hey, take a quick minute and vote for Bill Whitney, Volvo For Life Award

He runs a good prairie-protecting organization, is a good uncle, and deserves your vote, $50K for his NGO, and a Volvo for life (and it won't take you any time at all).

Go to: http://www.volvoforlifeawards.com, click on "Vote for Your Hero Now," then on the state of Nebraska, then on the word Nebraska, then click on the box next to Bill Whitney's name and click submit vote. I just did it three times, actually.

Here's the background info:

"Prairie Plains Executive Director Bill Whitney is one of the top five semifinalists in Nebraska for the 5th Anniversary Volvo for life Awards, Volvo's national search for everyday heroes that gives out nearly $1 million in awards and funding each year. John Heaston of the Nature Conservancy nominated Bill for this program because of the extraordinary work Prairie Plains is doing to create opportunities for education, land stewardship and community development -- and this year Volvo has selected Bill as one of the top five nominations from Nebraska -- out of more than 16,000 nominations they have received over the past five years.

"This year, YOU have a chance to vote in the awards -- and your vote could help Bill become eligible to receive up to $50,000 in funding for Prairie Plains -- a chance to attend the 5th Anniversary Awards Gala in New York City -- and maybe even a Volvo for life!

Please go to http://www.volvoforlifeawards.com to vote. You won't be asked to provide any personal information; all it takes to vote is to check a box and click a button. I hope you'll take the time to visit the site -- and please pass the link along to anyone in your address book that you think would be interested. It's a great way to support the Institute and to share a little info about what we do with folks that may not know about Bill's work.

Thanks so much for your support!

Amy Jones
Prairie Plains Resource Institute
402-694-5535
www.prairieplains.org

Mission: Maintaining and restoring Nebraska ecosystems - creating opportunities for education, research, stewardship, and community development."


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