*Martin Litton, travel editor at Sunset magazine...
It sure is a small world.
Another interesting fact about a few of the above. A few of them are photographers for National Geographic, and guess where most of the ecological information for child consumption is printed???? NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, and who are two of their main supporters??? The Ford Foundation, and the Sierra Club.
I think it is time for all farmers to buy Chevy trucks! De fund the left!
Boycott the United Way!!
amom, I will get back to work later today, great work you have done.
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Federal Election Commission=To whom from whom
Can this help?
American Land Conservancy (ALC) was awarded a $200,000 challenge grant by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation</font color> to assist the California Tahoe Conservancy acquire 189.55 acres of the Upper Truckee River Watershed in South Lake Tahoe, California. Acquisition of this property, known as the Sunset Stables, will prevent development and allow watershed restoration and passive recreation opportunities, minimizing pressures on Lake Tahoe. The total budget for this project is $3 million.
American Land Conservancy received an additional grant from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation</font color> to launch ALC's movement towards organizational effectiveness. The $49,000 grant will support the establishment of a strategic plan, fundraising feasibility study, and capital campaign plan.
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ALC WELCOMES TWO TO ITS BOARD OF COUNCILLORS
ALC is delighted to welcome Colburn S. Wilbur and Dr. Edward J. Blakely as its newest Councillors.
Colburn S. Wilbur
Mr. Wilbur received both his undergraduate and MBA degrees from Stanford University. He is a trustee as well as former president and longtime CEO of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.</font color> Prior to that, he served as executive director and CEO of The Sierra Club Foundation and worked in international banking and for a computer service bureau. Cole Wilburn currently also serves on the boards of Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, The Sierra Club Foundation Advisory Board, and The Stanford Theatre Foundation. His past board affiliations include The Council on Foundations, The Foundation Center, Big Brothers of San Francisco and the Peninsula, Northern California Grantmakers, Peninsula Grantmakers, Global Fund for Women, Peninsula Conservation Center, Dominican College International Graduate Studies Program, and University of San Francisco Institute for Nonprofit Management.