<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><font face="sans-serif">FYI</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Jim</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my Galaxy Tab®</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Theresa Duffey <taduffey2054@comcast.net> </div><div>Date: 5/27/21 5:24 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: "Bane, Conner" <cmcbane@appalachiantrail.org>, "Beeson, Jim" <president@ratc.org>, "Cary, Rosanne" <rosanne.cary@gmail.com>, "Caswell, Carol" <carolnmnc@gmail.com>, "Davis, Gerry" <grdavis53@mac.com>, "DeJarnette, Doug" <rddejarnette@gmail.com>, "Downs, Andrew" <adowns@appalachiantrail.org>, "Doyle, Pat" <patrickjd9@gmail.com>, "Hedrick, John" <jhedrick@erols.com>, "Heede, Mark" <off2themnts@gmail.com>, "Herndon-Powell, Kathryn" <kherndon@appalachiantrail.org>, "Houck, Jim" <houckjw@bellsouth.net>, "Hurlebaus, Bill" <shadeoak@gmail.com>, "Kloen, Josh" <jkloehn@appalachiantrail.org>, "Kuhns, Ned" <nedkuhns@cox.net>, "Lohman, Lee" <lohman4749@gmail.com>, "Maio, Anne" <trailsamkm@aol.com>, "McIntyre, Christina" <cmcintyre@vt.edu>, "Miller, John" <john.miller591@comcast.net>, "Neilan, Bill" <vicepresident@ratc.org>, "Norfleet, Bert" <bertathiker@gmail.com>, "Phillips, John" <johnm.phillips1949@gmail.com>, "Phillips, Trudy" <trudyephillips@gmail.com>, "Sellards, Emily" <ocvt-president@vt.edu>, "Sexton, Jim" <jtsexton@gmail.com>, "Trucott, Betsy" <btrus@infionline.net>, "Youmans, David" <davidyoumans1221@gmail.com> </div><div>Cc: Sara Haxby <shaxby@appalachiantrail.org> </div><div>Subject: Fwd: You're Invited! Programs in June hosted by ATC and the Wilderness Skills Institute </div><div><br></div></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Education sessions available in June. If interested, be sure to register via the links included for each item. Feel free to share with other club members or potentially interested individuals.</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Hope everyone has a very nice and safe holiday weekend. Take a moment to remember and thank those who have served to ensure we have this opportunity to enjoy friends and family!!</span>
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From: Sara Haxby <shaxby@appalachiantrail.org>
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To: "Ms. Theresa Duffey" <taduffey2054@comcast.net>
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Date: 05/27/2021 1:28 PM
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Subject: You're Invited! Programs in June hosted by ATC and the Wilderness Skills Institute
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">I’m pleased to share two invitations with you today. We hope these online events are of interest to you and your networks. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">PCRC/RPC Chair:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> please share this with your region’s representatives and other contacts as you see fit. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Rescuing the Planet: The Appalachian Trail’s Role in Worldwide Conservation</span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">On June 10, ATC will be hosting the next in our series of public programs, this time with Tony Hiss (author of Rescuing the Planet) and John Griffin (from the Chesapeake Conservancy). The focus of the program will be on Tony’s new book and the role of the “Appalachian realm” in the larger global climate action movement. You are invited to join us for this online event, June 10, 2021, at 7 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Event details and a registration link can be found below:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://appalachiantrail.org/news-events/rescuing-the-planet-discussion-2021/"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">https://appalachiantrail.org/news-events/rescuing-the-planet-discussion-2021/</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Tools to Build Partnerships for Public Lands</span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Join an online learning session at the Wilderness Skills Institute June 23 from 1-3 p.m. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Discover the basic framework to successful partnerships for public lands. The session includes attracting and maintaining traditional and non-traditional partners. Presenters plan to share case studies and take-away resources for participants. Register for this course and others at WSI: </span><a href="https://wildernessskillsinstitute.org/2021wsi/"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">https://wildernessskillsinstitute.org/2021wsi/</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Best wishes,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Sara</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;">Sara Haxby</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;">Senior Conservation Coordinator</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;">Appalachian Trail Conservancy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;">Phone: 717.609.4137</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:shaxby@appalachiantrail.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #1155cc;">shaxby@appalachiantrail.org</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ATHike" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #1155cc;">www.facebook.com/ATHike</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.appalachiantrail.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #1155cc;">www.appalachiantrail.org</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">A.T. Volunteers now have a new training webpage!</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> Find a variety of self-paced online training, as well as associated resources for A.T. stewardship. </span><a href="http://www.appalachiantrail.org/training"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;">www.appalachiantrail.org/training</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13pt; font-family: 'Arial';">The mission of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy is to protect, manage, and advocate for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. To become a member, volunteer, or learn more, visit <a href="http://www.appalachiantrail.org">www.appalachiantrail.org</a>.</p>
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