<div dir="ltr"><div>HI all,</div><div><br></div><div>I received this from a friend and I'm passing it along. This is a great way to support BLM in a hyper-local way.</div><div><br></div><div>Please consider a donation.</div><div><br></div><div>Martha</div><div>-----------------------------------------------------<div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_6260398808732892406gmail-docs-internal-guid-ba7c1346-7fff-08c6-23c7-91c6a29b0e30"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Friends, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I am reaching out as a volunteer organizer for the DC Ward 6 Mutual Aid Network. In celebration of Juneteenth 2020, we are aiming to raise $8,046 by Friday to support organizations that combat systemic racism and celebrate Black communities here in DC. These incredible organizations include </span><a href="https://www.serveyourcitydc.org/covid-19-emergency-response" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Serve Your City DC</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://www.mommassafehaven.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Momma’s Safe Haven</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, the </span><a href="https://traroncenter.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">TraRon Center</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://brothashuddle.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Brotha’s Huddle</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://www.chaw.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Capitol Hill Arts Workshop,</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://traininggroundsdmv.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Training Grounds Inc</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">., </span><a href="https://www.onedconline.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ONE DC</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://www.empowerdc.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Empower DC</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and </span><a href="https://www.m4rj.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">March for Racial Justice</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Juneteenth is the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. You can learn more about the importance of Juneteenth to our cause from our founder Maurice Cook </span><a href="https://www.serveyourcitydc.org/donate" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ward 6 Mutual Aid Network and our partner organizations rely on generous donations in order to maintain our work delivering food, masks, and digital access to DC’s most vulnerable Black communities. This work needs your support. You can learn more about our efforts at </span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.serveyourcitydc.org" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">www.serveyourcitydc.org</a><font color="#000000">.</font></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please help us celebrate Juneteenth and Black communities by donating to reach our goal of $8,046. Any amount is welcome!! You can donate </span><a href="https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_a4ec09ae-a73e-11ea-9d7f-0ab70f91e480&WidgetId=17408" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></b></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you are able, please consider making a commitment today to a recurring donation. Liberation and fully funding our communities are not about one day. This must be a sustained effort for freedom.  Recurring donations mean that we can plan ahead, knowing we have money to continue our fight for freedom in Black communities in the long -term.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for your time! Stay safe and healthy.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"EB Garamond",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
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