November 22, 2009
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Y2K Task Force Credits Strength to Member Diversity

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'I was really struck at the first meeting by the strong sense of purpose and obviously well-educated people with a high degree of moral and spiritual content,' Martin said. 'There was a strong sense of mutual respect and desire to serve the needs of the community.

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Though the task force represents a broad spectrum of perspectives and styles, Ulrich said, members have in common a desire to provide credible information and support a reasoned, nonalarmist response.

'For example, when people ask how much food they should store, I

refer them to the Red Cross and FEMA,' Ulrich said. 'We're not saying to run out and store a year's worth of ammunition. One of the key reasons we exist is to counter that sort of mentality.'

Michelle Robbins agreed. 'It seems the media characterizes the Y2K issue as either 'the end of the world as we know it' or that nothing is going to happen at all. If seems anyone with any concern at all is put into the former category. I'd like to broaden the spectrum to include intermediate concerns.'

Contacts:
Rachmat Martin, member, Santa Cruz Y2K Community Task Force, Santa Cruz, Calif., 831-475-2814, 408-557-1904. Michelle Martin, member, Santa Cruz Y2K Community Task Force, Santa Cruz, Calif., 831-465-1081. William Ulrich, member, Santa Cruz Y2K CommunityTask Force; president, Tactical Strategies Group, Soquel, Calif., 831-464-5344.

Background:
Brant Herr, media contact person, Santa Cruz Y2K Community Task Force, Santa Cruz, Calif., 831-421-0525; e-mail: media@y2ksantacruz.org; web site: www.murtek.com/y2ksc.

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