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<font face="Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(255, 37, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Khadija
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Violet Richardson Award is Soroptomist International of the Americas’ leadership and volunteer recognition program dedicated
to teen girls, ages 14 years- 17 years. Soroptomist International of Oakland is one of nearly 1,400 clubs that make up Soroptomist International of the Americas, a global women’s organization whose members volunteer to improve the lives of women and girls
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0px;">The Violet Richardson Award recognizes young women leaders who make the community and world a better place through volunteer efforts. Volunteer actions that benefit
women or girls are of particular interest. Although we realize that volunteering is its own reward, we also know the power that positive reinforcement brings, especially in supporting and encouraging young women to continue their work as a community leader.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Please click </span></font></span><a href="http://www.soroptimistoakland.org/education-awards.html" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.soroptimistoakland.org/education-awards.html&source=gmail&ust=1507752970910000&usg=AFQjCNFXKZVoAsBepXDtf02WkSQxMo7-qA" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">here</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> for
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Khadija A. Fredericks, Chair Soroptomist Violet Richardson Award</span></font></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Marguerite Fa-Kaji, Jenny Fosket, and Dylan Kaufman are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">BHS etree archives: </span><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/&source=gmail&ust=1507752970910000&usg=AFQjCNEadSZtKeQWyuxPe7u_dj-tyf-y0w" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">http://lists.lmi.net/</span><wbr><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">pipermail/bhs/</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">BHS website: </span><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/&source=gmail&ust=1507752970910000&usg=AFQjCNEtOhZlKrgZzOGOQs91QPwx29x7nQ" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.</span><wbr><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">net/</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">BUSD 2017-2018 Calendar: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar&source=gmail&ust=1507752970910000&usg=AFQjCNG7A5h1qR5t6dG8207JOqDhTUfdjQ" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></div>
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