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<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px; ">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Chris Young </span></font></span><a href="mailto:chrisyoung@berkeley.net" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px; ">chrisyoung@berkeley.net</span></font></a></div>
<div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#333333">Dear Parents and BHS Community Members,</font></span><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<font color="#333333"><br></font></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#333333">The annual Holiday Meal will take place on Saturday, December 10. This special event features over 100 BHS students serving a warming meal, offering clothing, books, shoes, toys, blankets and providing entertainment for some 300-500 homeless or low-income people and families in the Berkeley community. </font></div>
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<font color="#333333">DONATION INFORMATION</font></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#333333">We are seeking fresh food or monetary donations to help us put on this special event. </font></div>
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<font color="#333333">What we are most in need of is pre-cooked hams or turkeys, potato or yam-based dishes, green salads or vegetable dishes, and canned/packaged foods such as tuna, soups or pastas. </font></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<font color="#333333"><br></font></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#333333">Monetary donations are also a huge help will help us buy basics such as butter, sugar, flour, foil and other food to round out our meal. They will also help us cover decorations and entertainment to make this not only a belly filling but heartwarming experience for those that attend. </font></div>
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<font color="#333333">Fresh food donations can be delivered between 4:30pm-7pm on Friday, December 9 or 8am-12pm of Saturday, December 10 to the main doors of the school at Milvia and Allston. Please indicate what time you would like deliver your donation. </font></div>
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<font face="Arial" color="#333333" style="font-family: Arial; ">Monetary donations are accepted as cash in the Leadership Office (make sure it gets to Mr. Young) or as checks written to "BHS Student Activities" with "Holiday Meal" in the memo line. These donations are tax deductible and a letter of receipt with the school tax ID number will be given upon request. They can be mailed to:</font></div>
<font color="#333333"><br></font><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Arial" color="#333333" style="font-family: Arial; ">Berkeley High School</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Arial" color="#333333" style="font-family: Arial; ">ATTN: Chris Young</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Arial" color="#333333" style="font-family: Arial; ">1980 Allston Way</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Arial" color="#333333" style="font-family: Arial; ">Berkeley, CA 94704</font></div>
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<br></div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">VOLUNTEER INFORMATION</div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
One of the great aspects of the Holiday Meal is that so many students get involved through donating food or volunteering at the event. Parent, staff or student volunteers must be able to commit to the entirety of one or more of the following shifts:</div>
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1. Friday Funsters: 4-8:30pm on December 9.</div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">2. Early Birds: 7:30-Noon on December 10.</div>
<div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">3. Homestretch Heroes: Noon-4:30pm on December 10.</div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
4. Dancing Dishwashers: 2:30pm-4:30pm</div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
Here is what each shift entails:</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#444444" face="arial, sans-serif">1. <u>Friday Funsters</u> will begin setting up and decorating the Food Court. They will also start preparing some dishes that can be refrigerated over night. </font></div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#444444" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#444444" face="arial, sans-serif">2. <u>Early Birds</u> will continue decorating the space, receive deliveries, put up signage, entertain guests waiting in line, and prepare more food. </font></div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#444444" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font color="#444444" face="arial, sans-serif">3. <u>Homestretch Heroes</u> will put food on the buffet line, serve the meal from the line or act as servers and bussers, provide entertainment, distribute gifts, and clean up. </font></div>
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4. <u>Dancing Dishwashers</u> will focus on clean up for the event, which includes a lot of dishwashing. To make it fun we'll have some good music in the kitchen and make a dance party out of it!</div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br></div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Thank you,</div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
The BHS Student Leadership Team</div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; ">
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