Dear CSUBC Members,
Spring is here and CSUBC leaders have taken this time to review and streamline some of our operating procedures. One area of change concerns our method of fund-raising. We are a very small group of volunteers who must regularly meet, make plans, and report to our members on a number of topics. They include issues of both immediate concern with respect to our pending litigation and items of interest regarding the community in general. Added to this is our on going need to fund our legal efforts. In order to organize our time more effectively with regard to fund-raising, we have chosen the model of many other nonprofit organizations that request monthly pledges. Beginning with this letter, we are now asking our members to commit to a monthly pledge of $50-$100-$250 etc. per month to CSUBC and our legal fund.
We are encouraged by the events of this past year. The withdrawal of permits by DOE and Army Corps as well as Judge Churchill’s initial decision in our case gives us hope and demands that we continue to pursue our legal goals. Two important goals are to stop the dewatering of wetlands in our area and demand that a more equitable method of funding for drainage of surface water in the Useless Bay watershed. We believe that implementing pledges will make it easier for more CSUBC members to make a financial commitment. Although in the past we have existed on generous donations from several individuals, it will “take a village” and the support of every member of our group to allow CSUBC’s leaders and legal team to plan and commit to a strategy with projected donations to our legal fund.
We welcome your comments with regard to our efforts thus far. They help us to stay on task with the issues our members find most important to address. We need your donations to continue to support those efforts and to find resolutions to the issues at hand. Please send us your pledge today to commit to a monthly donation to CSUBC for at least one year. Some of your ‘Useless’ neighbors have already done so. We, of course, will continue to accept larger donations as they are our mainstay and help us offset unforeseen ‘bumps in the road’. With your show of confidence, we know we can make a difference and continue to protect your legal rights with respect to DD#1 and prevent needless waste of our precious natural resources.
Please send pledges/donations to: CSUBC at P. O. Box 531 Clinton, WA 98236
Thank you for your continued support,
CSUBC Leadership: Judith Winquist, Coyla Shepard, Leo Cruise
