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Membership News - January 27, 2009

Today's News:

1. Meeting Date & Location Changes
2. Special Events - Attention Fishing Guides
3. Help MPGA, Get a Tax Deduction

1. MPGA Meetings:

• Board of Directors - Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 9:00 AM. Location is the Holiday Inn on Odlin Road in Bangor. NEW DATE
• Board of Directors - Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 9:00 AM. Location is the Howard Johnson's on Outer Hammond Road in Bangor. NEW LOCATION
• Annual Membership Meeting & Banquet - Saturday, April 11, 2009. Location is Jeff's Catering in Brewer.

Members are welcome to attend all Board meetings.

2. Special Weekend Events:

The MPGA "Events Committee" will be at the Kittery Trading Post on Saturday and Sunday, March 21 & 22 for Fishing/Turkey Hunting Fest. The committee will also be at L.L.Bean in Freeport on Saturday and Sunday, March 21 & 22 for the Spring Fishing Expo.

Help is needed at both locations to staff our display and represent MPGA. If you would like to help please contact Don Dudley at ddudley@hughes.net.

Attention Fishing Guides!

We Need Your Help

Can you help MPGA by participating in a special presentation at Kittery Trading Post on Saturday and Sunday, March 21 & 22 for Fishing Fest?

We need guides who can be at the Kittery store, and give a short seminar or demonstration about spring salmon fishing, or just to man MPGA's display booth.

Do you have any other ideas? Please let us know about your specialty. This is a great chance for some exposure. The Events Committee is looking for guides to become regular speakers to represent MPGA at these events.

Please reply by Wednesday morning

We have very short notice to plan this, so we need your reply by Wednesday morning (January 28th).

Please contact Don Dudley at ddudley@hughes.net if you are able to help or would like more information:

3. Help MPGA - Get a Tax Deduction:

Did you know that your membership dues covers only one third of MPGA's operating expenses? Fortunately, the Super Raffle provides enough extra funds to keep MPGA strong at the state legislature.

But this still leaves MPGA without funds to stay involved in the many statewide activities where rules, regulations and decisions are being made that affect guides. MPGA needs a large amount of donations from members, corporations and the public in order to fully participate in protecting sporting opportunities and keeping guides in business.

Your Donation is Vital

Now is the time to make an extra donation. Our opposition is well funded and is hard at work. MPGA needs to be too. Your donation to the "Maine Guides Education Fund" will let us get out our messages about recreation, land use, and wildlife policies, so we might not have to face more gates, doors and rules shutting us out.

Plus, the “Maine Guides Education Fund” is recognized by the IRS as a public charity – so donations made payable to the “Maine Guides Education Fund” are tax deductible charitable donations.

Member donations typically range from $50 to $500. We hope you will consider what is at stake, and join others in making a year end donation.

Be sure to make your check Payable to “Maine Guides Education Fund” and Mail it to:

Maine Guides Education Fund
Attn: John Rust
PO Box 336
Augusta, ME 04332

You will receive in return a letter of acknowledgement and thanks that you can keep with your tax records.

Note: Donations made payable to MPGA are not deductible as charitable donations.

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