my bio and this mailing.

 I would be grateful for a copy of your newsletter so I can get an idea of the issues and activities of your chapter. Please send it to me at 450 North Mountainside Place, Tucson, AZ 85745. If it is easier, e-mail it to me at the above e-mail address.

 Thank you for your attention and your vote.

     Roger C. Wolf, candidate