Dear Friends:

Oregon Women in Timber would like to personally invite you to our 19th annual auction held each year to benefit our education program Talk About Trees! Come Friday, February 26, 2010, for “The Main Event” during the Oregon Logging Conference. The evening will begin at 5:00 PM with conversation and cocktails followed by an elegant sit down dinner, and a fabulous silent and live auction. A tropical theme will provide a fun escape for you. You won’t want to miss this grand social event! Join us for some serious bidding to support forestry education and after the auction, we invite you all to stay to visit with old friends and relax on into the evening.

2 MILLION Oregon students have participated in a Talk About Trees classroom program since 1991! Talk About Trees is a statewide forestry education program. The purpose of the program is to increase student’s knowledge and awareness of forestry and related issues, including the life cycle of trees, forest health, trees as a natural resource, forest as habitat for animals, and careers in forestry. The on-site, hands-on science unit of study is offered to pre-school through eighth grade students free of charge and is presented by Talk About Trees facilitators.

Your support makes a difference! A contract with the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) is the primary financial support for the program, but no less critical is the support from our annual auction, grants, and many generous donations from individuals and business. This support and confidence enables Talk About Trees to continue educating Oregonians, young and old, about the valuable resource of our renewable forests.

Take a moment to consider how you can help keep this program in our schools. Fill out the response form enclosed. Your attendance at our auction, a cash donation or donation of an auction item will help us to maintain our success and reach even more students this school year. Remember – All donations and purchases are tax deductible. Oregon Women in Timber is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Please note that your cash or item donation (s) and or table reservations must be received by
January 31, 2010.

Thank you for your continued support!

Diann Washburn
Auction Co-Chair
503-831-1593
diann@washburnservices.com

Kay King
Auction Co-Chair
541-999-0067
royalline@hughes.net

Click here to download a printable auction reservation and donation slip to support the Talk About Trees program!

Our Goals :

• To encourage awareness and appreciation for the value of trees and Forests
• To encourage an understanding about the protection, management and conservation of the renewable forest.

Here's just a few of our many great donors!

Talk About Trees is now on the web! Teachers now have access to all of the TAT activities on the internet, as well as a comprehensive list of additional information and material resources available to them. http://tat.orwit.org

REACHING OVER TWO MILLION PARTICIPANTS!

YOUR SUPPORT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

A Contract with Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) is the primary financial support for the program, but no less critical is the support from our annual auction, grants, and many, many generous donations from individuals and business. This support and confidence enables Talk About Trees to continue educating Oregonians, young and old, about the valuable resource of our renewable forests. Every donation- large and small- goes a long way to bring sound, science- based forest education into our classrooms. In short, we can't do it without your support and we thank you!

For more information on Talk About Trees or to request a program, please contact: Joan Mason Ruud, PO Box 820084 • Portland , Oregon 97202 email: talkabouttrees@att.net

2005/2006 Oregon Women in Timber Board of Directors

President: Desire'e Hammett
Co-Vice Presidents: Vanessa Hagedorn & Melissa Fullerton
Treasurer: Diann Washburn
Secretary: Sondra Jameson

Talk About Trees Education Committee: Diane Daley, Foxie Proctor, Tami Owens, Jana Pfliiger, Diann Washburn, Sondra Jameson, and Joan Mason-Ruud