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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(255,37,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Berkeley High School Development Group at <a href="mailto:info@bhsdg.org?subject="><span class="gmail-s2" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(71,135,255)">info@bhsdg.org</span></a>. </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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Your Donations at Work:</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>News from the Berkeley High School Development Group</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>January 2020</b></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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">Read on to learn more about fundraising activities this month from the Berkeley High School Development Group (BHSDG), as well as details of vital programs that your donations have funded and the many ways you can invest in strengthening our school.</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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Fundraising Updates</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Friends of Berkeley High Luncheon:</b> This year's annual luncheon will be held at noon on Tuesday, March 24, at Revival Bar + Kitchen in Berkeley. Tickets are available at <a href="http://bhsdg.org/wp/lunch/"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">http://bhsdg.org/wp/lunch/</span></a>. The featured speaker will be BHS parent and UC Berkeley Professor Jennifer Doudna, co-discover of the breakthrough CRISPR-cas9 gene-editing method and one of <i>Time</i> magazine's most influential people. She will be joined in conversation by superstar BHS Biology teacher Glenn Wolkenfeld, discussing how to blaze paths for women and minorities in science. Special thanks to North Berkeley Investment Partners for being our first sponsor. Do you know a local business that might like to be a sponsor? Contact Ed Dua to learn more about the sponsorship levels available: <a href="mailto:edwarddua@gmail.com?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">edwarddua@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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Open board positions:</b> Join the BHSDG Board! We are specifically looking to fill our treasurer and database manager positions for 2020-2021. Come to our next meeting at 7-9 pm on Monday, February 3, in the College and Career Center to learn more, or contact Co-president Jessica Hilton at <a href="mailto:info@bhsdg.org?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">info@bhsdg.org</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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>What Have Donations Funded Recently?</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Highlights of grants funded at our January board meeting include these programs benefiting students</b>:</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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Mental and Emotional Education Team ($4,800).</b> Counselor Michael Ceely will offer stipends to MEET students who are trained to provide peer presentations and support for mental health issues.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Stipends for special education interns ($1,500).</b> The stipends will enable special ed teacher Ryan Fox to recruit highly credentialed interns, who will provide counseling services to special education students.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Leadership professional development ($935).</b> Leadership Director John Villavicencio will be attending the CADA 2020 conference to learn strategies for redesigning the leadership program and improving the school culture and climate.</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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>How You Can Help</b></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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Donate.</b> Donate online at <a href="http://www.bhsdg.org/"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">www.bhsdg.org</span></a>, or via check payable to BHSDG, P.O. Box 519, Berkeley, CA 94701-0519. Please inquire if your employer has a matching gift program that could double your donation. You can also donate stock by contacting <a href="mailto:stock@bhsdg.org?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">stock@bhsdg.org</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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Shop with eScrip.</b> Register your credit, debit, and store club and loyalty cards at <a href="http://www.escrip.com/"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">www.escrip.com</span></a> and earn money for Berkeley High. It's free to enroll, and your purchases benefit the Berkeley Athletic Fund and BHSDG. The BHS school code is 137646958.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Shop with AmazonSmile.</b> When you remember to shop on Amazon at <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">smile.amazon.com</span></a>, a portion of your order can go to BHSDG. Just choose Berkeley High School Development Group as your charity when first signing up or on the "Your Amazon Smile" page.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Volunteer. </b> Are you an event planner, designer, organizer, fundraiser, tech person, or other expert? BHSDG can use your help. Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:info@bhsdg.org?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">info@bhsdg.org</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"> </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:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>About BHSDG</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">We are an all-volunteer, nonprofit foundation made up of parents and students whose mission is to strengthen the educational experience of every Berkeley High School student. In the 2018-2019 school year, we directly funded $352,000 in grants, and we managed an additional $261,000 of donations and other revenue earmarked for specific learning communities, programs, and departments.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">BHSDG is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and all donations to BHSDG are tax deductible. We generally meet on the first Monday of each month from September through June, except for holidays and school breaks. The next board meeting will be 7-9 pm on Monday, February 3, in the College and Career Center. Visitors and those interested in becoming members are welcome!</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">To learn more about BHSDG, make a donation, become a business partner, or submit a grant proposal, please visit <a href="http://bhsdg.org/wp/"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">http://bhsdg.org/wp/</span></a>. For more information, send an email to <a href="mailto:info@bhsdg.org?subject="><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(4,51,255)">info@bhsdg.org</span></a>.</span></p>
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<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"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">_____________________________</span></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(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">Nicole Chee, Jenny Fosket, and Chaghig Walker are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the E-tree; please direct any questions about the E-tree to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</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);min-height:14px"><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(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">BHS E-tree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span></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(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">BHS website: <a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span></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(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">BUSD 2019-2020 Calendar: <a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BerkeleyUSDCalendar-K12-2019-20-v6.pdf"><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1920</span></a></span></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(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"><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</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);min-height:14px"><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(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-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)"> bhs@lmi.net</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);min-height:14px"><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(87,124,173)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px">To </span><span class="gmail-s5" 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 E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">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/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</span></a>, or contact the e-tree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</span></p>
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<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(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">subscribe</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="letter-spacing:0px"> to the E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net?subject="><span class="gmail-s4" style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(87,124,173)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: <b>subscribe</b></span></p></div>