<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Dear Friends and Neighbors, </font></font>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">As we all have heard here on TownTalk yet another liquor store is opening up in our town. We have a saturation of establishments in our city limits, including 6 establishments within a 1/4 of a mile of this newly proposed liquor store. A saturation of liquor stores is not what Riverdale Park should be known for, nor will it help us grow our community in a positive way. </font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><b>We need to hear your VOICE! We need to YOUR HELP!</b></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>WHAT: </b></font></font><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b> </b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Volunteer Petition Drive Meeting & Drop By Letter/Petition Signing (oh, and free coffee!)</b></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></b></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>WHERE: </b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span><b>S&J Restaurant located at </b></font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>6108 Rhode Island Avenue</b></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></b></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>WHEN: </b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 2008 - 10AM - 1PM; Group petition drive by ward begins at 1PM from the S&J</b></font></font></div></span></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Here is what YOU can DO:</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>1) VOLUNTEER TO BE A WARD LEAD:</b> Come to the Saturday meeting and volunteer to organize folks in your ward to help gather signatures and sign letters. Attached is all you need to organize your neighbors to sign up their street. </font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>2) VOLUNTEER TO BE A STREET LEAD: </b>You know your neighbors? Always good to say hi, right? How about taking a few minutes just to walk your immediate street to gather signatures and sign letters --even just a few signatures will go a long way!</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>3) STOP BY PETITION SIGNING: </b>The easiest way to get your voice heard - just swing by the S&J starting at 10AM on Saturday for coffee and a few volunteers will be happy to take your signature -- it will take less than 5 minutes! </font></font></div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Please email me if you would like to lead your Ward's efforts in this important issue or if you have signatures/letters that need to be picked up. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">It only takes a few people to make the change we seek today - together we can make a difference. I know we can do it! </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Hope to see you at the S&J on Saturday! </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Best, </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Heather</font></div><div><br></div><div>Heather Blanchard</div><div><a href="mailto:heather.blanchard@mac.com">heather.blanchard@mac.com</a></div><div>703-593-3823 phone</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div></div></body></html>