<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>ATHA Residents and Supporters - </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span></span> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>I wanted to send a warm and generous thank you to everyone who came out on Friday and Saturday for the 198th Anniversary of the Battle of Bladensburg. If you didn't make it, the new visitors center at Waterfront Park (4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg) is open and ready. Please stop by and learn about this important moment in our history and the impact it made on the War - a war which cemented the rising tide of the US
and the falling tide of the UK. Its a great experience and you can also pick up the Battle Walking Tour to take your own hike. We will attemp a guided walking tour in September or October, stay tuned for this event. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span></span> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>We had a great time and had over 600 friends come during the weekend - from here locally and from Virginia and DC. We are busy posting images to our facebook and flickr pages, so please check those in the coming days. (Don't forget that our Photo Contest is still running, so if you had a good shot, send it to us! More info is on our
website.) </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span></span> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>More to Come! We will have information tables at the upcoming events:<br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Greenbelt Labor Day Festival (Saturday, September 1, 10-4p; Roosevelt Center)</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Port Towns Day (Saturday, September 15, 12-5p; Bladensburg Waterfront
Park)</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Senator Rameriez's Family Picnic (Saturday, September 22, 12-5p; Brentwood Bartlett Park)</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span></span> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Then, you can find us at the upcoming Bostwick Fall Festival. This program, similar to our spring festival, will have food, fun, and family activities. We will be sure to spread the word, but mark your calendar now for October 7. We hope you can come out and support the last big 1812 event for this year. We
will have several smaller lectures and programs through the winter, to keep the spirit up.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span></span> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Don't forget, we will be back with more 1812 fun next year, and in 2014 we will have the grand, 200th Anniversary program!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span></span> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Thanks again for all the
support that the local communities are showing us. We really appreciate your time and help!</span></div><span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><br>Aaron </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;">P.S. - did you not get a t-shirt? Give us an email or call and we can make sure we have one for you. Or just come to the information tables and we will get you
one!</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;">Maryland Milestones/ATHA Inc.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><a href="http://www.marylandmilestones.org/">http://www.marylandmilestones.org/</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;">301-887-0777</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 15.99px; font-style: normal; background-color:
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