<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:0.875rem;padding:20px 0px 0px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.2px;display:block"><tbody style="display:block"><tr style="height:auto;display:flex"><td style="white-space:nowrap;padding:0px;vertical-align:top;width:862.7px;line-height:20px;display:block;max-height:20px"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:862.7px"><tbody><tr><td style="display:flex"><h3 style="overflow:hidden;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:inherit;text-overflow:ellipsis;letter-spacing:0.3px;color:rgb(95,99,104);line-height:20px"><span role="gridcell"><span name="Mary Silverberg" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:bold;display:inline;vertical-align:top;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:20px"><span style="vertical-align:top">Mary Silverberg</span></span> <span style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span aria-hidden="true"><</span><a href="mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com" target="_blank">marysilverfox@gmail.com</a><span aria-hidden="true">></span></span></span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div style="padding:0px;display:flex"><span id="gmail-m_1749118160052151671gmail-:1c0" title="May 16, 2022, 5:38 PM" alt="May 16, 2022, 5:38 PM" role="gridcell" style="vertical-align:top;margin:0px;font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.3px;color:rgb(95,99,104);display:block;line-height:20px">5:38 PM (5 minutes ago)</span><div aria-label="Not starred" role="checkbox" aria-checked="false" style="display:inline-block;height:20px;margin-left:20px;outline:0px"><span style="display:inline-flex;height:20px;text-align:center;width:20px;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:none;outline:none"></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:flex"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div role="button" aria-label="Reply" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:2px 0px 0px 2px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;height:20px;line-height:18px;min-width:0px;outline:none;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:none"><img role="button" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="background: url("https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/-shEvx-z5X_fEDdygs_6-SdWItpUTEcgMhdi64S2gEQdlAw7AgDLgZgL9knwTZcLnco2HBKyc3r6-IyG2unMtUnM5sWrGcndeo8hVM0DtNVTZs1l-XeGQZwZSfEmbsM=s0-d-e1-ft#https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/1x/reply_black_20dp.png") 50% 50% / 20px no-repeat; height: 20px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px; opacity: 0.54; display: inline-block; padding: 0px;"></div><div id="gmail-m_1749118160052151671gmail-:1bm" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:0px 2px 2px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;height:20px;line-height:18px;min-width:0px;outline:none;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:none"><img role="menu" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="background: url("https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/mJzqsKRuAD8-RYamBI_7Gla-DDFv4vv104YshicxGbhIJ5c3poYrP_gV04dbMWFm4s90taCnijsbl0VRAhekiWC7qT8PwfU6Xsec1h5RCLfjmwpvJVHZju6oO6hoPRN0ehot=s0-d-e1-ft#https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/1x/more_vert_black_20dp.png") 50% 50% / 20px no-repeat; height: 20px; width: 20px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: middle; opacity: 0.54; display: inline-block; padding: 0px;"></div></td></tr><tr style="height:auto;display:flex"><td colspan="3"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;white-space:nowrap;width:1120px"><tbody><tr><td style="overflow:visible;text-overflow:ellipsis;display:flex;line-height:20px"><div style="overflow:hidden;max-width:92%;display:inline-block"><span style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(95,99,104);font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.3px;line-height:20px">to <span name="me" style="vertical-align:top">me</span>, <span name="Cara" style="vertical-align:top">Cara</span>, <span name="Devin" style="vertical-align:top">Devin</span>, <span name="Shoshanna" style="vertical-align:top">Shoshanna</span>, <span name="dkolczynski.usmc" style="vertical-align:top">dkolczynski.usmc</span>, <span name="Lori" style="vertical-align:top">Lori</span>, <span name="awptimus" style="vertical-align:top">awptimus</span>, <span name="Ralph" style="vertical-align:top">Ralph</span>, <span name="Patricia" style="vertical-align:top">Patricia</span>, <span name="james" style="vertical-align:top">james</span>, <span name="CYNTHIA" style="vertical-align:top">CYNTHIA</span>, <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;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For those who have already donated, THANK YOU!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Your support is greatly appreciated. </span></p><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Mary Silverberg</span></p></font></font></div></div></div></div></div>