Our MissionTo explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;

To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;

To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use

all lawful means to carry out these objectives.

NC Team Forward on Climate DC Let the Change Begin!

Let’s Move NC from First in Flight to First in Solar!Go to CharlotteSierraClub.org

“Sierra Club NC Chapter: Footnotes Online – March 2013”

Protect the Dix State Park DealGo to CharlotteSierraClub.org

“Sierra Club NC Chapter: Footnotes Online – March 2013”

Stop the Assault on NC Renewable Energy!Go to CharlotteSierraClub.org

“Sierra Club NC Chapter: Footnotes Online – March 2013”

Tell Your Legislature to Stop the Fracking Rush!Go to CharlotteSierraClub.org

“Sierra Club NC Chapter: Footnotes Online – March 2013”

Speak out For Energy Efficient Homes and Businesses in NC!Go to CharlotteSierraClub.org

“Sierra Club NC Chapter: Footnotes Online – March 2013”

Sign Up Tonight for The NC Sierra Club Lobby CorpsA great way to create change at the state level and

Preserve and Protect the Planet

Support the Sierra Club North Carolina Chapter Conservation and Legislative Work

Go to www.nc.sierraclub.orgWe’ll also take your donation tonight!

A donation to the NC Chapter directly supports state and local efforts

Donations are not tax deductible but they make you feel really good!

The Sierra Club Central Piedmont Group is volunteer lead

The number and quality of our programs and events is determined by our members

Our ability to impact policy and change is driven by member passion

I am the Sierra Club. You are the Sierra Club. We are the Sierra Club

Become a new member – Sign up today!

Become a more active member – Volunteer and share your passion and skills

Be sure to VOTE for the Sierra Club Board of Directors!

Vote on line or by paper ballot

Congratulations Tar Heels!Contact your Alumni Office and tell them to “Divest from Coal”

Spread the movement across North Carolina colleges and universities!

Duke Coal Ash Presentation to Gaston Board of CommissionersThurs, April 11, 6:00 PM

Duke Shareholders Meeting Thursday, May 2, 10:00 AM

O.J. Miller Auditorium located at 526 South Church Street, Charlotte

Sign up tonight for the Duke Energy Shareholder Meeting

Volunteers needed for organizing, turn out, and rally

We need Proxy Votes for inside comments

Charlotte Duke Energy Rate Hearing Wed, June 26, 6:00 PM

No Rate Hikes for Dirty Energy

Sign Up Tonight As a Sierra Club Volunteer

to organize for the Duke Rate Hike Hearing

Sierra Club OutingsEnjoying the Special and Wild Places

Recommend an outing to a Outings Leader

Volunteer to assist on a hike

Sign up for a hike and bring a friend

Become a Certified Outings Leader

RibbonWalk - Our Adopted Nature Preserve!Second Saturday of the month, 9:00-12:00

Fun folks, Trail work, Laughs, Invasive removals, Beautiful setting, Hikes A great way to have fun and give back to our community!

Earth Day 2013Monday, April 22

"The Face of Climate Change"

Make a change in your life. Make a change in your community.Make a change in policy. Make a change in your world.

Let the Change Begin!

April 21 and 22www.climateconvergencenc.org

Saturday, April 20 All day

Workshops, Programs, Networking and more

Sunday April 2110:30 am- 11:45 pm:

Wholehearted Leadership: A New Era of Climate Ethics

Church of the Good Shepherd

1:30-2 pm: Rally Kick-Off at Halifax Mall: Music, Dance,

and Interfaith Service 2-3 pm: Climate Crisis

Speak-Out3-4 pm: Encircling the

Legislative Building

1500 East Garrison Blvd.Gastonia, NC 28054

Sign Up tonightSierra Club Volunteer to

Table at the Earth Day eventApril 27, 10-3

Matthews Earth Day April 20, 2013

10am-2pmStumptown Park, 120 S. Trade St., Matthews, NC

www.habitatsteward.orgJoin the Habitat and Wildlife Keepers with interactive displays, animals, food, music,

prizes, and much more. Tree huggers encouraged to attend!

Sign Up TonightSierra Club Volunteer to

Table at the Earth Day event

Support Sustainability in Charlotte!Register for the

Sustain Charlotte 2nd Annual Community Sustainability Awards Galawww.sustaincharlotte.org

Put on your running and walking shoes for a great cause!Register for the

Clean Air Carolina “5K for Clean Air” eventwww.cleanaircarolina.org

Way to Go! Johnson C Smith University

Celebrate the New JCSUSustainability Village

About The Sierra ClubThe Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization with more than 2.1 million members and supporters nationwide. In

addition to creating opportunities for people of all ages, levels and locations to have meaningful outdoor experiences, the Sierra Club works to safeguard the health of our

communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying and litigation.

For more information, visit http://www.sierraclub.org.