Michael E. Nelson - Norwich University Graduate - Entrepreneur - Inventor - Economist - Social Engineer - Philanthropist

Life Time Memberships

NETIMPACT - Lifetime Member

www.netimpact.org

As a Life-time Supporting member of NetImpact Michael E. Nelson and the Nelson Foundation join the ranks of well known companies including: Ford Motor Company, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Shell Oil, Dow Chemical, FedEx, Starbucks, Johnson and Johnson and many other Fortune 500 Companies. Net Impact is a global network of leaders who are changing the world through business. Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of leaders who use business to improve the world.  Join NetImpact today and join companies working to make a difference.  Click Here to join NetImpact.

Sierra Club - Lifetime Member

www.SierraClub.org

The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization.  Inspired by nature, there are 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors, working together to protect our communities and the planet.  The dedication to environmental protection is one of the five (5) target areas of the Nelson Foundation, Michael E. Nelson personally pursues environmental causes, as a recognized Life-Time Member of the Sierra Club embodies this commitment to the environment.   "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will fall off like autumn leaves." ~ John Muir, Sierra Club Founder.

Sierra Club Mission Statement:

To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;
To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
 

Purposes and Goals:

What follows are the most general statements of the goals of the Sierra Club, starting with the organization's purposes from its Articles of Incorporate and Bylaws, followed by a chronological list of the various statements adopted or accepted by the Board in the last few decades that state the Club's internal and external priorities in the broadest terms.

National Rifle Association - Lifetime Member

www.NRA.org

There are several versions of the text of the Second Amendment, each with slight capitalization and punctuation differences, found in the official documents surrounding the adoption of the Bill of Rights. One such version was passed by the Congress, which reads:  “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”  Another version is found in the copies distributed to the states, and then ratified by them, which had this capitalization and punctuation: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”  The original hand-written copy of the Bill of Rights, approved by the House and Senate, was prepared by scribe William Lambert and resides in the National Archives.   The Second Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights.

Having been introduced to firearms by his father, Michael Nelson, has learned about firearms, the safety involved with their storage and use and the ammunition for firearms, from a young age.  His father an avid outdoorsman and hunter is also a Life-Time member of the National Rifle Association.  The Mission of the National Rifle Association (N.R.A.) is:   "To protect the Second Amendment right to bear arms, and to promote safe, responsible, and competent use of firearms."  In 1871, by a group of Union veterans of the American Civil War. The first NRA president was Ambrose Burnside; the eighth, Ulysses S. Grant.  The NRA is made up of some 4.3 million members and has chapters throughout the country. Over 1,000 NRA-licensed firearms instructors train individuals on firearm use, while the NRA's considerable staff wields an astonishing amount of lobbying power.  The NRA, the oldest and largest civil liberties organization in the United States, promotes the Founding Fathers' vision of a citizenry that both owns guns and uses them responsibly.

National Audubon Society

http://www.audubon.org/

Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

Our national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.

From a young age Michael's mother Leslie, has insisted he and his brother learn about nature through educational programs at Stony Brook refuge a park of the Audubon Society.  Long walks and educational pursuits in Audubon Society

National Eagle Scouts Association - Lifetime Member

www.NESA.org

Having earned the Boy Scouts of America rank / award as Eagle Scout in 1991, and desiring to continue actively to promote, support and apply Scouting ideals through Service.  Michael Eric Nelson has been recognized as a Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association.  As an Eagle Scout, and supporter of Boy Scout Troops through the Nelson Foundation, Michael E. Nelson embodies the principles, oaths and laws of the Boy Scouts of America in everyday life and business practices.  To Learn more about the Boy Scouts of America please visit:   www.Scouting.org

Order of the Arrow - Boy Scouts of America (Brotherhood Member) - Lifetime Member

www.OA-BSA.org - Scouting's National Honor Society

The purpose of the Order of the Arrow as Scouting's National Honor Society is fourfold:
     1.)  To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
     2.)  To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
     3.)  To promote Scout camping
     4.)  To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others

The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934.  In 1948 the OA, recognized as the BSA's national brotherhood of honor campers, became an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of America.

The OA has more than 176,000 members located in lodges affiliated with approximately 327 BSA local councils.

Scouts are elected to the Order by their fellow unit members, following approval by the Scoutmaster.  To become a member, a youth must be a registered member of a Boy Scout troop and hold First Class rank. The candidate must have experienced fifteen days and nights of Boy Scout camping during the two-year period prior to the election. The fifteen days and nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of six consecutive days and five nights of resident camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America. The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps.   The induction ceremony, called the Ordeal, is the first step toward full membership.  During the experience, candidates maintain silence, receive small amounts of food, work on camp improvement projects, and are required to sleep alone, apart from other campers.  The entire experience is designed to teach significant values.
Brotherhood Membership = After at least 1 year of service and fulfilling certain requirements, a member may take part in the Brotherhood ceremony, which places further emphasis on the ideals of Scouting and the Order. Completion of this ceremony signifies full membership in the OA. Active and continual membership in the Boy Scouts of America continues a persons life-time membership in the Order of the Arrow.

The Order of the Arrow has been a strong part of the Scouting program for over 90 years.

Nelson became a member of the Order of the Arrow, while a Boy Scout with Troop 126, in Franklin, MA.  Completing Ordeal at Camp Squanto BSA Summer Camp in Massachusetts and Brotherhood a few years later.

To learn more about the ways Michael Nelson and the Nelson Foundation support the Boy Scout's of America please visit: http://www.nelsonfoundation.com/projects.php#boyscouts

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REI Life Member - Recreational Equipment Inc. - Lifetime Member

REI is a community of more than 3 million active members who share a love for the outdoors, for outdoor gear and for the annual REI dividend. While it's true that REI members often join for the member refund—typically 10% on eligible purchases—they keep coming back because they love our commitment to our members, to our employees, to the outdoors and to the health of our planet.