Dear Friends:

Oregon Women in Timber would like to personally invite you to our 15 th annual auction held each year to benefit our education program Talk About Trees! It will be held in conjunction with the Oregon Logging Conference, Friday , February 24, 2006 , at the Eugene Hilton Hotel in Composers Hall. “The Main Event” – A Night at the Oscars, will begin at 5:00 PM with hosted cocktails, an elegant sit down dinner, a fabulous silent and oral auction, concluding the evening with dancing across the way in Playwrights Hall. You won't want to miss this grand social event! Join us for an evening of visiting with old friends and serious bidding for your education program Talk About Trees!

Over One million students have participated in a Talk About Trees program since 1991 when it was first introduced in Oregon classrooms. Talk About Trees is a statewide forestry education program. The purpose of the program is to increase student's knowledge and awareness of forestry and related issues, including the life cycle of trees, forest health, trees as a natural resource, forest as habitat for animals, and careers in forestry. The on-site, hands-on science unit of study is offered to pre-school through eighth grade students free of charge and is presented by Talk About Trees facilitators.

Take a moment to consider how you can help keep this program in our schools. Fill out the response form enclosed. Your attendance at our auction, a cash donation or donation of an auction item will help us to maintain our success and reach even more students this school year. Remember – All donations are tax deductible. Oregon Women in Timber is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

Thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Diann Washburn
Auction Co-Chair
Ph: 541-831-1593

Kay King
Auction Co-Chair
Ph: 541-999-0067

Our Goals :

• To encourage awareness and appreciation for the value of trees and Forests
• To encourage an understanding about the protection, management and conservation of the renewable forest.

Here's just a few of our many great donors!

Talk About Trees is now on the web! Teachers now have access to all of the TAT activities on the internet, as well as a comprehensive list of additional information and material resources available to them. http://tat.orwit.org

REACHING OVER ONE MILLON STUDENTS!

YOUR SUPPORT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

A Contract with Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) is the primary financial support for the program, but no less critical is the support from our annual auction, grants, and many, many generous donations from individuals and business. This support and confidence enables Talk About Trees to continue educating Oregonians, young and old, about the valuable resource of our renewable forests. Every donation- large and small- goes a long way to bring sound, science- based forest education into our classrooms. In short, we can't do it without your support and we thank you!

For more information on Talk About Trees or to request a program, please contact: Joan Mason Ruud, PO Box 820084 • Portland , Oregon 97202 email: talkabouttrees@worldnet.att.net

2005/2006 Oregon Women in Timber Board of Directors

President: Jana Pfliiger
Co-Vice Presidents: Donna Marshall & Tami Owens
Treasurer: Diann Washburn
Secretary: Desire'e Hammett

Talk About Trees Education Committee: Diane Daley, Foxie Proctor, Tami Owens, Jana Pfliiger, Diann Washburn, Sondra Jameson, and Joan Mason-Ruud