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| To all fellow rock hounds and
lapidarians: As we all have spent these last few years on the third rock from the sun we have witnessed a constant increase in our population and the growth of suburbs and now the development of the countryside; farms and forests. We are experiencing an exponential population growth. Essentially, this means that our growth it is not a somewhat steady straight line of increasing numbers as depictable on a graph but one that moves in greater numbers as our population grows. Eventually, there won' be any if at all available public land to explore for collecting. We can't stop progress as we're told but we do have a right to protect our hobby and be able to pass on to our grandchildren and their children a fine heritage of collecting gems & minerals. We are a corporation that is structured as a non-profit organization that can't involve itself in politics as a entity. I spent 25 years in the Federal Gov't. and have been thoroughly indoctrinated in our inability to participate in openly supporting political candidates, but I still had the right to vote. As individuals in the SFMS you have the right to voice your opinions on political issues. You are not restricted as long as you are not sponsoring SFMS STOP
THE EROSION of YOUR PUBLIC LAND RIGHTS
IT IS NOT TOO LATE ! If you are not a member of the American Lands Access Association a non-profit 501(C)(4) organization, join today! Your contribution goes solely to help "lobby" Congress in support of our interest as amateur collectors/hobbyists. Protecting the public lands for the public [Membership Application in PDF format for fill-in/save/print] Membership Information: Any person or organization who wishes to support the ALAA and supports the ALAA purpose statement may join the organization by paying the annual dues. MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE: INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERSHIP
- $25.00 Members receive copies of the
quarterly
ALAA Newsletter. ALAA TREASURER RUTH BAILEY, Treasurer
Phone: (408) 248-6195
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The Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. Send e-mail to: sfms@amfed.org |
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