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Dear Friend,
We are excited to announce our Keynote Speakers for a fabulous Jamboree 2019 Program! Please register for the Jamboree weekend September 26th for a headcount to Shepherd's Spring. Join us for Zero Waste, Coal Transition, Clean Transportation and Natural Places outdoors activities at the Jamboree and throughout October. Look below for open leadership positions with your local Sierra Club.
Jamboree Keynote Speakers Selected - Register Today!
 The 2019 Maryland Jamboree is October 11-13th at Shepherd's Spring Retreat near Antietam.
We're pleased to announce that our keynote speakers will be Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and Joel Pannell, 
Associate Director of Sierra Club's Outdoors for All campaign! See Krish and Joels' bios and our program here
 Join a weekend of workshops, hikes, yoga, camping, lodge or cabins, campfire Singalong with Spice, and contra dancing with caller Kim Forrey! Sign up by Thursday September 26th!
Hands Across the Potomac 2 at the Jamboree Weekend Sunday October 13th
 In 2017, over 300 residents from MD, WV, and DC stood and held hands on the bridge across the Potomac River between Shepherdstown, WV and Sharpsburg, MD. On October 13th, we're gathering again to demonstrate the unity of our whole region against the Potomac Pipeline and other fracked gas infrastructure. Join us!
MD Compliance Officer Opening
 Familiar with Maryland election law? The MD Chapter Compliance Officer fills a key role in electing environmentally friendly candidates to public office by providing legal advice to help club leaders keep our political activities in compliance with all state laws and Sierra Club policies. Following all the rules for PAC contributions and expenses is a key part of our effectiveness in getting our candidates into office! Contact: Rich Norling.
Op-Ed on Climate Strikes and Beyond Coal
 Our Fall Energy Intern Bailey Foster wrote a terrific op-ed last week, connecting the youth climate strikes to the need for local and state action by our elected representatives to transition the state off coal power. Please share the op-ed on your social media with the hashtag #BeyondCoal.
Sign up here to lobby your representatives for coal community transition legislation and add your name to the clean energy petition.
Now, more than ever, we need your talents
 Help the Sierra Club protect MD’s environment for future generations! Elected Executive Committees of volunteer members run the club at all levels, setting environmental priorities; organizing educational programs, hikes, and events; recruiting and communicating with activists; raising money; managing the budget; and endorsing pro-environment candidates.
Find out more about the work of the Executive Committees, how to nominate someone (deadline 9/30/19), and other Club leadership opportunities.
Brian Ditzler, Chair, MD Chapter Nominations Committee
Stewardship Field Days Fall 2019
 Join Stewardship Conservation Interns Seyram and Bella on Thursdays this Fall to remove invasive weeds at local parks. Contact Stewardship.intern@mdsierra.org or Outings.intern@mdsierra.org or look at our calendar at www.sierraclub.org/maryland/calendar
Help create SC MD Chapter's 2020 budget and annual plan
 If you have experience with finance, planning or budgeting and want to make a real impact on how our chapter operates, please consider joining our chapter's 2020 budget and annual planning team.
In addition to facing the usual challenges of estimating future income, program spending and other expenses, the team will need to propose ambitious but realistic goals for next year and decide how best to rebuild our reserve funds.
The budget and annual planning team's work will begin in October and conclude no later than mid-January, as the 2020 budget and plan will need to be presented to the Chapter Executive Committee for approval in late January.
If you're up to the challenge, please contact Gary.Young@mdsierra.org now and no later than September 30. |
