Social media post opens the door for great opportunity
When Kaye McKleroy saw social media posts about CCL from her friend Jim Ferguson, she was very impressed with our work. She told her friend, James Robert Lilienthal, also called Jim, about CCL. As Jim was planning his estate, he told Kaye that he cared about the environment and asked her to choose a climate change organization to be a beneficiary of the James R. Lilienthal Revocable Trust. Guess who Kaye selected? “I picked Citizens’ Climate because I had heard about their work from my friend Jim Ferguson via social media articles,” Kaye explained to the CCL Development Team. “It is the kind of organization that Jim would approve of in that you work on both the national and local levels and rely on devoted volunteers. He wasn't interested in a famous slick group. He was a grassroots sort of guy. He would also have approved of your points of view.” The gift from Jim’s estate will go a long way toward CCL’s ability to do the important work that we do. You can have a big impact, too! During the month of March, consider becoming a monthly donor with CCL so we can continue to empower volunteers, host informative conferences, and encourage members of Congress to work across the aisle on climate change. Will you follow in Jim’s footsteps and help CCL today?
In other news this week: • Join us in June: CCL’s June conference will be returning in person this summer, complete with a lobby day on Capitol Hill. Let's fill the halls of Congress and show lawmakers we’re as passionate as ever about climate legislation. • Attend a regional event: CCL’s state and regional conferences have successfully continued, but there are still a few regional and state conferences left! Coming up over the next few weeks are the Greater Pacific Northwest Regional Conference, the Texas State Legislature Lobby Day, and the California Conference. • Conservatives sound off in media: A couple of conservative CCLers have recently gotten opinion editorials published about conservative action on climate. Sylvia Neely, co-leader of the State College chapter of CCL, and Bruce Morlan, Minnesota State Coordinator, wrote op-eds about the important role that conservatives play in finding a solution to climate change. • Diversity and inclusion crucial to outreach: Danielle Whyte explains that a crucial component of recruiting and retaining new volunteers is making sure they feel welcome and included. • Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Clark-Phelps: This month’s Volunteer Spotlight shines the light on CCLer Bob Clark-Phelps, a former Scout with a love of the outdoors. |
