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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Hi, sorry if this is inappropriate to send, but I am a former Riverdale resident and work for the UN's DC office. I know school is out this Friday, but thought some of you might be interested in participating in this campaign at some of your neighborhood events this weekend. </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy">From: United Nations Information Center </SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">The United Nations Office in Washington DC wants to alert you to the CHANCE to make a difference in the fight against global poverty.</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">We hope you and your organization will consider using this opportunity to “Stand Up” on behalf of a cause that is at the root of addressing so many priorities – from the conflict in Darfur , to child mortality, to trafficking in persons, to the fight against HIV/AIDS.</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=black size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Schoolbook'">You are invited to</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Schoolbook'"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Schoolbook'">From 17-19 October, millions of people from around the world will participate in a global advocacy event to set an official Guinness World Record – </SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Schoolbook'">the greatest number of people ever to STAND UP against Poverty and for the <A title=http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/about/mdg href="http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/about/mdg" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Millennium Development Goals</SPAN></FONT></A>.</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Schoolbook'">STAND UP relies fully on citizen participation in that individuals everywhere organize local events around the world.</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Schoolbook'">Participants “stand up” to communicate their desire to fight poverty and hold governments and leaders accountable for promises to end poverty by 2015. </SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Get your friends involved – Spread the word!</SPAN></FONT></B></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Get a photo of your group for official counting purposes and report back to Stand Up.</SPAN></FONT></B></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Stay tuned to the United Nations’ efforts to eradicate poverty through the <A href="http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Millennium Development Goals</A>! </SPAN></FONT></B></LI></OL>
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