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• Friday, April 16: Treehuggers' Ball - It's Time to Get Your Hug On!

• Saturday, April 17: OVEC's Annual Meeting

• Take Action: Meet with Your Member of Congress While S/he is Home

• More Events on April 16, 17

• Time to Register for the 6th Annual Mountain Justice Summer Camp

• Stay Current on the News

 Friday, April 16: Treehuggers' Ball - It's Time to Get Your Hug On!
Come Early:  6 - 9 p.m. @ The Java Joint, 1555 3rd Ave., Huntington, W.Va.
Free ~ Art Exhibit ~ Silent Auction ~ Raffle ~ Door Prizes!
Light refreshments provided; Java Joint fare available for purchase.
Musicians include: Family Conspiracy, Jess Graham and Karen Scalf
Presented by the Marshall University chapter of the Student Environmental Action Coalition and OVEC.

Stay Late: 9 p.m. to ? @ The V Club, 741 6th Ave., Huntington, W.Va.
$10 Donation / $5 for MU Students (Over 21). A music festival to engage, educate and energize folks about environmental issues ~ while having fun! Presented by OVEC. 
Music from: Traci Ann Stanley ~ Reagan Boggs ~ Here’s to the Long Haul  
~ Shayar (acoustic)

You can help spread the word about Treehuggers' Ball by downloading, printing and posting (at school, work or friendly businesses) this color flier or this black and white flier.

All work and no play makes for listless treehuggers. Come out and about April 16.

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 Saturday, April 17: OVEC's Annual Meeting
If you are a dues-paying member of OVEC, you should have received your invitation to our annual meeting in the mail by now. If you haven't and need more information, please e-mail vivian@ohvec.org. The meeting is open to dues-paying members and their guests.

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 Take Action: Meet with Your Member of Congress While S/he is Home
Right now Congress is in recess, with many members returning home to hear from their constituents. So let them hear from you about the Clean Water Protection Act and mountaintop removal.  All the info you need to try to set up a meeting is here.

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 More Events on April 16, 17
Ok, the contacting your Congressperson bit above was all the work for this action alert. Back to the play. If you can't make it to Huntington for Treehuggers' Ball (we really, really want to see you!), you might want to check out two other most-excellent events taking place on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17.

In Charleston on April 16, it's WV Citizen Action Group's Annual Spring Extravaganza.

At Davis and Elkins College on April 16 and 17, it's the West Virginia Sustainable Fair 2010.

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 Time to Register for the 6th Annual Mountain Justice Summer Camp
May 27 - June 6 at Wiley’s Last Resort in Letcher County, Kentucky, it's the sixth annual Mountain Justice Summer training camp. Come for the week and stay for the summer! Learn more and register to attend by clicking here.

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 Stay Current on the News
There's a lot going on right now in terms of mountaintop removal, the movement for clean energy and climate change. EPA is expected to announce some big news this afternoon. For breaking information, check out the Coal Tattoo and for an assortment of news-links gathered daily, click here and here.

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