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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Chris Young, </span></font><a href="mailto:chrisyoung@berkeley.net" target="_blank"><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>chrisyoung@berkeley.net</span></font></a><font color=red face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear BHS Parents,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Would you give just one dollar to save a life? Most of us would. One of the campaigns the student leadership team has decided to take on for this March’s Month of Service is to help build a birthing center in Dolpa, Nepal through "<a href="http://odfl.org/"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>One Dollar for Life</span></font></a>", 2009 winner of the Outstanding Youth Philanthropic Organization from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> In this region of Nepal maternal birth-related death rates have been extremely high - up to an alarming nearly 10% in some parts of the region - as the nearest hospital for many is several hours away. <a href="http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/safesim-for-nepal/updates/" target="_blank"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>Read here for more</span></font></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> In our first round of collection on March 16 we collected just about $900 - pretty impressive! However, for the birthing <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> center project to begin, they need at least 80% of funding in place, which requires us being able to give about $3000. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> On next Friday, March 30 leadership students will go to every second period classroom to collect money in specially <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> marked boxes. If you would personally like to donate, please write checks to One Dollar for Life and deliver it or have <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> your student deliver it to the Leadership Office. We could use your help to meet our goal!! Checks can also be sent to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ATTN: Chris Young<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1980 Allston Way</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Berkeley, CA 94704</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One Dollar for Life, an organization started by a teacher and students at Los Altos High School. 100% of the money goes to Nepal as the organization is run by all volunteers and has some financial support to help them with administrative costs. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The idea is that students see the impact they can have as a community by simply each donating $1 (or more) to a shared cause. To make this a powerful, community building experience we ask that you please participate. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The message for students is powerful: you CAN be a bigger person by helping someone else. You CAN help make the world a better place with simple acts. If we can instill that belief in BHS teenagers and beyond, we WILL change the world. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>______________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Pat Anderson, Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji and Lisa Sibony are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree; please direct any questions to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></font></a>. </span></font><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>BHS etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></font></a>; BHS PTSA website: <a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/" title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></font></a>. 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