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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">During the
month of May, archive<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>,
gallerie<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>, librarie<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>, mu<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>eum<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>,
cultural heritage <st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>ite<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> and organi<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>ation<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>
ac<st1:PersonName w:st="on">ro<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName> <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Au<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>tralia</st1:place></st1:country-region> are
encouraged to participate in <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MayDay</B>
– a national campaign for the protection of cultural heritage from
di<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>a<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>ter. Originating in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United State<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName></st1:country-region> in 2006, the <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MayDay</B> concept i<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> promoted in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Au<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>tralia</st1:country-region> by Blue Shield
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Au<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>tralia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">MayDay</SPAN></B><SPAN
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aim<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> to rai<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>e awarene<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName><st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> about
di<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>a<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>ter preparedne<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName><st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> and to
encourage people to perform at lea<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>t
one di<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>a<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>ter-preparedne<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName><st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>
ta<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>k in May each year. There are many
type<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> of emergencie<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> that we can be better prepared for, from the
potential impact of faulty electrical wiring in the building next door, to
bu<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>hfire<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>, cyclone<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> or even internal or external flood<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>. In 2008, people in cultural heritage
organi<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>ation<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName> are encouraged to print the <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MayDay</B> 2008 flier and po<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>t it on a notice board before 1 May. <SPAN
style="COLOR: #3366ff"><A
title=http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/blue+shield+fourth+announcement+31+march+2008.aspx
href="http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/blue+shield+fourth+announcement+31+march+2008.aspx"><SPAN
title=http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/blue+shield+fourth+announcement+31+march+2008.aspx><FONT
color=#0000ff>Click HERE</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN> to download your copy of the
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MayDay</B> flier and to learn how you
can be involved in <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">MayDay</SPAN></STRONG> 2008.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">For more
information contact <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Veronica Bullock</st1:PersonName>,
Development Officer, Collection<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>
Council of Au<st1:PersonName w:st="on">s</st1:PersonName>tralia, at </SPAN><SPAN
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title=mailto:blueshield@collectionscouncil.com.au
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">blueshield@collectionscouncil.com.au</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
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(08) 8207 7287. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
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