June 11 E-News

On a sultry August day, Jonas paused from plowing the field and brushed the red dirt off his dungarees. He trudged over to a shade tree to rest for a while and eat a hard-boiled egg and a tomato from the garden. "Sure is hot," he thought. Scratching a chigger bite, he paused in mid-chew and stared at the drooping leaves of the old oak swaying weakly in the breeze. He felt weary from the heat and vaguely bored. "Guess it's that old ennui again," he thought. "Seems like nothing exciting ever happens around here." Suddenly, the droning of cicadas was overpowered by a piercing yell: "Woo hoo!" A dust cloud boiled up over the dirt road. The earth shuddered as a horse and rider thundered toward the farmer. It was Clem the Courier. A shower of fine road dirt enshrouded Jonas as Clem dismounted. "I come as quick as I could!" he said excitedly. Grammar was not Clem's strong suit. He pulled a beat-up metal box out of his saddlebag and opened the lid. The box dinged like a bell and the inside of the lid glowed. Jonas had never seen anything like it before. "Where'd you get that?" he asked. "The snake oil salesman," Clem replied. "He called it a Lap-Top. But that's not what's important. Look what happened when I turned it on! It just appeared....something rare and beautiful...something called E-News!"

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1. 2007 Ride for the Land a Wheel-Spinning Success
2. Surf, Shop and Support TLC All At the Same Time!
3. Land Trust Day Raises Nearly $7,000 for TLC
4. Meet August Members of the Month: Sarah and Chris Capel
5. Fall TLC Outings: Hootin', Paddlin' and Botanizin'
6. Three TLC Preserves Chosen for NC Birding Trail
7. Public Invited to Comment on Jordan Lake Package

Even though this year's Ride for the Land fell smack in the middle of the Tour de France, 125 devoted TLC supporters and cyclists pulled themselves away from the tube long enough to join TLC for our flatter, gentler bike tour of the Deep River region. Thank you to all of the cyclists and volunteers for their support and enthusiasm.

2. Surf and Shop and Support TLC All At the Same Time!
Multitasking just took on new meaning. Now you can support TLC by simply doing...what you normally do! Grocery shopping! Web-browsing! Online purchasing! Banking! Read more below to find out how Food Lion, iGive, goodsearch.com and SunTrust are helping raise funds for TLC.

3. Land Trust Day Raises Nearly $7,000 for TLC

Land Trust Day 2007 was a great success, with 11 businesses participating with percent days or donations. Thirteen volunteers helped out at membership drives at Triangle area Great Outdoor Provision Company stores. Thanks to our partner stores and hardworking volunteers, 32 new members joined TLC on June 2nd, donating $1,786 to the organization. Nine businesses (in 15 locations) donated a percentage of June 2^nd sales to TLC. All told, the participating businesses raised $5,000. Thank you to these businesses for their tremendous efforts. Special recognition goes to volunteers Karen and Joe Bearden who signed up eight new members and Anne Stoddard who signed up six. Six of the participating businesses were on Ninth Street in Durham, so special recognition also goes to Robin Barth for recruiting most of the Ninth Street businesses. Click here to learn about our Land Trust Day business partners.

4. Meet August Members of the Month: Sarah and Chris Capel
Sarah and Chris Capel, TLC's August Members of the Month, are two of the many members who first joined TLC at a Great Outdoor Provision Company store on Land Trust Day. Read more about the Capels on the TLC website.