In a message dated 2/21/2007 5:58:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From: Bill Blackmore [mailto:bblackmore@ Bill Blackmore Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:33 PM To: "Undisclosed- "Undi "Undisclosed Subject: Important Quiet Train Update!!!! Dear Friends, (Please forward this email to Potential Supporters) I want to thank all of your for your support and inspiration. We have formed a formal action committee, which you can still join, to achieve safer and quieter railroad crossings by Dec. 2007. It includes a non profit subsidiary called the Fairfield Train Safety and Quiet Zone. Based on private conversations and individual meetings with City Council members, we strongly believe that if we can raise the funds to pay for crossing improvements, that we can achieve our goal. This goal is to have safer crossings without the need for loud train horns before the civic center is completed later this year. To begin we need to raise between $50,000 and $60,000 by May 30th, 2007. This amount is about half of the estimated cost of the required improvements. Then we will appear again before the City Council with initial funds in hand, letters of support from civic groups, and additional scientific documentation to receive full approval for a quiet zone. The Local BNSF representative says the Railroad is now 100% behind creating this Quiet Zone because quiet zone crossings have been found to be much safer crossings! Now this is an issue every resident can now agree upon. We have about 400 people on our e-mail list of supporters. If everyone gives a minimum of $125 we can achieve our first benchmark. We do count on larger donations to help with the balance to complete the project this year. It is important for this be a grass roots fund raising effort to clearly demonstrate overwhelming support for safer and quieter crossings. Every donation no matter how much makes a big difference. With your help we will soon have a safe Quiet Zone! All money donated will go into a special savings account at Iowa State Bank. Withdrawals require multiple signatures from Fairfield Safety and Quiet Zone board members. No expenses other than crossing improvements will be paid out of money collected. Send Your Tax Deductible Contribution to: Fairfield Train Safety & Quiet Zone PO Box 2302, Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Make your check out to ALF Fairfield Train Safety and Quiet Zone 641-919-1118 _www.fairfieldquietzwww.fai_ (http://www.fairfieldquietzone.org/) Please forward this email to everyone you believe would support this important project. Thanks, Bill Blackmore > Rick, has anyone ever thought of collecting money to build a dome or have our own building for meditators, Sidha's and other groups to participate in spiritual programs. We would be able to invite SSRS, Mother Meera, Amachi or anyone who is wanted to Fairfield. Many teachers from India and local teachers of spirituality would be welcome. After MMY passing in July or August, many teachers from India may be more open to coming to town. If we can collect 50,000 dollars to silence the trains then we could collect money to create our own domes of enlightenment where everyone is welcome including Amachi. Just a thought. Lsoma. Lou Valentino <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
