<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0"><!--Copyright (c) 1996-2014 Constant Contact. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under a separate
written agreement with Constant Contact, neither the Constant Contact software, nor any content that appears on any Constant Contact site,
including but not limited to, web pages, newsletters, or templates may be reproduced, republished, repurposed, or distributed without the
prior written permission of Constant Contact. For inquiries regarding reproduction or distribution of any Constant Contact material, please
contact legal@constantcontact.com.--><div id="rootDiv"><img src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=0ea38daa-562c-4b48-ad9a-c22eca054678&a=1011034684393&d=1117127389081&r=3&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif&c=a666b060-33e2-11e3-8958-d4ae52724810&ch=a70ed740-33e2-11e3-8b5e-d4ae52724810" height="1" width="1" />
<div align="center">
<table style="background-color:#FFFFFF;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center"><table style="width:600px;" border="0" width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#000000;padding:1px;" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="2" align="left"><table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK1"><tr><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; COLOR: #000000" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.721" border="0" hspace="0" width="624" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/721.jpg" /></p></td></tr></table></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#96C4AC;width:150px;padding:5px;" bgcolor="#96C4AC" valign="top" width="150" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center">
<table style="margin-bottom:5px;" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK2"><tr><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #0066ff; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<div style="COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><b>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Quick Links</span></p>
<div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> </span><br /></div></b></div>
<div style="COLOR: #0000ff">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #0000ff"><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlB1bJnLz9SgIrsNZ59A_qWLk6gAAqCQ3QsRoeeXUTPRUYSEIkqk12r2ynJ3aoQcn7d_B11a9D6szJ70QgSA0dhP47MxNQs8QUVMbKRTS547H8NRy0OkZc7SKc0ts_P0y2grhY9Iy0PHPJah7JKYGPt662aEIX37HQLSxe_nA8jxiaPBSXuohZkWbo1vnR7syO9cGqsAW6MIHAce5qNLLFa_vd6N8_I_0U1fMJSYupNrAPuNcrRHO6-6PSk-pgzl3I2&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">Donate</a> </p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #0000ff"><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBa1tsX3IfJgFKMawSZ04r_ii5qIkC2a_IVsHKZOSTRMGuIuQM2PjEmc2dA-y8Q0HJS4mE5Vib7TAcK4inLds-eCuKxlxePIBrx8Gv0agrdbg5K2uKgBqF7ApFYpAoCm5PnQOXV7ftMNWxCv6hCGy1tVEuihRCkbaGvXyGORFWdQzNH2mB9167tNLPGBzz4PHboptIZuqJkTAlG2c9LXCm92kviDkeSIGohGUltU1H8vHMh0_dwRwue6UchLIkWkgKHJEqOCoyYTaJUH7j1QrOiA==&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="link" target="_blank">Volunteer</a> </p></div>
<div style="COLOR: #0000ff">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #0000ff"><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBJKmRQ-uMHbVFf9230e9AaJ3srAADCjSeQELhS--683jxUv3x_oTZEZ34TpMlzk3cdWNeoB-rAzk1z6d_rvToa-hS46VssvN3sN4oBuUWkFExw-mapkNVvAV5vEL8d2si-Yi5Bdm8o7UThcxdC_Cz5wG4hIpVHRxKXMJZLzXuMFy5j8XZw2PSaAJaPOmQd9X2Y1kZGI_XwUNwQza8QcpQthxBNSIGcJQERII7uVyCxb70e4WRqKQzOw==&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="link" target="_blank">Recent News</a> </p></div>
<div style="COLOR: #0000ff">
<div><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBv_PR7Rv10Ds-ri9OjAOkSzDIk-Nm3-tWpgo5mV9a5CXhDqgM8wQPfYzMcajxzQiSujohLaL-RcwQHChonapVK-7_q4zeQ-bW6kml5CHIHRuWGx4fJmnZcRbzWOyQNB7MXuJx6fJtdzuiT2HP2fSElRraM8lKp0nnRW4sCToJz6AxjUt_YT8Nb_KAPlOL8pSe3rIvZ_AW1HSOC4wKXpPqdXWH6xoAKd3T5ipU-j6epJY=&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="link" target="_blank">Upcoming Events</a><br /></div>
<div><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlB9-sbitVg2qK9gDhXTQOnd2AEpXiZnYYAhXfPmPTNBBUoAx-yWsX0W-NLwp_LKIp6j-ItWXUb6ugkuiHeWkbBI33z5YuxyCaBt3KaSrIsebXcmpWDSa02dpr6wkIr5w5dv-Sv28Mw4zRZdP9HaTBYgbZT_Khvc3uMbe-VA08g3oZsQacWpLe9y2NzUwGxeTDMMJxtZI-WQuiwc7ZrSGID5mn9cetkKW6_p83ARFzfZ__r5VZUanLLoieIYkNEJ_kb&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="link" target="_blank">Become a Member</a></div></div></td></tr></table>
<table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK4"></a><table style="margin-bottom:5px;display: table; " border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK6"><tr><td style="text-align: left; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; color: #ffffff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Connect with us!</span> </b></span></p>
</td></tr><tr><td style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; " rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgXR8ksb9hJ60Ok6xZ3hh6zae6cnuws-7CkTzd-vx9A7c7lGwejqmJs_xT29SuUvRDvDudKKVWNITgAgGZZqHcWfM4kW_M0c-Qqse069u2yWp-yc_qzdBjNAyS20C1tA8HLQf9cHs6VhW&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="facebook" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Find us on Facebook" title="Find us on Facebook" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/ic_fbk_36.png" /></a> <a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgdFqokd8_qVHDjRQcp_-UXbwgwkgoHQCUAbuaKgcxKzm8hr_9rEPiPqhPqJogjtwlUbNZ8LxcyL7N2J-i9OCLmef_2VKj-L7jb_tQ6M_GXTx_V6YqExwGLPmhum_d1EDHQ==&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="twitter" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Follow us on Twitter" title="Follow us on Twitter" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/ic_twit_36.png" /></a><br /><a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBfKDlCbQ2TK3lVS9roaU1K2NE95QwhhWM-Eoqf_l4pnqE9hcyJ5oXNNk1YCH8-yNwDQ0moCdAeYxKDhIaxKizHPXFeXf7-T9IPnaELHrwwNXPVdCQUkApmFgJc3O3tX3EgSxdddWjicR1N0k9IvTP82G_YT73lAiOWjkbwjR7eHPka0K-WItbYZPk5PIuP08ebkS6zx2lQ_xO95JIRau3P4mFqyBYm0aifeJmnIEjqy4sB2_yjEVW9A==&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="blog" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Visit our blog" title="Visit our blog" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/ic_blog_36.png" /></a> <a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgQoRN8wpI55zybSAvTzaCasblXmSt2klsm7QWBQvq-Pht31o9joCjO5LZUesWs1CWniQkxxMWmwpOoFpn9ahZpyf5ZfB1HU2zrrZpnllvI82V-HmQfbihsNlrZmCHke_SIcb_EIeUeeO&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="youtube" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="View our videos on YouTube" title="View our videos on YouTube" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/ic_tube_36.png" /></a><br /> <a class="imgCaptionAnchor" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBzChajUFXTr2wZW1bKcXy4DbjrLuOyY1yE70ku1I6z4Vt-uoF56xDhY0S2q-FOtoIlZ4U-tIIs3UaoW5x9F02RPQ9qZ-jofIy6pdsstiXd3wcbtGIeeQS7fbWgO5bwJSOAH-inXugWCI1L2mMmBqWNuEPI9m22EhtfWRJ6NnNlftrmuFA25SU_aj5-MdWa9U-wT2XTH_Cp0cRh-fLgrjnDTKeHYrc49SZQMLmRQctmEc=&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" target="_blank"><img height="36" vspace="0" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.651" hspace="0" width="36" alt="Instagram" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/651.png" /></a> <a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgQoRN8wpI55zeJYx83QWoRkkkc5sB2EaICYp085tb5QLy-ijuIdpgtnrjJ6deMZx2w8VWhKBO_JP5qTtSAudJnEoik2Zwejm7amafzIVzFGFBLFHaGZrFmm0JVbp8Fq9gEd3dT25XbaXXnc3yYj8KIlooLH_PLamamjyb1LF7NmB7MB6zjQBeENaEbWIFjSOJw==&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="linkedin" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="View our profile on LinkedIn" title="View our profile on LinkedIn" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/ic_lkdin_36.png" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; " rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><br /></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK25"></a><table class="ArticleBorder" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK25"><tr><td style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow', 'Arial MT Condensed Light', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Support the cleanup of toxic sediments in the Anacostia River</span></strong><br /></div></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><img style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" vspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.734" border="0" hspace="5" width="122" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/734.jpg" /></div>
<div style="color:#000000;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:14pt;TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow', 'Arial MT Condensed Light', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBEa-2y6GEdinXNuhtzkaXMbcjZ4M4Ui8OdvOqQp8BQU8d_YcqNGGu47lxdFX-wj_7C6jLFOVPBhd8iGlFsnk0WbRtqfTO--KYrIdqwxjArNAeQ4gfV3x8xIYkJs5CnmRASlrZORGqDFj8BC7tqvCneQKpMJwiOhns23zyypUVoF0yTit5D0KdRvk1jxbpjaIVRIIjXWNjGREXOmOdCioZHy3MD9EkITSBBpOMEBNimWoj5QuaQUVY6WpktTth9M5ZiE7snW82nbniR-Ow6OTwg1Yaa38oQSD0ymjeTfZKSBvYlFExeeYfLKM3vuNtsioDp7iVVUVBG3uQf5yGm5-rr5TmQyDLKxeYFSmo_F22yAlWGR0b5WwFVLlNkDpbCRRa&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here for more and sign the petition!</a></span> </span></div></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK6"></a><table style="margin-bottom:5px;DISPLAY: table" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK6"><tr><td style="FONT-FAMILY: 'arial narrow', 'arial mt condensed light', sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align="center"><em><strong><span>Ban the 'Foam DC!</span></strong></em></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align="center"><em><strong><span> </span></strong></em><img style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #333333" height="131" vspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.729" border="0" hspace="5" width="126" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/729.jpg" /></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span> </span></p>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">DC City Councilmembers are evaluating a bill that would<span> </span>prohibit the sale, use, or provision of polystyrene (aka Styrofoam) containers for food services and encourage the use of compostable or recyclable containers. A fee is working to reduce plastic bag litter; imagine what a ban could do for removing another major trash source from our river: foam containers!<span style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="ccFontUpdated" style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><br /></div></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK7"><tr><td style="color: #000000;" height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" /></tr></table></td>
<td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;width:450px;padding:5px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="450" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<table style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: table" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8"><tr><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<div style="COLOR: #333333"><span>In this issue...</span></div>
<div style="COLOR: #0000ff"><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" shape="rect" href="#Click" linktype="anchor">'Click for a Cause' and Help AWS Win!</a></div>
<div style="COLOR: #0000ff"><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" shape="rect" href="#EarthDay2" linktype="anchor">Happy Earth Day! </a></div>
<div style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" shape="rect" href="#Goats" linktype="anchor">Goats Return to the River</a></span></div>
<div style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" shape="rect" href="#Legis" linktype="anchor">Outcomes for the Environment, MD Legislative Session</a></span></div>
<div style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" shape="rect" href="#MCM" linktype="anchor">Become a River Runner and take on the MCM</a></span></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" shape="rect" href="#Events" linktype="anchor">Upcoming Events</a></span></div></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK28"></a><table style="margin-bottom:5px;" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK28"><tr><td style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"> <a shape="rect" name="Click"><img alt="Click" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" title="Click" /></a><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align="center"><strong>Vote for the Anacostia Watershed Society in WTOP's 'Click For A Cause' contest! </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<div>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Help the Anacostia Watershed Society win a prize package worth</p><img style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow', 'Arial MT Condensed Light', sans-serif; COLOR: #000000" height="85" vspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.733" border="0" hspace="5" width="124" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/733.jpg" align="right"><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> $15,000 by <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">simply 'clicking.' Vote for the Anacostia Watershed Society </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><strong>NOW through Friday, April 25 at 5:00 pm</strong> at </span><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBP9RSYM_2a8OVIgHfsMozuD2RKsWB6ie8L3zj-vW4iWS_vGSg4EepwFu8mgNR4dULXnIWOGn14gOYof0JGZDu250JHyxWsIBv79G54DZQT38BoREGQ5Z_mMWKLD-uJkvHWEn8L065jAvymLkTEXdtV-5YBwhzOallcej_CpJ7RrSD3jc21AMJRiOdj7FswUldP5iLoKDYpAF4RnOE09YqnmZeF86K5DlOEZfpeCV3xho=&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">wtop.com/clickforacause</a>.</p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </p></img></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align="left">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">After you vote, help to spread the word by sharing on Facebook and Twitter! Remember the stakes are high - $10,000 for the first-place winners of each <span>category and $5,000 worth of advertising on WTOP. </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><em>Voters must have a Facebook account to participate.</em></p></div></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK11"><tr><td style="color: #000000;" height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" /></tr></table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK29"></a><table style="margin-bottom:5px;BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f4ebc3" bgcolor="#f4ebc3" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK29"><tr><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'arial narrow', 'arial mt condensed light', sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center">
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align="center"><strong style="FONT-FAMILY: 'arial narrow', 'arial mt condensed light', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><a shape="rect" name="EarthDay2"><img alt="EarthDay2" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" title="EarthDay2" align="left" /></a></strong></p>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><strong><br /></strong></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><strong>Anacostia Watershed Society Celebrated Earth Day With Annual Cleanup! </strong></div>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align="center">The Anacostia Watershed Society and over 2,000 volunteers celebrated Earth Day early by pitching in to help cleanup the Anacostia River at 25 sites throughout Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Washington, D.C. </p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align="center">Take a closer look at their work...</p></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<div>
<table class="imgCaptionTable" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 5px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" width="310" align="center"><tr><td class="imgCaptionImg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: #333333" width="310" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a class="imgCaptionAnchor" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBCUDkukBznNmzGtk_JlpXQSUbXEfusJNkTSbnhPB88TGZzQm-DyM74fKDCu_5txiUczndlJpXNaJlk8VWyvwrnrXrNfTXsjIBfOE-UL_aNVwAZ1ncUumttveVRv0_J2-bwWuyh_vTh890tAGh_Eoy8CekC-EXkKwrn1f3CkT0udQ=&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" target="_blank"><img height="225" vspace="5" border="0" hspace="5" width="300" alt="Earth Day Cleanup and Celebration 2014" src="https://thumbnail.constantcontact.com/remoting/v1/vthumb/YOUTUBE/d2aa7efc8f6245bb84e460eb46581beb" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="imgCaptionText" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
<div>Earth Day Cleanup and Celebration 2014</div></td></tr></table>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align="justify"><span> </span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align="center"><span>People across the nation will be celebrating Earth Day today, April 22nd, to demonstrate support for environmental protection. </span><span>Check out ways you can get involved with the </span><span>Anacostia Watershed Society and help improve the health of the Anacostia River </span><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlB6mTTZW3iGP5geXlNO8fIirNbYYapynsDs9t2MZYNzq3coXV5lkKTRIvYoCWZP60hW2JXfcaM4RDuF_S18H-u_9CJ_YWsafhP5weoW4f-6EZaPBY9QkwYD2heRlLUolsIMoOygPkfwWfh8Xae65xdHBg32La1K8lWNuzWgErf0AIOzGJ2QIkCE5_xhbIIbW-tY7tei0SUyVSMjrvZxVCsmVwpkUpKnWf-I0DK1dgQkHlp9hnKfWPDoQ==&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">HERE</a><span>! </span></p></div></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK17"><tr><td style="color: #000000;" height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" /></tr></table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK10"></a><table class="ArticleBorder" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; DISPLAY: table" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK10"><tr><td style="COLOR: #000000" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><a shape="rect" name="Goats"><img alt="Goats" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" title="Goats" /></a>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align="center"><b>Goats Return to the River!</b></p></div>
<div>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span>If you swing by the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River in Hyattsville, MD from May 8-15 you will get to witness a herd of 60 goats feasting on the invasive plant, kudzu, in order to clear the growth and improve the health of the area and river. </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span> </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span>AWS, in partnership with Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, welcomes back the eco-friendly kudzu removal system provided by EcoGoats of Davidsonville, MD. For 8 days, the herd of goats will work diligently to clear the kudzu (Pueraria lobata), a non-native, invasive vine that spreads quickly and outcompetes native vegetation. </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span>Goats are a low impact and sustainable method to manage vegetation. Once the goats free the site of kudzu leaves and vines, a more complete removal of the plant roots will be accomplished by AWS staff and volunteers, to help eradicate the kudzu. Once the roots are removed, AWS volunteers will help to re-stabilize the area by seeding and laying hay.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The kudzu removal project is part of a larger initiative led by AWS. In June of 2013, AWS was awarded a grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to engage communities within Prince George's County in projects that will serve to demonstrate the connection between sustainable methods of handling stormwater to create a safer and healthier environment for the plants, animals and humans in the Anacostia Watershed. <span style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </span></p> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, calibri, arial, sans-serif" height="154" vspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.727" border="0" hspace="5" width="420" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/727.jpg"> </img></div></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK12"></a><table style="margin-bottom:5px;BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f4ebc3; DISPLAY: table" bgcolor="#f4ebc3" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK12"><tr><td style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><a shape="rect" name="Legis"><img alt="Legis" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" title="Legis" /></a>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align="center">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><strong>MD Legislative Session Comes to a Close </strong></p>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Outcomes for the Environment</div></div>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 180px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </p>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><img height="125" vspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.716" border="0" hspace="5" width="243" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/716.jpg" align="right" /></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span>It was a busy session this year in the Maryland General Assembly as officials fought to keep the polluted runoff law intact. Approximately twenty bills were proposed that threatened the integrity of the law passed in 2012, requiring that the nine most populous counties in Maryland and Baltimore City each create a dedicated program that establishes a stormwater fee system in which funds are used for projects to reduce and clean runoff from streets, parking lots and rooftops. AWS worked hard to protect the new fee system, highlighting Prince George's County's program as a model. The Clean Water, Healthy Families coalition provided outstanding statewide leadership. It took the efforts of many and we thank you all! </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span> </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span>Other environmental bills and outcomes of interest this session include:</span></p>
<ul><li><span>Authority for fees on disposable plastic bags - Unfortunately, both the Prince George's County bill (HB1049) and state-wide bill (SB707/HB718) did not move forward which would have simply given counties the authority to implement a bag fee. This is a big disappointment to us.</span></li><li><span>Recycling collection at special events (HB781) - <strong>This bill passed!</strong> It requires permitted events providing food and drinks to over 200 people on public space in Maryland to have designated recycling containers next to trash containers, and to send the collected material to recycling facilities.</span></li><li><span>Points on driver's license for littering (SB390/HB386) - <strong>This bill passed!</strong> It allows points to be added to drivers licenses of people convicted of illegal dumping/littering while operating a motor vehicle.</span></li><li><span>Increase funding to track pesticide use (HB621/SB700) - <strong>This bill passed!</strong> It establishes a source of funding through an increase in the annual pesticide manufacturers' product registration fee which will be used for reporting professional pesticide usage.</span></li></ul></div></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table><table style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK14"><tr><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif"><a shape="rect" name="MCM"><img alt="MCM" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" title="MCM" /></a></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align="center">
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"><span><strong>Run a Marathon, Help Restore the </strong></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"><span><strong>Anacostia River!</strong></span></p><strong>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p></strong></div><img style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif" height="66" vspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.732" border="0" hspace="5" width="91" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/732.jpg" align="right"><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span>Interested in running the </span><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBdfprfW7oMwgEdoRoHjZTMX_7t5LqVQUK5imR10rp6DzzViDsRnaCrcdmcyEgkERLfbj3oYAaW__DxrAGrwo9xDRm6oc6NzAU_ex_XmgmBkQHIwRK-IYH7ee5AncOYdTfn4ekjhpWSfn-RDTJolzwEolFWrg4TnAyAI6_SfKihO3SYMAN92h4izTocDEPx3N6pmg7QLTPNC8xqFx0u3aZGQUr0c10PXyon7N5mCnd-oU=&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">Marine Corps Marathon</a><span> this October? Become a River Runner, and run on behalf of the Anacostia River! As a MCM charity partner, AWS has 50 guaranteed entries available to runners who agree to raise valuable funds to support our work to restore the Anacostia River. With the help of our runners, we hope to <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif">raise $25,000 to support our critical advocacy, stewardship, education, and recreation programs. </span></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span> </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span>T</span><span>o join our team, runners must agree to raise at least $500 by August 1, 2014. In </span><span>addition to receiving a bib and <img style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" height="129" vspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.731" border="0" hspace="5" width="174" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs129/1011034684393/img/731.jpg" align="left">AWS </img></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">swag, River </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Runners will be </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">treated to a complimentary tour of </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">the </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Anacostia </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">River aboard our pontoon boat. Our staff will also be </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">cheering you on from the water at Hains Point in October! Learn </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">more and register </span><a style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBKjZ6QaQd57Eqa4V2aNvQ9TGkWwUZfa50t32fGjXxenAepwEPjOhvSq0smcytjAWrLLBkE8zKN7HhHY8SBsdA_CSi5CT1KjoQxU1FDR9pWMpUJ_gs3oHpEFKLK2HaiP6MJ28r43zaogjMY8zjS3Dwt4kJ7qc7UCbFmIAICR8hR7a9nVtqaULMkzaIW01cVnmeOZ9DOD1Pk8wXfvnMgx2tkkqvZiZN3N_zp4Z1NknCZzA=&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">here</a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">! </span></p></img></td></tr></table><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table><table style="background-color: #f4ebc3;" bgcolor="#F4EBC3" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK18"><tr><td style="text-align: left; color: #000000; font-size: 20pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<div style="font-family: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><strong style="font-size: 16pt;">Upcoming Events with AWS</strong><span style="font-size: 16pt;">:</span><img style="font-size: 16pt;" alt="UpcomingEvents" title="UpcomingEvents" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif"><span><a shape="rect" name="Events"><img alt="Events" title="Events" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" /></a></span></img></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong style="font-size: 10pt;"> </strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Vegetative Buffer Planting at Kingman Marsh</strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBUnlvGJJjqq_-5EYWySY45IBeXwkGXuhH7LfpghJ-j7PHl_vYXxMffGEJ6kivH8ynCe3qy-x8038Dc2yWF4jwV27IcbpFbWdV0mHP2Eqaaw-5zyxtTSF_TPf7LMBl3l0EnRc-CS2bVv04vT95HXjqt7lMlyKnfxJ6RBW2UcBXaLNCs2smkdhbhagGAwbtYV5F0niqU5roPvn_bmWx0bpIi3Nx8OkFM1QsY31cQBXsibzselGbm5_Cypxk7S4UZHL2bpW7IghoBsmP71oCzWyHqQshjRQ3jtu8HxSNqqASiNzu6KsHxMLZu8uQUtaZLeUw&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">-Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:00am - 12:00pm </a></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Wetland Planting at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBODeKSfyCb5k_Bx6f_mtfhz9lmlALAy46UXurp8m4G0Ptiy-mg8nYDzP8774b6ep-DzDnEtEry-97rZi5daqkoBE9UT_F55gV0YT4xykLVQFZ0iNG6vwjG0hrIailAOcx2cJWoj6hW9yFun0FTk500al3avHPuMjBXphEnQh6EfTrEIdacU53ql9sBXK0K816_2JUq1yJ9UkbI7YirRjPsTH0I7vm5ZIUYf_e-8-9XCpErPpJdH5DO7wSzUnfG0RkbQlnlcDwU6Nr0-oLGW1AUbpTkRe1ogGWGy8q-TvpiM8uXGKHX3z8B-GoquXiVeFo&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank"> -Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:00am - 1:00pm </a></p>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Pope Branch Invasive Removal</strong><br /> <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBxZNyT7wD7x2i3UCmUqMVaU5gDNPFlq2gPBFxsRbGC7gacsa-TzKv3AOPxiqC0K9GqWG3Fb4ChYPO-w6qcvQVEd4bt9AWr8XnfZwKpUYW2t2Eep5kMVwEuGNUNvhThG5PXQ_Mor4meuop7U6BI78TTdRen2T_ujZB50jB8nSrhPyWKYEprUNzfxc2XfAJvgqg2Jp_jgnXNsUmpSGCQjoqbjpxVsUEVgBU_758f-eUR4uwnbzE0CavCxo24FKTwt-GDqEGnFKvVrSUhrn-aMuI44DcPOeP2mtDTVW5QH3BQD4=&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">-Thursday, April 24, 2014 10:00am - 1:00pm</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"><span><strong>Nash Run Trash Trap Cleanup</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBerUG_Oz8fhE2U80MPz5iJ6CmrPqz8yZBNAJfAK-UiLv5tT8YBdA6RwSzcgVuKw0q07jMUGVNSOpiLlxC8hlxjawVvG1YJNJABHKqwRQSWQGOiSFuX2WWDTWdIAbA_CBmTtmTdn_OHr58_sLMnfgyciXp23I6DX3Fd4AUxrPSa7TxjnmE_uYGhGuwMw89eFyte25zhQXvsqka5VHzrRoWRgXN8YXHOCKgkNgRg-BUxe0hOF79cMXkl8vJhtI5V3a7cyHQIhjfENA3VQjgvQl01AnEzF0WzZT-Qo-GqZDx8F9FuIh6Hi4xJg==&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">-Saturday, April 26, 2014 9:00am - 12:00pm</a></p>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Vegetative Buffer Planting at Kingman Marsh</strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBRbUAQd3MLmtNLJeWFbbMM_dIEk4m25U4tUfRwnTW0S0PBfwa72Tt7N65GHPD285kc_yvp3ioDkCkM4Kny7dVVMt9hCc4ZGeWr018XDuR_fGQ0moMMWWdieVKc6LxTUUG3H-E38UOscHJVTvCT3V6OPFh2HREc5e99q9_Uqcl9tMt38_ZhtNu57lcxvuQumJ607n3rrBj-mJl9afvRHzW7I77LFWbjud64gGt8n4iPRTaYc0agL8oo-VPrCjLMRAxp9CxrBw30gvFuCnp7D_YgfHqvAn2kVUpw9V9vevdF65YxfcPETnzFOTJMikBlEll&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" linktype="1" target="_blank">-Wednesday, April 30, 2014 9:00am - 12:00pm</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span>Remember to check out AWS's </span><a shape="rect"><span>event calendar</span></a><span> for more volunteer opportunities and events!</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"> </p>
</div>
</td></tr></table><table style="margin-bottom:5px;display: table;" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19"><tr><td style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><strong><a class="imgCaptionAnchor" track="on" href="mailto:info@anacostiaws.org" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img height="37" vspace="5" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.413" hspace="0" width="410" alt="Contact AWS" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs069/1011034684393/img/413.jpg" /></a> <br />The Anacostia Watershed Society</strong><br /><em>The George Washington House</em><br />4302 Baltimore Avenue<br />Bladensburg, MD 20710<br /><br />Office: (301) 699-6204<br />Fax: (301) 699-3317<br />E-mail: <strong><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:info@anacostiaws.org" shape="rect" target="_blank">info@anacostiaws.org</a></strong><br />Website: <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBIdeKNVvudxB6XBhr3XsJaw_VbA86FAI4XXo-e4uc6xwUWvGiVxoIwt5UDFMEz-qgOhr2figPtAJoUDOuYUinYJUdxcvxGtHkoxqlyn-kYFCQt_E1AMEh2PCu2n51U8F5pBBpkuS3rCNnDLysliq4a-iWLAofNJoa-rzQiZ38UTxyzhK8z7M3BHe1JgznezUoyqURDy7QY_8modDAsbXtOmm8LQAmYCKm&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" shape="rect" linktype="link" target="_blank">www.anacostiaws.org</a><br /><div><a style="color: rgb(10, 116, 219); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlB1bJnLz9SgIrsNZ59A_qWLk6gAAqCQ3QsRoeeXUTPRUYSEIkqk12r2ynJ3aoQcn7d_B11a9D6szJ70QgSA0dhP47MxNQs8QUVMbKRTS547H8NRy0OkZc7SKc0ts_P0y2grhY9Iy0PHPJah7JKYGPt662aEIX37HQLSxe_nA8jxiaPBSXuohZkWbo1vnR7syO9cGqsAW6MIHAce5qNLLFa_vd6N8_I_0U1fMJSYupNrAPuNcrRHO6-6PSk-pgzl3I2&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" shape="rect" linktype="1" target="_blank">Donate</a> | <a style="color: rgb(10, 116, 219); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlB9-sbitVg2qK9gDhXTQOnd2AEpXiZnYYAhXfPmPTNBBUoAx-yWsX0W-NLwp_LKIp6j-ItWXUb6ugkuiHeWkbBI33z5YuxyCaBt3KaSrIsebXcmpWDSa02dpr6wkIr5w5dv-Sv28Mw4zRZdP9HaTBYgbZT_Khvc3uMbe-VA08g3oZsQacWpLe9y2NzUwGxeTDMMJxtZI-WQuiwc7ZrSGID5mn9cetkKW6_p83ARFzfZ__r5VZUanLLoieIYkNEJ_kb&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" shape="rect" linktype="1" target="_blank">Join</a> | <a style="color: rgb(10, 116, 219); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013PG5RrmWri_FxVP8ynUxU63qJQX_gkoVY90jsHtEY-J8LnZN-u6bgVTo_OKHmwlBa1tsX3IfJgFKMawSZ04r_ii5qIkC2a_IVsHKZOSTRMGuIuQM2PjEmc2dA-y8Q0HJS4mE5Vib7TAcK4inLds-eCuKxlxePIBrx8Gv0agrdbg5K2uKgBqF7ApFYpAoCm5PnQOXV7ftMNWxCv6hCGy1tVEuihRCkbaGvXyGORFWdQzNH2mB9167tNLPGBzz4PHboptIZuqJkTAlG2c9LXCm92kviDkeSIGohGUltU1H8vHMh0_dwRwue6UchLIkWkgKHJEqOCoyYTaJUH7j1QrOiA==&c=KGu5T1gK5vbQE39JJFpzlB4TYYS2dJ7d-NI237qttWM9260OGJHEBA==&ch=ZK8plumMEe6fyebLUJE5tKcUkfIvZVx27klVjSaMkK3zNdFWcp2Wng==" shape="rect" linktype="1" target="_blank">Volunteer</a><br /></div></td></tr></table>
</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:0 5px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="2"><table style="background-color:#999999;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" />
</tr>
</table><table style="margin-bottom:5px;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK16"><tr><td style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><strong>Anacostia Watershed Society</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><em>Clean the Water, Recover the Shores, Honor the Heritage</em> </p>
</td></tr></table></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="10" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left">
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="height:15px;" height="15" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" />
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<div align="center" style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<table style="text-align:left;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="footerPanelWrap">
<tr>
<td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center">
<div><div style="font-weight:bold;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;padding-bottom:10px;"><font style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;" color="#000000" size="1" face="tahoma,sans-serif"><a shape="rect" href="http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=j45zftn6&m=1011034684393&ea=towntalk%40riverdale-park.org&a=1117127389081" target="_blank">Forward email</a></font></div>
<table style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11px;color:#2f2f2f;background-color:#ffffff;" border="0" width="619" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><font style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11px;color:#2f2f2f;" color="#000000" size="1" face="tahoma,sans-serif">
<table border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="middle" width="100" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a shape="rect" href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=0012amZr4U_HmxUH73XDg_yCg%3D%3D&ch=a70ed740-33e2-11e3-8b5e-d4ae52724810&ca=0ea38daa-562c-4b48-ad9a-c22eca054678" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/SafeUnsubscribe_Footer_Logo_New.png" /></a>
</td>
<td width="519" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="right"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_Basic_202" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/CC_Footer_Logo_New.png" /></a>
</td>
</tr>
</table><div>This email was sent to towntalk@riverdale-park.org by <a style="color:#0000ff;" shape="rect" href="mailto:info@anacostiaws.org" target="_blank">info@anacostiaws.org</a> <span style="color: #bababa;"> | </span> </div>
<div><a style="color:#0000ff;" shape="rect" href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=0012amZr4U_HmxUH73XDg_yCg%3D%3D&ch=a70ed740-33e2-11e3-8b5e-d4ae52724810&ca=0ea38daa-562c-4b48-ad9a-c22eca054678" target="_blank">Update Profile/Email Address</a> <span style="color: #bababa;">|</span> Instant removal with <a style="color:#0000ff;" shape="rect" href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=0012amZr4U_HmxUH73XDg_yCg%3D%3D&ch=a70ed740-33e2-11e3-8b5e-d4ae52724810&ca=0ea38daa-562c-4b48-ad9a-c22eca054678" target="_blank">SafeUnsubscribe</a>™ <span style="color: #bababa;">|</span> <a style="color:#0000ff;" shape="rect" href="http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>.</div>
</font></td>
</tr>
</table><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top: 12px;" align="left" id="LETTER.PHYSICALADDRESS"><font style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#000000;" color="#000000" size="1" face="tahoma,sans-serif">Anacostia Watershed Society<span style="color: #bababa;"> | </span>4302 Baltimore Avenue<span style="color: #bababa;"> | </span>Bladensburg<span style="color: #bababa;"> | </span>MD<span style="color: #bababa;"> | </span>20710</font></div></div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div></div></body>