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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Berkeley
Schools Fund at <a href="mailto:schoolsfund@berkeley.net">schoolsfund@berkeley.net</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Berkeley</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Half</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Marathon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Individual</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'> Teams - Ready to Go</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In its second year, the Berkeley Half
Marathon has again named the <a href="http://www.berkeleypublicschoolsfund.org/"
target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.berkeleypublicschoolsfund.org/">Berkeley
Public Schools Fund</a> as the race's official local charity. Last year,
the Schools Fund raised $30,000 with the help of runners at each school -
$10,000 of which went to individual PTAs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The race is Sunday, November 9. This year
there will be a 5k race in addition to the Half Marathon, which will make it
easy for families to run together to support their school. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Schools Fund has already set up individual
school teams (</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="https://www.crowdrise.com/schoolsfundberkeleyhigh/fundraiser/schoolsfund"
title="blocked::https://www.crowdrise.com/schoolsfundberkeleyhigh/fundraiser/schoolsfund">https://www.crowdrise.com/schoolsfundberkeleyhigh/fundraiser/schoolsfund</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>on Crowdrise and there's a <a
href="http://www.berkeleypublicschoolsfund.org/video/2014-team-schools-fund/"
target="_blank"
data-mce-href="http://www.berkeleypublicschoolsfund.org/video/2014-team-schools-fund/">how-to
video</a> for signing up. Also, joining an individual team qualifies runners
for a discount registration code. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Running for an individual school will
direct 50% of your fundraising to your school PTA and 50% to the Schools Fund.
Last year, the Schools Fund directed money raised through the Half Marathon to
a districtwide grant assisting curriculum transitions in 4th and 5th grade math
at all elementary schools.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Let's try to double the funds raised for <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:place></st1:City> schools this
year!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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