Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:05:26 -0500<BR>From: "homewoodfriends" <homewoodfriends@verizon.net><BR>Subject: GEDCO's CARES program to benefit from Feinstein Challenge with your<BR>support!<BR>To: "homewoodfriends meeting" <homewoodfriends@verizon.net><BR><BR><XMETA content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"><XMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1528" name="GENERATOR"><XMETA content="Microsoft Word 10" name="Originator"><XLINK rel="File-List" href="cid:filelist.xml@01C64762.285DC980"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:SmartTagType name="address" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="Street" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalampft-com:office:smarttags" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
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mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial } #message SPAN.SpellE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-spl-e: yes } #message SPAN.GramE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-gram-e: yes } #message DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=920273517-14032006>Dear Friends,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=920273517-14032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=920273517-14032006>As most of you know, the Homewood Meeting is a supporter of the Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (GEDCO), which provides those in need in northeast Baltimore with emergency food and financial assistance. Please consider helping with this fundraising effort, by making a donation or by encouraging others to do so.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=920273517-14032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV
class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Maria Johnson [mailto:mjohnson@gedco.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:24 PM<BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello All!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As you may know, <SPAN class=SpellE>GEDCO’s</SPAN> CARES program is a beneficiary of the Feinstein Challenge, a program meant to encourage giving to programs that help feed hungry people in our community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are hoping that you will consider doing a food drive, having a special collection, encourage giving (personal and
organizational) to GEDCO during the months of March and April by publicizing the Feinstein Challenge in your newsletters, bulletin or on your listserv. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As always, we appreciate your unending support! <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 410-433-2442 x15 or via email at <A href="http://us.f369.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mjohnson@gedco.org" target=_blank>mjohnson@gedco.org</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Maria<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Here are a few more details about the Feinstein Challenge (which you are free to replicate for your publications):<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Blurb:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For the ninth straight year, Alan Shawn Feinstein will divide $1 million among hunger fighting agencies nationwide using it to help them raise funds during March and April 2006.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The program runs from March 1<SUP>st</SUP> until April 30<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All
cash and food received during this period will count toward the challenge.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Food items will be valued at $1.00 per item for reporting purposes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Asked why he is doing this, Mr. Feinstein said, “Why a<FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">m</SPAN></FONT> I doing this?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because I believe each of us was put here on the earth to do what we can to help those in need.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I hope you believe that too.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He went on to <SPAN class=GramE>say ”</SPAN>my money started this campaign but it is <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">YOU</SPAN></B> who will help decide how many needy people in your city will be fed this year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’m only here to give you some support and to remind you of something I know you hold dear: That all that will matter to us someday is what we did while we were here to help those who needed us.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please support the CARES program now by organizing a food drive, holding a special collection and/or by making a gift to GEDCO today.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your generosity will allow us to receive additional funds through the Feinstein Challenge.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We encourage your support!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, please contact Maria Johnson, 410-433-2442 x15.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><EM><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Maria T. Johnson</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV> <DIV
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