Message from the President
January, 2001

We received a most welcome surprise last quarter. The CSRA Bird Club of Augusta, GA wrote a letter to us and inquired about the possibility of making a donation to NFSS. Our Vice President, Kerri McCoy, wrote a very eloquent response back and a few weeks later we received a $500.00 donation. I wrote a thank you note to the club for the thoughtful and generous donation.

I want to welcome three members to the Board following our special election run in the Nov/Dec issue of the Bulletin. Two of the members have already been serving in their position as they were appointed pending the election. Ginny Allen is returning to the Board as Liaison Officer, Darla Dandre has been elected as Regional Vice President of Region 3 and Anna Sinclair Regional Vice President of Region 5. Welcome to all three and I look forward to working with each of them over the next year.

Please remember the Nomination committee is looking for nominees for the 2002/2003 Board of Governors. Please contact Annette Howard, Armando Lee or myself, Dale Laird if you have a nomination or would like to run for a position yourself. Phone, call, or e-mail.

Have you checked the NFSS E-mail list yet? I am really enjoying the discussions and constantly learning something from it. If you would like to join the discussion about Finches and Softbills please go to NFSS-subscribe@egroups.com.

I am ending this month with a sad note. One of our lifetime members and judges, Ray Johnson, has passed away. Aviculturists and friends from around the country will miss him.

Dale Laird
President NFSS

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