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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RECYCLING GOVERNOR EARNS STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION "CALL OF CONSERVATION" AWARD Using Old Letterhead Sends "Letter-Perfect Message" CHARLESTOWN, NH, February 3, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/--The Student Conservation Association (SCA) today bestowed its "Call of Conservation" Award on Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, who announced this week he will use his predecessor’s remaining letterhead to avoid wasting thousands of sheets of paper. "Ordinarily, SCA is committed to advancing the call of conservation," says SCA Vice President Kevin Hamilton. "But today we’re content that conservation is ‘stationery’." Gov. Heineman, who recently succeeded Mike Johanns after the latter was appointed U.S. Agriculture Secretary, indicates he will print his name on the bottom of the former governor’s stationery until the old paper supply is exhausted. Heineman hopes his actions will send a signal throughout state government. "Governor Heineman’s letterhead policy sends a letter-perfect message," says SCA’s Hamilton, "and SCA applauds his campaign to conserve our limited resources and promote sound stewardship." The SCA "Call of Conservation" certificate is printed on the reverse side of a previously-used sheet of recycled paper. Hamilton hopes the framed award will be displayed in a state office building as a reminder to recycle even after the governor’s new letterhead arrives. "Over a busy copy machine would be nice," he suggests. The Student Conservation Association, with national headquarters in Charlestown, NH, engages 15-to-25 year-old volunteers in hands-on conservation projects in national parks, forests and other public lands. The SCA experience prepares participants for leadership positions in conservation and instills a powerful land ethic within each new generation, while providing substantial benefits to our environment. CONTACT: Kevin Hamilton khamilton@thesca.org 603-543-1700, ext. 185 or Deb Keller dkeller@thesca.org 603-543-1700, ext. 177 Visit www.theSCA.org. |
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