[Nhcoll-l] California museums-Thank you for your Support of Biorepositories! Can You Share with One Colleague Today?

[Carol Spencer]

For those of us in California collections, you can sign the letter via
putting your information on google doc bitly link below, to tell State
legislators we need money for bio collections.


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From: Vicki Moore <vickimoore1345 at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 13, 2022 at 11:36 AM
Subject: Thank you for your Support of Biorepositories! Can You Share with
One Colleague Today?
To: Vicki Moore <vickimoore1345 at gmail.com>


Dear Friend,



Thank you so much for joining all the others in support of Biorepository
Funding from the State of California.



Because our deadline is fast approaching (Monday), we have one more request
of you as a leader.  Can you share the letter with at least one other
friend, colleague, or coworker with a quick note to ask them to join?  The
more supporters presented to the State Legislators, the better our
chances. Bonus
points if you can share to a listserv or social media!



Vicki Moore

on behalf of the California Institute for Biodiversity



*Letter below*:



Dear Friend,



You’ve probably heard: the state is flush and there is the potential to
fund long-overlooked budget priorities.



Biorepositories, natural history collections, have been underfunded for
years.  Now, scientists are asking legislators to use some of the budget
surplus to fund them. To make sure scientists are heard, we’re circulating
a simple letter from scientists like you.



*You can be included along with all the others* by adding your name here:
https://bit.ly/3MXY8Uv.  The letter is from us as individual constituents,
not on behalf of our institutions, and so everyone can add their voice
–even scientists who work for the State.



As a California scientist your voice is key.  But even more important is
your leadership, so please get the word out to other California
scientists.  However you decide best –email, listserves, social media—*please
share widely with your coworkers and friends and colleagues*.



If we can get legislators a letter from hundreds of scientists, they will
hear us and they will make good on this opportunity.



Will you please make sure you are included? It takes 30 seconds, so don’t
add it to the “to do” list.  Do it now!  *Our deadline is Monday, May 16th
to get our letters to State legislators before the final budget decisions
are made.*



Many thanks,

Vicki Moore

on behalf of the California Institute for Biodiversity
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