[PBSS] Fw: NSS IO INFO November 2011

2011-11-22 Thread J. LaRue Thomas 

Here's what's happening in the world of Internal Organizations:

From: "Keith D. Wheeland"
:>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 1:48 PM
Subject: NSS IO INFO November 2011



There are three items in this issue
1) WNS Action Item Alert
2) Help!! Membership Committee Twitter Page
3) Membership Ideas
--
>1) WNS Action Item Alert
--
Action Alert: Please sign an on-line "We The People" petition to help get 
research funding for White Nose Syndrome in the federal budget.


The NSS is joining Bat Conservation International and others in requesting 
President Obama to include funding for WNS in the Administration's 2013 
budget.


The mechanism for doing this is a "We The People" petition, operated by 
the White House (http://wh.gov/TNK). We need 25,000 names by November 25 
for the staff to recognize the issue and evaluate it for the President. 
The petition language is fairly general; specifics can be dealt with once 
the threshold is reached and staff begins to focus on the details.


The petition can be found here:

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/fund-fight-against-white-nose-syndrome-president%E2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2013-budget/jH8Z4Fsl

If you are already have a whitehouse.gov account click "Sign In" enter 
your

information and then click "Sign this Petition." If you are new to the
whitehouse.gov webpage click "Create an Account." You will be sent an
automated email to verify your new account and then you can return and 
click

"Sign this Petition."

WNS is likely to be with us for some time, and this is the best way to 
help ensure ongoing long-term funding. In the short-term, please donate to 
the NSS' WNS Rapid Response Fund. We continue to have research funding 
requests for more immediate projects and need to replenish the fund:

http://www.caves.org/WNS/Rapid_Response.shtml Thank you.

Peter Youngbaer
NSS 16161 CM FE
NSS White Nose Syndrome Liaison
-
>2) Help!! Membership Committee Twitter Page
-
The Membership Committee of the NSS could use a little help.
The NSS has a Facebook page and is hoping to create a Twitter page as 
well.
But we need someone to be the moderator. You're duties would include 
moderating the page, and finding and posting content.
If you enjoy social networking, this is great way to volunteer with the 
NSS.

If interested, please contact me.
Thanks,
Dawn Ryan
members...@caves.org 

-

3) Membership Ideas



Looking for ways to increase your Grotto membership?Make an eye-catching 8 
by 11 handout with Grotto news, activities, contact information and drop 
some off at the public library.Don’t forget to include the NSS website so 
people can check us out.Does your local high school have an after school 
group you could mentor?If you connect with other non-profit organizations 
in your area you could end up with some cross members.Remember the NSS 
Bookstore has plenty of informational brochures available to use as 
handouts.You can contact the NSS office 
at:http://www.caves.org/brochure/index.shtmland they will send you as many 
brochures as you want.


Is this work?Sure it is.Think back; how did you first get to know about 
your grotto?New young cavers make great sherpas!I may never have gotten 
into dry caving if a friend hadn’t decided I needed to go caving with 
him.Here I am thirty years later still caving and cave diving.Consider 
ways to increase your grotto membership and increase the NSS membership at 
the same time.Look for future announcements from the Membership committee 
on benefits to your grotto for doing just that.


Judy Ormeroid #21146

NSS Membership Committee
---
Keith

--
Keith D. Wheeland, NSS 2878
NSS Board Member and Chair of NSS IO Committee
2191 Mt. View Ave.
State College, PA 16801-7214
814-238-2057
kwheel...@psualum.com (Use this forwarding address in your address book)
IO Website - www.caves.org/committee/i-o/
Annual Report&  Updates- www.nssio.org





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[PBSS] Fw: NSS IO INFO November 2011

2011-11-22 Thread J. LaRue Thomas 

Here's what's happening in the world of Internal Organizations:

From: "Keith D. Wheeland"
:>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 1:48 PM
Subject: NSS IO INFO November 2011



There are three items in this issue
1) WNS Action Item Alert
2) Help!! Membership Committee Twitter Page
3) Membership Ideas
--
>1) WNS Action Item Alert
--
Action Alert: Please sign an on-line "We The People" petition to help get 
research funding for White Nose Syndrome in the federal budget.


The NSS is joining Bat Conservation International and others in requesting 
President Obama to include funding for WNS in the Administration's 2013 
budget.


The mechanism for doing this is a "We The People" petition, operated by 
the White House (http://wh.gov/TNK). We need 25,000 names by November 25 
for the staff to recognize the issue and evaluate it for the President. 
The petition language is fairly general; specifics can be dealt with once 
the threshold is reached and staff begins to focus on the details.


The petition can be found here:

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/fund-fight-against-white-nose-syndrome-president%E2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2013-budget/jH8Z4Fsl

If you are already have a whitehouse.gov account click "Sign In" enter 
your

information and then click "Sign this Petition." If you are new to the
whitehouse.gov webpage click "Create an Account." You will be sent an
automated email to verify your new account and then you can return and 
click

"Sign this Petition."

WNS is likely to be with us for some time, and this is the best way to 
help ensure ongoing long-term funding. In the short-term, please donate to 
the NSS' WNS Rapid Response Fund. We continue to have research funding 
requests for more immediate projects and need to replenish the fund:

http://www.caves.org/WNS/Rapid_Response.shtml Thank you.

Peter Youngbaer
NSS 16161 CM FE
NSS White Nose Syndrome Liaison
-
>2) Help!! Membership Committee Twitter Page
-
The Membership Committee of the NSS could use a little help.
The NSS has a Facebook page and is hoping to create a Twitter page as 
well.
But we need someone to be the moderator. You're duties would include 
moderating the page, and finding and posting content.
If you enjoy social networking, this is great way to volunteer with the 
NSS.

If interested, please contact me.
Thanks,
Dawn Ryan
members...@caves.org 

-

3) Membership Ideas



Looking for ways to increase your Grotto membership?Make an eye-catching 8 
by 11 handout with Grotto news, activities, contact information and drop 
some off at the public library.Don’t forget to include the NSS website so 
people can check us out.Does your local high school have an after school 
group you could mentor?If you connect with other non-profit organizations 
in your area you could end up with some cross members.Remember the NSS 
Bookstore has plenty of informational brochures available to use as 
handouts.You can contact the NSS office 
at:http://www.caves.org/brochure/index.shtmland they will send you as many 
brochures as you want.


Is this work?Sure it is.Think back; how did you first get to know about 
your grotto?New young cavers make great sherpas!I may never have gotten 
into dry caving if a friend hadn’t decided I needed to go caving with 
him.Here I am thirty years later still caving and cave diving.Consider 
ways to increase your grotto membership and increase the NSS membership at 
the same time.Look for future announcements from the Membership committee 
on benefits to your grotto for doing just that.


Judy Ormeroid #21146

NSS Membership Committee
---
Keith

--
Keith D. Wheeland, NSS 2878
NSS Board Member and Chair of NSS IO Committee
2191 Mt. View Ave.
State College, PA 16801-7214
814-238-2057
kwheel...@psualum.com (Use this forwarding address in your address book)
IO Website - www.caves.org/committee/i-o/
Annual Report&  Updates- www.nssio.org





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[PBSS] Fw: NSS IO INFO November 2011

2011-11-22 Thread J. LaRue Thomas 

Here's what's happening in the world of Internal Organizations:

From: "Keith D. Wheeland"
:>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 1:48 PM
Subject: NSS IO INFO November 2011



There are three items in this issue
1) WNS Action Item Alert
2) Help!! Membership Committee Twitter Page
3) Membership Ideas
--
>1) WNS Action Item Alert
--
Action Alert: Please sign an on-line "We The People" petition to help get 
research funding for White Nose Syndrome in the federal budget.


The NSS is joining Bat Conservation International and others in requesting 
President Obama to include funding for WNS in the Administration's 2013 
budget.


The mechanism for doing this is a "We The People" petition, operated by 
the White House (http://wh.gov/TNK). We need 25,000 names by November 25 
for the staff to recognize the issue and evaluate it for the President. 
The petition language is fairly general; specifics can be dealt with once 
the threshold is reached and staff begins to focus on the details.


The petition can be found here:

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/fund-fight-against-white-nose-syndrome-president%E2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2013-budget/jH8Z4Fsl

If you are already have a whitehouse.gov account click "Sign In" enter 
your

information and then click "Sign this Petition." If you are new to the
whitehouse.gov webpage click "Create an Account." You will be sent an
automated email to verify your new account and then you can return and 
click

"Sign this Petition."

WNS is likely to be with us for some time, and this is the best way to 
help ensure ongoing long-term funding. In the short-term, please donate to 
the NSS' WNS Rapid Response Fund. We continue to have research funding 
requests for more immediate projects and need to replenish the fund:

http://www.caves.org/WNS/Rapid_Response.shtml Thank you.

Peter Youngbaer
NSS 16161 CM FE
NSS White Nose Syndrome Liaison
-
>2) Help!! Membership Committee Twitter Page
-
The Membership Committee of the NSS could use a little help.
The NSS has a Facebook page and is hoping to create a Twitter page as 
well.
But we need someone to be the moderator. You're duties would include 
moderating the page, and finding and posting content.
If you enjoy social networking, this is great way to volunteer with the 
NSS.

If interested, please contact me.
Thanks,
Dawn Ryan
members...@caves.org 

-

3) Membership Ideas



Looking for ways to increase your Grotto membership?Make an eye-catching 8 
by 11 handout with Grotto news, activities, contact information and drop 
some off at the public library.Don’t forget to include the NSS website so 
people can check us out.Does your local high school have an after school 
group you could mentor?If you connect with other non-profit organizations 
in your area you could end up with some cross members.Remember the NSS 
Bookstore has plenty of informational brochures available to use as 
handouts.You can contact the NSS office 
at:http://www.caves.org/brochure/index.shtmland they will send you as many 
brochures as you want.


Is this work?Sure it is.Think back; how did you first get to know about 
your grotto?New young cavers make great sherpas!I may never have gotten 
into dry caving if a friend hadn’t decided I needed to go caving with 
him.Here I am thirty years later still caving and cave diving.Consider 
ways to increase your grotto membership and increase the NSS membership at 
the same time.Look for future announcements from the Membership committee 
on benefits to your grotto for doing just that.


Judy Ormeroid #21146

NSS Membership Committee
---
Keith

--
Keith D. Wheeland, NSS 2878
NSS Board Member and Chair of NSS IO Committee
2191 Mt. View Ave.
State College, PA 16801-7214
814-238-2057
kwheel...@psualum.com (Use this forwarding address in your address book)
IO Website - www.caves.org/committee/i-o/
Annual Report&  Updates- www.nssio.org





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