For Immediate Release:        February 12, 2008For More Information Contact:         Leigh Adcock (800) 775-5227 MULQUEEN, LA SEUR FEATURED SPEAKERS AT BOOSTER CLUB LUNCHEON SUNDAY MARSHALLTOWN -- ­Bob Mulqueen, policy director of the Iowa Powerfund, and attorney Carrie La Seur, president of Plains Justice, will be featured speakers at the 2008 Booster Club Luncheon hosted by Iowa Farmers Union Sunday, Feb. 17 beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the Best Western Regency Inn, Marshalltown. Mulqueen will give a presentation on the structure and activities of the newly created Iowa Powerfund and Office of Energy Independence. La Seur will give an overview of the on-going work of Plains Justice, a public interest environmental law center working for environmental justice and sustainable communities in the Northern Plains region of the U.S., including eastern Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. Other speakers will include state legislator John Whitaker and Democratic congressional candidate Ed Fallon. Tickets to the event are $30 each, including lunch. Funds raised help offset the costs of lobbying on behalf of family farmers and consumers at the Iowa Legislature. For a reservation or more information, call 800-775-5227. Iowa Farmers Union is a non-profit advocacy group representing family farmers across the state.  IFU also collaborates on legislative work and educational programming with Women, Food and Agriculture Network, NFO-Iowa, and the Iowa Renewable Energy Association. IFU is a chapter of National Farmers Union, a general farm organization representing a quarter of a million family farmers and ranchers nationwide. NFU serves its membership by providing educational opportunities, supporting farmer-owned cooperative development, and presenting the organization's policies to lawmakers at the local, state and national levels. 
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