Greetings,

Sadly, I will be tied up in the operating room at that time. However, as the 89th Medical 
Group's Official Token Pagan in Residence, I humbly offer the following blessing:

           May the Goddess grant long life and health
           To this verdant warrior of the Earth
           And may she thrive
           And grow strong 
           With vibrancy and grace
           As an enduring symbol of Unity
           Abundance
           And Joy, now and ever.
           And may we never forget to honor
           Our Mother Earth
           Our one fragile sanctuary
           In the vastness of space
           Among the glittering suns,
           Or to give reverence to
           Her healing powers
           Even in the darkest of hours.

            
           Brightest Blessings!

                 //Signed//
                 Robert C. Jones, M.D.
                 LtCol, USAF, MC
                 Staff Anesthesiologist
                 Servant of the Goddess since 1985

-----Original Message-----
From: Capt 89 MDG/SGE 
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:45 AM
To: Andrews 89 MDG/All-List
Subject: Earth Day

You are cordially invited to observe the planting of a tree at Good Samaritan 
Park on 21 April @ 0900 to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Earth Day.


HISTORY

 

All across the country, evidence of environmental degradation was appearing 
everywhere, and everyone noticed except the political establishment.  
This troubled Senator Gaylord Nelson founder of Earth Day.  He was 
troubled that the state of the environment was simply a non-issue 
in the politics of the country.  Therefore he got the idea to persuade 
President Kennedy to give visibility to this issue by going on a 
national conservation tour.  Six years later the first Earth Day 
was held on 22 April 1970.

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Note: "Good Samaritan" Park name based on Christian mythology