<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Yes - 501(c)(3)s can advocate, but not lobby.  Individuals can do both.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 9:18 AM Nigel Vander Houwen <<a href="mailto:nigel@nigelvh.com">nigel@nigelvh.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Correct, thank you for noticing, considering the overloaded use of the term.<br>
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Nigel<br>
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> On Nov 17, 2021, at 9:11 AM, Bryan Fields <<a href="mailto:Bryan@bryanfields.net" target="_blank">Bryan@bryanfields.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On 11/15/21 5:34 PM, Nigel Vander Houwen wrote:<br>
>> To the original point about lobbying activities. HamWAN discussed the<br>
>> potential for lobbying, and we believe it’s likely valuable as a longer<br>
>> term activity. It does not address the short term requirement DNR has<br>
>> placed to remove gear from the sites.<br>
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> Nigel, I think you may have misstated this.  I believe you mean members of<br>
> HamWAN are personally reaching out to elected officials, not that HamWAN is<br>
> going to be engaged in lobbying, correct?<br>
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