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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,45,34)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">PLEASE do not reply to this email,</span><span class="gmail-s2" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> contact Christine Staples  <a href="mailto:christineannestaples@gmail.com?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">christineannestaples@gmail.com</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">Berkeley High School Development Group (BHSDG) is an all-volunteer, nonprofit foundation run by a group of parents and students, whose sole mission is to strengthen the educational experience of every Berkeley High School student. To learn more about us, please scroll down to the bottom of the page. </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>BHSDG DECEMBER NEWS AND UPDATES</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">Last month we sent out our <a href="http://bhsdg.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2017-2018_AnnualReport_final.pdf"><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">latest annual report</span></a>, detailing all of our grants and acknowledging all of our donors for the 2017-18 school year, to the entire BHS Community, present and past. The report is now posted online on our website.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">Many thanks to all of you who were inspired by our work to make a donation to the BHSDG! We hope that many more of you will also be inspired to personally give direct support to all of our students and our school community before the calendar year is up. The truth is there is simply never enough funding available to give all of our students - and teachers and staff - the support they need to fulfill their potential. For example: many of our Seniors are currently applying to colleges: the tension is thick out there! BHSDG is right there with them: we are paying for application fees for those students whose families can’t afford them. As our Juniors are deep into taking the SAT, the ACT, and upcoming AP tests, BHSDG is also there with them: we are paying for testing fees which are beyond their means. And of course, for all students in all grades, BHSDG is paying teachers so that they can work extra hours to provide tutoring in all subjects after the school day is done, year-round. If you scroll down a bit, you will see highlights of the latest grants our Board approved. Making a donation is easy - follow this link to make it by PayPal: <a href="http://bhsdg.org/wp/give/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">http://bhsdg.org/wp/give/</span></a> or save us the 2% PayPal fee and write us a check! If you have a PayPal account you can avoid the processing fee by donating through the <a href="https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/110230052184687338/charity/1356808"><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">PayPal Giving Fund</span></a>. Our mailing address is BHSDG, P.O. Box 519, Berkeley, CA 94701-0519.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>EXCITING NEWS IN UPCOMING EVENTS: </b>Hoo boy, do we have an exciting guest speaker planned for this year’s Business Partners and Friends lunch for this coming Spring. Stay tuned - we’ll spill next month!</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>FUNDRAISING UPDATES: Mrs. Dalloway’s: </b>Thank you for buying books at Mrs. Dalloway’s during the special BHS weekend, and turning in the receipts. Early reports are that it raised in the neighborhood of $1,000. <b>Good Eggs: </b>And also thanks to those who did some grocery shopping with Good Eggs in October and November.  Good Eggs will be sending us a check for $500.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Shop with Amazon Smile:</b> If you will be doing any holiday shopping on Amazon, they will donate a small percentage to the BHSDG if you log into “Amazon Smile” and designate them as your chosen nonprofit. You can log in at <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/ch/94-3173406"><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">smile.amazon.com/ch/94-3173406</span></a>. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>HIGHLIGHTS OF GRANTS APPROVED IN DECEMBER</b> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">For the month of December, the Development Group allocated over $5,900 in grants. Highlights include:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Professional Development for Art Teachers - $378</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">SF MOMA field trip for 18 arts teachers </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Horseback Riding Field Trip for Berkeley Technology Academy Students - $1,000</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">Bus transportation to Half Moon Bay</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Music Production Equipment for BHS Music Production Club - $1,500</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">High tech equipment for electronic music production</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Materials for BHS Robotics Team - $2,500</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">Supplies and materials for building robots for competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Who and What is Berkeley High School Development Group? </b>The BHSDG is a group of parent and student volunteers; our mission is to strengthen the educational experience of every Berkeley High School student. We strive for equity. We are equity driven. We fund grants which benefit our school community and raise the funds to support this work. We meet on the first Monday of each month (rescheduled as needed to accommodate holidays and school breaks) from September through June, consider grant proposals and work on ways to raise the funds to support them. We are a registered nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization; all donations to the BHSDG are tax deductible. <b>Our next board meeting will be: Monday, January 7th from 7:00-9:00pm in the College Career Center. Visitors and new members are welcome!</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">In a typical year, BHSDG receives around $500,000 in donations; $250K in gifts to the general fund, and $250K in “restricted” funds (gifts specifically designated for a learning community or program - like AC, BIHS, Science, Universal 9th Grade, Band and Orchestra, e.g.) Most of our donations come from BHS community members - like you! </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">The Development Group accepts grant proposals from all Berkeley High School (BHS), Berkeley Technology Academy (BTA), and Independent Studies (IS) teachers, students, and staff on a monthly basis. (Deadline: 15th of each month for consideration at the next Board meeting.) <b>Students and Staff - if you have a great idea, submit a grant proposal!</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>To learn more about BHSDG, or to make a donation,</b> please visit our webpage at <a href="http://bhsdg.org/wp/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">http://bhsdg.org/wp/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:16px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>This year’s BHSDG Board:</b> Rosa Luevano and Jessica Hilton, Co-Presidents. Jennifer Morgan, V.P. Colleen Burns and Nishat Sheikh, Student Reps. Lynne Yee, Treasurer. Christopher Cherney, Secretary. Catherine Betts; Robin Claire Barnes; Erin Branagan; Angel Ciangi; Laurel Coates; Lisa Craypo; Deb Durant; Edward Dua; Michelle Ferrari; Stephen Paik; Sarah Rose; Anne Schonfield; Christine Staples; Julie Weitz; and Orlando Williams.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(4,51,255)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">_____________________________</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">Nicole Chee, Marguerite Fa-Kaji, Jenny Fosket, and Dylan Kaufman are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(87,124,173);min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(71,135,255)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">BHS etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(71,135,255)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">BHS website: <a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/"><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(71,135,255)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">BUSD 2018-2019 Calendar: <a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1819"><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1819</span></a>  </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación: <a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(87,124,173);min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">To post a message, send to:<a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)"> bhs@lmi.net</span></a>.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">To </span><span class="gmail-s6" style="text-decoration-line:underline;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(255,38,0)">unsubscribe</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"> from the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: <b>unsubscribe</b>. The request must be sent from the email address that is subscribed to the list.  If that does not work, visit the URL at the bottom of each message, or put your email address at the end of this URL:  <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</a>, or contact the e-tree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">To </span><span class="gmail-s7" style="text-decoration-line:underline;letter-spacing:0px">subscribe</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"> to the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: <b>subscribe</b></span></p></div>