Ladies and gentlemen, I need your help to publicize the fund raiser event for Jesse Johnson. (See attached.) For the first time ever, I believe, (in WV I'm sure and maybe nationally) the Sierra Club is endorsing a third party candidate. There's such a short lead time that I need my friends to help get the word out. (There's a Word document attached and I will paste the body of the text below just in case anyone has trouble opening it.)

Would you mind putting it on your E-mail list serve and asking anyone else who might have a large circle of friends to do the same. I am strongly motivated to help Jesse bring in as large a vote total as possible, especially after attending the hearing before Judge Jennifer Bailey Walker last week. She took the PC and easy way out when she denied Jesse's request for an injunction and ruled for the Broadcast Association and the Clay Center. Attorney Barnett from Jackson & Kelly tried to intimate that we really don't have a campaign going and he tried to belittle our efforts. He intimated that Jesse is not serious and "just craves publicity."

Well, we do all "crave publicity" for our issues. Jesse is on the ballot in all 55 counties and he has been waging a statewide campaign on a shoestring. He needs help NOW with funds to get his office open and to get literature printed. He has been traveling statewide--we all know how expensive that is. He has some good plans to bring attention to our issues right before the election.

Governor Manchin's arrogance in totally blowing away our issues and ordering those head bashing arrests last March should not be tolerated by any of us. I feel we should have gone back to the Capitol right away. We just couldn't get it together quick enough and several people actually have (or had) serious injuries to deal with after that melee. So here we are in October asked to listen to a "debate" between two candidates who've sold their soul to the coal barons. (I plan to boycott the "debate") Two-thirds of the citizens in WV want to ban mountaintop removal and in Jesse we finally have a candidate who supports us. We need to support him.

Thanks for your help. Please call me if you have any questions. I also need a couple of volunteers to help me during the fund raiser event.

Regina Hendrix (304) 343-5211

*WV CHAPTER SIERRA CLUB AND CITIZENS ACTION FUND *

*are jointly sponsoring a **Jesse4WVGov **Fundraiser **for Jesse Johnson, Mountain Party Candidate for Governor,** on:*

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*Date: Friday, 17 October 2008 *

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*Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.*

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*Location: Citizen Action Group Headquarters, *

*1500 Dixie Street, Charleston, WV*

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*Refreshments: WVSC PAC will supply finger foods and wine and music. **Please come out to support the candidate and BYOB and a dessert, if you like.*

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WV Sierra Club announced their endorsement of Jesse Johnson (Mountain Party) for West Virginia Governor on October 3 and Citizen Action Fund will be announcing their endorsement at this fundraising event. Our candidates support clean air and water, protection of the mountains and forests and social justice connected to environmental issues, so we need to support them. Electing environment-friendly officials takes money.

Jesse needs $$’s for printing, stamps, office supplies, newspaper ads and other expenses incidental to the statewide campaign he has been conducting. In these final weeks he needs your help more than ever. Please come and bring your checkbook or, if you cannot attend, please mail contributions to: *Jesse4WVGov, P. O. Box 814, Charleston, WV 25323.*

If you have questions or need directions, please call or email Regina Hendrix at 304-343-5211 or regina1936@verizon.net. * *

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