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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

 Victory for the Little Minnows

E3 Committee members successful in adding several small fish species to the endangered species list   

 
Dear SOCM members and supporters,

For the past few years, members of the E3 committee have been working to persuade the Fish and Wildlife Service to add several small fish species onto the federal endangered species list.
Laurel Dace

Laurel Dace

Of particular interest to SOCM members are the "Laurel Dace," a pretty minnow sized fish (shown right) that is found in some of the streams in the southern coalfields of Tennessee namely the Rock Creek watershed, and the "Cumberland Darter," a small fish that is found in a few streams in the northern coalfields around Campbell, Scott and Claiborne counties. These pretty little minnows were in danger of being wiped out of existence but after years of working for designation, the E3 committee is excited to announce that the Laurel Dace and the Cumberland Darter have been added to the Federal Endangered Species list. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced in early August that these three fish are to be added to the endangered list effective September 8, 2011. This is a fine and important victory for the little fishes and will help SOCM members in the continuing fight to protect water quality and critical habitat for all little fish and the people that appreciate them in Tennessee.


Great job to all who have been involved in bringing about this victory!

 

Sincerely,  

Your SOCM Team    

Last Day to Help SOCM Win $5000 

Online poll deadline is today, August 31st   

 

If you haven't voted yet, today is the last day!  Vote online today or text the word SOCM to 22333 to help ensure SOCM wins the $5,000 prize from the BlueoutKnoxville fundraiser.  Each vote brings us closer to winning the loot!  

 

Blueout poll 8.31.11
We're in third place! Keep the votes coming!

To vote, visit: http://blueoutknoxville.com/vote or text SOCM to 22333 or tweet SOCM to @poll.  

 

Look for SOCM's full name when you vote: Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment!   

Every Member Get a Member Campaign Selects Winner for August
Who will be named the winner in next month's drawing?


And the lovely Soda Stream soda maker goes to David Beaty for his recruiting efforts.  Congratulations, David!

Frankoma Potter

 

Every time a SOCM member recruits a new member, the recruiter's name is put into a drawing.  The more times you recruit, the greater the chances that your name will be drawn in the EMGM campaign.   

 

Next week's drawing item is the Frankoma pottery set. Frankoma Pottery is prized by collectors for its simplicity of design. Founded in Oklahoma during the Arts and Crafts Movement, the pottery operated until the 1960s.

Large teapot, brown glaze. Value: $175. Serving bowl with lid, brown glaze.
Value: $125 

 

Report your recruits to the SOCM Knoxville office by calling 865.249.7488, emailing [email protected] , or by ensuring your name is included as the recruiter on SOCM's new member envelopes.  Visit us online for more info.

 

Registration deadline is September 15th!

Register online today or call the SOCM office to register by phone.


Annual Meeting 2011

 

In This Issue
Victory for the Minnows
VOTE TODAY for SOCM
EMGM Campaign Selects a New Winner
Job Openings at SOCM
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