<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">With so many new members in the organization, I thought it might be a GREAT idea \U0001f4a1 to explain the Season of Giving!<div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The </span><a href="https://gothamfoundation.org">Gotham City Networking Foundation, Inc</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. is the philanthropic arm of Gotham City Networking! The Gotham Foundation, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">chartered to raise money and donate to worthy causes in furtherance of the giving spirit of Gotham City Networking\u2019s members.</span></div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">As an annual tradition, Gotham commences our Season of Giving initiative, usually in the 2nd quarter of each year and runs through December.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Members can make tax deductible credit card donations in any denomination and designate a 501(c)(3) organization of their choice (Thank you letter/Receipt will be provided). Each time a member makes an individual donation it is entered into a drawing. <font face="ArialMT, serif">The more donations you make, the more chances you and your organization have to be selected. In addition to your donations we have members who sign up as monthly matchers that help "double your money\u201d!</font></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;">Before our annual holiday party, donations will be pulled "out of a hat" by Gotham accountant Michael Garibaldi (under the scrutiny of Lisa Waterman). T</span><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">he winners are announced at our December Holiday Party and to the entire community on Fredslist.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><font face="ArialMT, serif"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">The great part about this - if your donation slip is selected, you will get to make the donation to the organization yourself! If you selected </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">a local organization, you</span>\u2019<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">ll be able to meet with their leaders and personally present the check!</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><font face="ArialMT, serif"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><font face="ArialMT, serif"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><b>To make your 1st Donation & Designate an Organization</b> \u27a1\ufe0f </span></font><a href="https://gothamfoundation.org">CLICK HERE</a> \u2b05\ufe0f or visit <a href="http://www.gothamfoundation.org">www.gothamfoundation.org</a> - if you\u2019re interested in a reoccurring transaction, please reach out to me so we can set the frequency & add an end date!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;">Last year, in 2023 the Gotham community collectively raised over <b><u>$30,000!!</u> </b>We were able to issue <u><b>5 grants</b></u> in the amount of<b><u> $6,160 e</u></b><b><u>ach</u></b> to the organizations indicated on the winning donations!</p></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b>\U0001f44f Thank you to our Monthly Matchers so far:</b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">\u2022 <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/jzinder">Josh Zinder </a> of JZA+D</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">\u2022 <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/Annamarie_Bondi-Stoddard">Annamarie Bondi-Stoddard </a>of Pegalis Law Group</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">\u2022 <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/JasonGreenberg">Jason Greenberg</a> of Phoenix Public Adjusters Group</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">\u2022 <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/Raj_Goel">Sharon and Raj Goel</a> of BrainLink International Inc.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">\u2022 <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/Vincent_Russo">Vincent Russo</a> of Russo Law Group, P.C.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">\u2022 <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/hanshanson">Hans Hanson</a> of CollegeLogic</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">\u2022 <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/RayW">Ray Walcott</a> Of Business Outreach Center</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">\U0001f44f <b>Special Thank you</b> to <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/sbloom">Scott Bloom</a> of Bloom Real Estate for reimbursing all credit card fees associated with donations, ensuring the Foundation remains 100% pass through!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b><br></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b><br></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b><u>2023 Donation Winners:</u></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b><br></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b>A</b><b>utism Speaks</b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/LouisCappelli">Louis Capelli</a> of PPD&G</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b>Tunnel To Towers Foundation</b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/Mitch_Tublin">Mitch Tublin</a> of Wenkroy International, LLC</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b>Magen David Odom</b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/Jill_Epstein">Jill Epstein</a> of UBS</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b>Services Now For Adult Persons (SNAP)</b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/Robert">Robert Intelisano</a>, The Insurance Doctor of Intelisano and Associates</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b>Sesame Flyers International, Inc.</b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/RayW">Ray Walcott</a> of Business Outreach Center</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Regards, </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Rosalia Ruberto<br>Administrative Director<br>Gotham Networking<br><a href="mailto:rosalia@gothamnetworking.com">rosalia@gothamnetworking.com</a><br></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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