Winds of Change Newsletter, December 2005     See sidebar for table of contents

Holiday Shopping with OVEC

If you’re looking for a gift that gives twice, look no more! Support us by buying a gift membership to OVEC. Your friend or relative will receive OVEC’s Winds of Change to keep him/her informed on OVEC’s efforts to ban mountaintop removal, the Sludge Safety Project, our efforts to win Fair and Clean Election support, OVEC’s civic engagement efforts and more! Since we are sensitive to your wallet/purse, membership ranges from $15 to $30, according to one’s ability to pay. Why not give OVEC a boost this Christmas? Help spread the word that mountain destruction in West Virginia must be stopped!

And if you want to dig a little deeper, we still have some of the exquisite hand blown West Virginia glass Christmas ornaments especially designed by glass artisan Kelsey Murphy for OVEC in previous years. These collectibles feature a bird or plant species whose habitat is endangered by mountaintop removal. In stock are Blood Root (white), Jack-in-the-Pulpit (amethyst), Cerulean Warbler (cobalt) and Wood Thrush (amber). Ornaments may be purchased for $40 each or two for $75. Please add an additional $5 for shipping and handling. Quantities are limited.

We also have the great music CD, Moving Mountains, for $15, as well as the book, Missing Mountains, for $16.

Other items for sale include our 2005 Treehuggers’ Ball T-shirts in several colors – with a fabulous design by WV artist Joe Lung (see photo). T-shirt sizes range from S to 2X-large at $15 to $18 (larges are sold out). Some smaller short sleeve shirts are suitable for slender teens or children. We have two styles of tote bags ($10 and $20) and baseball caps ($15) with OVEC’s logo.

Call for the OVEC office at (304) 522-0246 or e-mail vivian@ohvec.org  for sizes, colors and to make purchases. Shipping costs may vary; be sure to allow enough time for mailing!