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height=167 alt="[HerbDay 2006 logo]" src="cid:part1.02020502.00000409@ahpa.org"
width=279></FONT><BR><B><O:P> </O:P></B> <BR><FONT
face=Arial><B> </O:P></B> <BR></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face=Arial><B><BIG><BIG>HerbDay 2006 Scheduled for October
14th</BIG></BIG><BR><I>Events Planned to “Celebrate Herbs and Herbalism”
</I><O:P></O:P></B><BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>Five national non-profit
organizations working together as the HerbDay Coalition* announced today that
the first annual HerbDay will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2006 – and you
are invited! <BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>HerbDay is a coordinated series of public
educational events celebrating the importance of herbs and herbalism through
harmonized, independently planned activities that will occur on October 14, 2006
or during the week leading up to that date. The activities will occur at retail
stores, botanical gardens and parks throughout North America. HerbDay activities
will be designed by each hosting venue who will have broad latitude in selecting
its own events, such as lectures and workshops by well-known herbalists; herb
walks; in-store cooking demonstrations featuring herbs and spices; seasonal
herbal handcrafts; in-store herbal beauty product demonstrations; presentations
by herb company representatives; activities with herbal themes for children;
etc. <BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=187465023-07022006><FONT color=#000000 size=3>All United Plant
Savers</FONT> <FONT color=#000000 size=3>members and
friends</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=187465023-07022006> </SPAN></FONT>are invited to participate actively
in HerbDay 2006, either by hosting an event or providing sponsorship in the form
of financial support. <SPAN class=187465023-07022006><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2> </FONT></SPAN>It is not too early to start developing ideas
for local HerbDay activities so that no town or city is inadvertently left out
of the celebration. <BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>In addition to local and regional
events, the HerbDay Coalition may produce one or more “keynote” events
specifically designed to draw media attention. A national event is tentatively
scheduled at the U.<SPAN class=187465023-07022006><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2> <FONT color=#000000 size=3>S.</FONT> </FONT></SPAN>Botanic
Garden. <BR><O:P> </O:P> <FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=187465023-07022006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=187465023-07022006><FONT color=#000000 size=3>"UpS is
excited</FONT> <FONT color=#000000 size=3>to part of the first Herb Day and
we are encouraging events on UpS Sanctuaries throughout the U.S. ", said
Lynda LeMole, Executive Director of UpS. "The Herb Day Coalition has
worked cooperatively together to design a very innovative and dynamic
opportunity to bring a positive message about herbs to the public in their
communities. Look for more information on the website in the coming weeks
about how you can participate. <A
href="http://www.unitedplantsavers.org">www.unitedplantsavers.org</A></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=187465023-07022006><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=187465023-07022006>We encourage
all </SPAN>who want to participate in HerbDay<FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=187465023-07022006> <FONT color=#000000 size=3>to
also</FONT> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>visit </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.herbday.org/"><FONT face=Arial>www.herbday.org</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial> to review the initial menu of ideas that the HerbDay Coalition has
developed. This website will be utilized as the primary location for organizing
and disseminating information about HerbDay activities and resources. A
registration feature will be added in the near future, so that you will have an
opportunity to tell others what you are planning to do to join the herbal
celebration! <BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><O:P><FONT
size=3> </O:P></FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><O:P><FONT
size=3> </O:P></FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><O:P><FONT
size=3> </O:P></FONT></SPAN> <BR><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">* American Botanical Council (ABC); American Herbalist
Guild (AHG); American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP); American Herbal Products
Association (AHPA); and United Plant Savers
(UpS).<O:P></O:P></SPAN> </FONT><SPAN class=187465023-07022006><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=187465023-07022006><STRONG><EM>Please
distribute this press release to all herb-friendly friends and associates !
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