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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi Gotham folks, I could use some help. I have a nonprofit client who had to cancel a terrific spring gala because of COVID-19 concerns. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;white-space:pre-wrap;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;cursor:text;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;white-space:pre-wrap;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;cursor:text;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'>They want to brainstorm about a remote gala in the fall instead. I could use your input with any really unique or highly imaginative ideas you have come across for virtual galas/annual fundraisers (and if you can, please provide the name of the nonprofit so we can see how they postured it). </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;white-space:pre-wrap;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;cursor:text;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks so much!</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><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><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'>Managing Partner<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;color:#385623'>egiving, a division of 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><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchalpert/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#002060'>linkedin.com/in/marchalpert</span></a><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.yourbestinterestonline.com/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#0563C1'>yourbestinterestonline.com</span></a><u><span style='color:#0563C1'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:marchalpert@yourbestinterestonline.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#0563C1'>marchalpert@yourbestinterestonline.com</span></a><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#0563C1'><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</span><span style='color:black'><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=286 height=181 style='width:2.9833in;height:1.8833in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D63A44.4A4E2230"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#4472C4'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1B2911'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1B2911'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#3C5C26'>Authorized agent for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#4472C4'><img border=0 width=123 height=66 style='width:1.2833in;height:.6916in' id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image010.png@01D63A44.4A4E2230"><sup>and </sup><img border=0 width=152 height=66 style='width:1.5833in;height:.6833in' id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image011.png@01D63A44.4A4E2230" alt="A close up of a logo Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=288 height=181 style='width:3.0in;height:1.8833in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image012.jpg@01D63A44.4A4E2230" alt=egemailsig><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>