We need people. We have someÑsolid, hard-working volunteers and staffÑbut we need more to do what's necessary. We need each reader to put aside some time to participate, at whatever level with whatever skills.
We need equipment. Our computers are ancient and modernizing takes money (see next paragraph). Most folks upgrade from time to time. Readers can help by passing replaced machines on to the MEC. Zip drives and CD drives are welcome also. In fact, we can use just about any computer equipment, the more current the better.
We need money. Apparently a lot of people think the problems are solved, because donations are down. In the best of times we barely scrape by. These haven't been the best of times. Send money or, better yet, bring some with you when you come down to volunteer. You could commit to a monthly donation to help us pay off our copy machine, something that is crucial to the work of your MEC.
This is not your ordinary plea for help. Your MEC is looking at stepped-up attacks on our environment and we must have stepped up participation and support to meet those attacks. Think long and hard about what life without your MEC would be before you set this plea aside. And then act. Make your MEC a bigger part of your life.
Copyright Mendocino Environmental Center 1999
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