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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Dear Community-Based-Organizations (CBOs):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">The feedback you provided Metro earlier this year about your organization’s use of paper<span style="color:#44546A">
</span>farecards and bulk purchasing helped us with final preparations for going “paperless.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Metro has now begun its transition away from paper farecards. By January 2016, all Metro riders<span style="color:#44546A">
</span>will need to use a <a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/smartrip/">SmarTrip</a>® card, Metro’s plastic, rechargeable card. We hope the information<span style="color:#44546A">
</span>in this email will help answer any questions you have, and prepare you and your organization to<span style="color:#44546A">
</span>become “paperless” with us!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">If you would like to attend an information session on how to continue providing fare value to your clients, join us on
<b><u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Tuesday, December 15<sup>th</sup>, 2 – 4 PM
</span></u></b><u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">at Metro headquarters<span style="color:#44546A">,
</span></span>Lobby Meeting Room, 600 5<sup>th</sup> Street, NW, Washington DC, 20001</u><b>.<span style="color:#44546A">
</span></b>(Metrorail stations: Judiciary Square or Gallery Pl-Chinatown). <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Advanced registration is required: <a href="http://www.wmata.com/PaperlessSeminar">
Seminar Registration</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Metro’s
<b>Elimination of Paper Farecard notices</b> are available in eight languages: <a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/FarecardElimination.pdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0E6C97;background:white">English</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#555555;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#555555;background:white">|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/FE_Spanish.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E6C97;background:white">Spanish</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#555555;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#555555;background:white">|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/FE_French.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E6C97;background:white">French</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#555555;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#555555;background:white">|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/FE_Chinese.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E6C97;background:white">Chinese</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#555555;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#555555;background:white">|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/FE_Vietnamese.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E6C97;background:white">Vietnamese</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#555555;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#555555;background:white">|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/FE_Arabic.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E6C97;background:white">Arabic</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#555555;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#555555;background:white">|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/FE_Amharic.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E6C97;background:white">Amharic</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#555555;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#555555;background:white">|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.wmata.com/fares/FE_Korean.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E6C97;background:white">Korean</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">I need to buy and manage Metro farecards in bulk for my organization/clients.
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What are my options?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Option #1:
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Keep it Simple<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">You can purchase SmarTrip® cards in bulk using the same process that you used for paper farecards –,
<a href="http://www.wmata.com/getting_around/visitor_info/">through the mail</a> or by calling 202-962-5700. Please note, a $2 fee will be assessed for the cost of each SmarTrip® card; however, SmarTrip® card users do not have to pay the $1 per trip paper
surcharge on Metrorail and receive free or discounted bus transfers. You can distribute the cards to individuals who will add more fare themselves and
<a href="https://smartrip.wmata.com/Account/Create">create a SmarTrip® account</a> online for balance protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Option #2:<br>
Use SmarTrip® Online and Save Money<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">This is a great option if you will “lend” SmarTrip® cards to your end users. After the initial purchase of the SmarTrip® cards, you can open a SmarTrip® account online
and <a href="https://smartrip.wmata.com/Account/Create">register</a> each of the cards. Using a credit card, you can electronically add value to any of the registered cards. By using SmarTrip® cards you avoid the $2 SmarTrip card fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Option #3:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Use SmartBenefits® and Save Money<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">This is the best option if your clients already own SmarTrip® cards or if you intend to purchase a SmarTrip® card for them. You may already be familiar with
<a href="http://www.wmata.com/business/employer_fare_program/faq_autoload.cfm">SmartBenefits</a>, a popular program in the area used by organizations to add value to their employee or clients’ SmarTrip® cards. It supports multiple payment methods, including
ACH, purchase orders and credit cards. By using SmarTrip cards you avoid the $2 SmarTrip® card fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">What is a SmarTrip® card and how is it different from a paper farecard?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">A SmarTrip® card is a permanent, rechargeable card that can be used on Metrorail, Metrobus
<u>AND</u> local bus systems. A SmarTrip® card has a one-time cost of $2, but offers discounts not availa<span style="color:#44546A">b</span>le for paper farecards and balance protection once a SmarTrip® account is established.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Visit
<a href="http://wmata.com/fares/smartrip/">wmata.com/smartrip</a> or call 1-866-SMARTRIP for additional information.<span style="color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">For more information about Metro going “paperless,” visit
<a href="http://wmata.com/fares/paperless.cfm?">wmata.com/paperless</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Dulce Carrillo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Senior Workforce Diversity and Compliance Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">202-962-5041 Desk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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