Banyan Rock & Talent President Named Co-Chair of Cary Ducks Unlimited

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Banyan Rock & Talent President Named Co-Chair of Cary Ducks Unlimited Michael Sterling to Head Wetland Conservation Efforts

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 25, 2008)—
Raleigh financial advisor and business owner Michael J. Sterling of Banyan Rock and Talent, has been named co-chair of the Cary Chapter of North Carolina Ducks Unlimited (NCDU). NCDU is a volunteer-driven, membership-based organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds to protect, enhance and maintain wetland habitat in North Carolina and across North America.

In this position, Sterling, along with co-chair Michael Jennings of Gregory Poole Caterpillar, will be responsible for managing and coordinating fundraising events, such as dinner banquets, golf tournaments, a variety of sporting events and sealed bid auctions.

“As a longtime member of Ducks Unlimited, I am glad to take a leadership role among my peers,” says Sterling, a NCDU member since 1997. “I look forward to continuing to raise awareness and membership for this great organization and its causes.”

The Cary Chapter of North Carolina Ducks Unlimited is actively seeking new committee members. For more information, visit www.nc.ducks.org or call Mike Sterling at (919) 782-0033.

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About North Carolina Ducks Unlimited:
North Carolina Ducks Unlimited (NCDU) is a volunteer-driven, membership-based organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds to protect, enhance, and maintain wetland habitat in North Carolina and across North America. These conservation efforts benefit water flow, other wildlife, and the people of North Carolina today and tomorrow. Achievements to date under include over 46,000 acres conserved throughout the state and over 10,000 project areas under development. DU has worked to conserve over 43,000 acres of waterfowl habitat throughout North Carolina since 1985. DU’s Sound CARE Initiative seeks to conserve an additional 64,000 acres in North Carolina and on northern breeding grounds. To learn more about North Carolina Ducks Unlimited, visit www.nc.ducks.org or call (901) 758-3825.

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