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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Rotarians,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This week it is our privilege to welcome Oona Heacock, Executive Director of North Coast Resources Conservation and Development Council to the lectern. To whet your appetite for her presentation I have outlined below the Mission Statement of the Council.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Our Mission:<br>The NCRC&DC is a grassroots non-profit organization with a mission to perform environmental education and action with youth and our community that involves on-the-ground change and makes a real difference in pollinator protection, water conservation, climate change, fire resiliency and healthy sustainable communities in our rural north coast (Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake Counties). <br><br>Our Programs:<br>Our programs include Bee Patches, that plants pollinator habitat with the Girl Scouts and other youth groups, Rain Catchers that builds rooftop rainwater collection and storage systems at schools, Worm Wizards of Waste that turns school food scrap garbage into compost, and Cultivating Commerce that addresses fire resiliency for our communities and also promotes new businesses or value-added business opportunities to help make our economic future successful and sustainable. Our programs all rely on making simple changes that cumulatively make for a big impact. <br><br>Our Vision:<br>We advocate for change to promote fair, just, and sustainable communities, and preserve and enhance the quality of life for all of our residents into the future. We maximize our impact by collaborating with other organizations on projects that focus on education, pollinator habitat protection, water conservation, landfill waste and greenhouse gas reduction, new sustainable farming support, fire resiliency and carbon sequestration projects. We emphasize multi-generational family involvement in our projects and encourage community connection to the lands around them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Join me in welcoming Oona to our meeting this week!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Brandt Stickel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Program Committee <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>Brandt R. Stickel JD, LLM (Tax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>Law Offices of Hogan & Stickel, Inc.</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>811 N. Main Street</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>Fort Bragg, CA 95437</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>Tel (707) 961-4400</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>Fax (707) 961-4410<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>