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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Join me, my fellow Gothamites, in making this year <u>the one</u> that beats all past records, so we can give our traditional grants at the Holiday Party to more nonprofits than ever before! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You get to nominate the nonprofits to be chosen to receive the funding!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I urge you to make a generous donation:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In cash in the envelope passed around at your next Gotham group meeting, <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>By check payable to The Gotham Foundation, <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Or if you wish, in a secure online credit card donation.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraph><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In fact, I just made the first online credit card donation for this 2019 Season of Giving and I ask that you join me in doing the same at <a href="http://www.gothamfoundation.org">www.gothamfoundation.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you and let’s prove again that <i><span style='color:red'>it’s better to give than receive!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'>Marc W. Halpert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>Multipreneur and Managing Partner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'>connect2collaborate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'>egiving<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'>Your Best Interest LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>PO Box 320048, Fairfield, CT 06825-0048<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>We exceed expectations.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchalpert/"><span style='color:#002060'>linkedin.com/in/marchalpert</span></a><u><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#0563C1'><a href="mailto:marchalpert@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>marchalpert@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>203-373-0875 Office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>203-218-8288 Cell</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=139 height=86 style='width:1.45in;height:.9in' id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5301A.A49EEF60" alt="cid:image007.jpg@01D5203E.50D623D0"><img border=0 width=121 height=81 style='width:1.2583in;height:.8416in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D5301A.A49EEF60" alt="cid:image008.jpg@01D5203E.50D623D0"><img border=0 width=127 height=82 style='width:1.325in;height:.8583in' id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D5301A.A49EEF60" alt="A picture containing object Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>