Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

The following email was sent to the 32,000 supporters of iLoveMountains.org. To sign up to receive free email alerts, click here.

Looking forward to 2009, we know that there are going to be big changes in the political landscape of our country — presenting new and exciting opportunities for all of us to end mountaintop removal coal mining.

And here at iLoveMountains.org, there are some big changes afoot as well.

I wanted to be the first to tell you that on November 3rd, I will be beginning a new job in Washington, DC, as the deputy director of the Sierra Club’s National Coal Campaign.

Dr. Matt Wasson will be taking over as Director of Programs of Appalachian Voices (the primary producer of iLoveMountains.org).

Many of you know know Matt already. He’s been with us since 2001 and has played a critical role as the Conservation Director of Appalachian Voices.

Matt helped lead iLoveMountains.org since Day 1, helping to conceive, design and implement our National Memorial for the Mountains and our How are you Connected? program, among other award-winning online tools.

I am thrilled that Matt will be leading iLoveMountains.org. I know that he can take the movement we’ve all helped to build to new heights — and, most importantly, that he knows what it takes for us to end mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.

And as the deputy director of the Sierra Club’s National Coal Campaign, I know I’ll still be working closely with Matt and the rest of the team at iLoveMountains.org.

In the year ahead, we have the opportunity to stop mountaintop removal coal mining once and for all!

Thank you for everything you’ve done so far to make iLoveMountains.org a success. And don’t stop working hard at iLoveMountains.org — the best is yet ahead.

Sincerely,

Mary Anne Hitt
iLoveMountains.org

PS. Save the date for our 2009 Week in Washington! Members of iLoveMountains will be heading to DC to talk to the new Congress and the new administration about the importance of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. The 2009 Week in Washington is March 14th-18th.

PPS. Please consider joining me in welcoming Matt to iLoveMountains.org by making a contribution today:
http://ilovemountains.org/donate

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