<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dear Occupy Friends,</div><div>Have you seen the recent FB Advocate article that credits YOU - yes YOU - Occupy Mendocino - with contributing to the downfall of BofA FB? I'm so proud of all of you! Thanks for all you have done and continue to do. Standing on that street corner with those signs week after week has made a huge difference. Don't forget that Chase is right next door. Keep up the AMAZING work! </div><div><br></div><div>Now here's an excerpt from the article followed by a link to the full article:</div><div>"Mendo Lake Credit Union President and CEO Richard Cooper said he is sorry to see the community lose a banking option, but business at Bank of America seems to have declined over the past five years.</div><div><br></div><div>This could be partly due to local protests. During the Occupy protest movement in October and November 2011, Mendo Lake saw a 30- to 50-percent increase in new accounts, he said." <a href="http://www.advocate-news.com/latest-local/ci_25076002/bofa-is-bailing-out-fort-bragg">http://www.advocate-news.com/latest-local/ci_25076002/bofa-is-bailing-out-fort-bragg</a></div><div><br></div><div>In solidarity,</div><div>Laurie </div><div><br></div><div>PS - Please feel free to share my message and appreciation with other OM members whose email address I may not have had.</div></body></html>