Fiscal responsibility is a guiding force in the administration of The Environmental  Relief
CENTER (A  501(c)(3) Public Benefit Corporation).   Accountability is assured through
reliable record keeping and systematic audits.  Starting small and expanding as funding  
permits, the Center has adopted conservative operating procedures to keep  
expenditures minimal and overhead low in order to fulfill our organizational mission.     
                 
                         HOW YOU CAN HELP THE GRASS ROOTS                                            
                          
Gifts and contributions are welcome from individuals, families, private agencies, federal, state,
and local units, foundations, denominational groups, and other interested supporters.    Our
executive director, Peggy Forster, encourages you to speak with her personally should you
have any questions regarding your support for our charitable work on behalf of environmental
protection.  

For more information regarding our programs, please review our Mission Statement,  Grass
Roots Dilemmas, and  Grass Roots Benefits and Services.

Peggy Forster can be reached at (818) 762-5852, or by e-mail:  peggy.forster@prodigy.net
    HOW  YOU CAN HELP
    Fund-raising for Grass Roots Survival
                                                                                                                          
                                     Policy Guidelines
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                        The Environmental Relief Center
                                                                             
                                                            
l.  Privacy rights will be governed by strict observance of
security policies and applicable laws.
2. Donor gifts will be used for the purposes intended.
3. Donors will be immediately informed of the identities of officers
and board members.
4. Donors will have access to most recent audited reports.
5. If desired, Donors will receive recognition on the CENTER'S
website.
6. For tax purposes, each Donor will be provided immediately
with contribution statements.
7. Through the CENTER'S unwavering commitment to "green"         
    environmentally sustainable products and portfolio choices. our
donors may be assured that our investments will be consis-
tent with our mission                                       
                                           ECO-ENTERTAINMENT                                   

The Environmental Relief Center is developing a special fund to sponsor environmental
AWARDS programs.   Recognizable figures such as  Henry David Thoreau,  John Muir,  
Jacques Cousteau,  Rachel Carson,  Cesar Chavez,  David Brower,  Martin Luther King,  Ralph
Nader, Jane Goodall,  Jared Diamond,  Richard Dawkins, and numerous others, have all led
the way to a new understanding of our endangered planet. dwindling natural resources, and
mounting social inequities.     

In this tradition, our Annual AWARDS program will honor a new generation of  environmental
advocates who speak up for livable communities; who demonstrate against environmental
assaults upon public health and safety, and whose courageous protests are becoming  the
environmental model for others to follow.  Those who are interested in supporting this
long-term goal are encouraged to submit their proposals and/or suggestions, and to join our
round-table discussions regarding specific educational and entertainment formats for
grassroots advocacy.  We believe that annual AWARDS programs, publicly acknowledging a
new generation of environmental honorees, will inspire a greater respect for protective
regulations and for individual participation in local conservation programs.   
Environmental writers and scientists, who are little known outside of their professional
disciplines, will receive PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS  for their research into habitat
depletion, hemispheric pollution, toxic substances, and species extinction.  

Unfamiliar names of authors, educators, and scientists, along with musicians, artists, poets
and documentary film-makers (whose themes have raised awareness of finite resources and
wide-spread ecological damage) will become well known through their messages of
environmental awareness.  We believe a national program AWARDING the accomplishments
of today's environmental leaders will stimulate a new wave of grass-roots initiatives for
health and safety, as well as renewed efforts  to conserve rapidly deteriorating natural areas.

An environmental AWARDS program promises to give future generations of grass-roots
leaders and volunteers new inspiration and confidence as courageous honorees provide
the guidelines and inspiration for the leaders of tomorrow.  Please contact us for a
discussion of how you can help with the development of this leadership project.
The Environmental Relief Center is a 501(c)(3) Public Benefit Corporation.
All donations are tax deductible. (PLEASE SPEAK WITH YOUR TAX ADVISOR)  

                 Donating to The Environmental Relief Center is easy.   Simply review our Policy Guidelines below
                 and click the DONATE button.  If you wish to contribute to a specific cause,  please indicate your
                 interest in the space provided.    
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