5 June 2024 From Executive VP safety materials, plus insurances in workers’ comp, health, and property. SPEAKING Your Unique Voice in Industry and Our Community. Representing forest contractor interests among industry partners, media, and government with an AOL team amplifies your interests. IMPROVED Professional Qualification Value. Oregon Professional Logger (OPL) qualification provides members improved individual and new onsite supervisor training credentials, which is required by certified SFI purchasers. FIGHTING for Greater Public Forest Management. Advocating for improved timber supply, contracted acres, and improved managed forests on federal and state forestlands. COMMUNITY of Small Business, Forest Operators, and Working Families. Together we are a greater community— grown through service products and voice advocacy for your forest contracting and logging community. AOL Membership Renewal Includes Voluntary Asks for Two Good Causes Your 2024–25 AOL renewal invoice includes optional requests for two “voluntary contributions.” I encourage your optional contribution to the following fundraisers: › $250. AOL State Political Action Committee (PAC)—Your contribution applies directly to support legislative senators and representatives who shape business-friendly lawmaking for rural forest small businesses. 100% of every PAC dollar goes to Oregon legislators. › $50. Log A Load For Kids (LAL)— Your tax-deductible donation supports the AOL direct campaign to support Oregon children in need at three Oregon Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals. 100% of every LAL dollar goes to these Oregon hospitals. › Please, also consider contributing a greater amount for either important program! Thank You for Your Renewal Your membership renewal is an investment in the many AOL members-only programs that support your business. This coming year, AOL is focused on these priorities: 1. Strengthen service programs and voice 2. Increase membership by growing value 3. Continue adapting better approaches t ATOhLarnekneywoualfobry yJuoulyr1. Rex Storm, AOL Executive VP, leads the association’s team of fifteen professionals and other contracted resources to provide valued service and voice for Oregon’s logging and forest operator sector. He has represented forest contractor success statewide in forest and business policymaking for three decades. He is a Certified Forester, a Certified Family Forest landowner, and lifelong advocate for small business and forestry
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