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Membership Services to Expandby Frances Spivy-Weber As the Committee's new Executive Director, I've been thrilled to find that Committee members are extremely loyal and generous in supporting our work for Mono Lake. It is your membership support that makes the Mono Lake Committee successful, and one of my top priorities is to assure you the highest quality of membership service. Toward this end, our membership service program moved from Burbank to Lee Vining this spring. I think this will greatly improve our ability to respond to your questions and to process your contributions. We appreciate your patience as we finalize the transfer, and by mid-April we should be up and running smoothly. If you have a membership need, please call 760-647-6595 and Rebecca Dobert, our new Membership Coordinator, will be happy to help you. I think you will find that our new computerized access to membership records will make checking and updating your member information faster and more accurate than ever. You will also notice that we are now processing your contributions faster than ever--within one week of receipt--so there will be fewer question marks in your check register. We've been expanding our range of membership options, most recently with the Guardians of the Lake program. Guardians make monthly contributions to the Committee--allowing us to better plan ahead--and receive fewer fundraising mailings as well as special Mono Basin updates. I'm pleased to report that the ranks of Guardians are growing, from 180 in 1996 to over 350 early this year. I am also planning additional membership programs for the Committee. Are you a Defense Trust member, donating more than $250 each year to the Mono Lake Committee? If so, you'll be hearing from me this spring asking whether you would like to become more involved with our activities. And, for all members, I have established a planned giving program, through which you can ensure that Mono Lake and the Mono Basin will have an advocate forever. Your bequest decisions are very private, but if you would like to include Mono Lake in your estate plans we can offer assistance through a number of financial advisors. Please contact me directly if you would like to explore planned giving options for your specific situation. Rebecca and our entire Lee Vining staff are eager to
help you, and if you need to speak to me, my direct line
is 310-578-9884; you can also reach me by e-mail at
Frances Spivy-Weber is the Committee's new Executive Director. We haven't managed to overwhelm her with Mono Lake stories yet.
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I look forward to working with you!
