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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I know I'm usually promoting SoJust - but that's not my actual day job. I am the Senior Manager of Events and Donor Engagement at Gay
& Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. We have our annual fundraising dinner
coming up on Friday, October 26^th. We typically have about 50 volunteers, so it’s a great
opportunity to network with other young professionals in
the area. The information is below, let me know if you have any questions!</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks! </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Robbie</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">WHAT: The 13th Annual Spirit of Justice Award
Dinner </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Since 1978, Gay & Lesbian Advocates &
Defenders has been litigating, advocating, and educating throughout New England in all areas of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender civil rights and the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">WHEN: Friday, October 26, 2012</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">**If you are available to assist in the
office – we are looking for volunteers on Wednesday, 10/24 or Thursday, 10/25 (12noon-8pm) – please let me know via
email.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">At either 4PM or 5 PM and depart as
early as 10PM and no later than 11PM (clean-up crew may work a bit later, but
won’t work as much during the event).</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">We need volunteers to work
registration, greet & usher guests, as well as set-up and clean-up.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">EVENT
TIMELINE:</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Private
     Major Donor Reception 6 PM   </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">General
     Reception 6:30 PM      </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dinner
     7:30 PM</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dancing
     10 PM</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></li></ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">WHERE: The Boston Marriott Copley Hotel <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&cid=0,0,14451641451303691549&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&dq=Boston+Marriott+Copley+Place&daddr=110+Huntington+Avenue,+Boston,+MA+2116&geocode=15692500012744819448,42.347042,-71.077828&ei=5faJScnWJ4i6NNf">Google
Map</a></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Accessible by T, Green Line and Orange Line,
and bus – travel & parking details will be sent to volunteers that confirm
attendance.  We appreciate you taking the T if possible, but a limited
number of parking passes are available - request one when you register to
volunteer.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">THIS YEAR’S HONOREE: <br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GLAD
is pleased to announce that this year’s <b>Spirit of Justice Award will be
presented to</b><b style> Reverend Irene Monroe.<span style>  </span></b>The Spirit of Justice Award was created
to recognize one individual whose work and achievements reflect a profound
dedication to our ideal of a just society. We are pleased to honor <span style>Reverend Irene Monroe</span> - nationally
renowned African American lesbian activist, scholar and public theologian –
with the 2012 Spirit of Justice Award.</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Read a recent article from Reverend Monroe at
Huffington Post: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irene-monroe/dismembering-stonewall_b_1625272.html?utm_hp_ref=twitter&comm_ref=false">Dis-membering
Stonewall</a><span style></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">TICKETS:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Volunteers attend for
free.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 
If you’d prefer to purchase a ticket and not volunteer, individual tickets are
$225 and may be purchased online at <a href="http://www.glad.org/events" title="http://www.glad.org/events">www.glad.org/events</a>. A very limited
number of subsidized tickets are available at $75 each. If you are interested
in a subsidized ticket please contact Robbie Samuels
at <a href="mailto:rsamuels@glad.org">rsamuels@glad.org</a>. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1,000 progressive leaders in law, business,
community, philanthropy, and politics. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">SIGN-UP!</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Fill out the online volunteer
registration form at: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.glad.org/help/volunteer-events/" title="http://www.glad.org/help/volunteer-events/">http://www.glad.org/help/volunteer-events/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Questions?</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Contact Rachel at 617-778-6716 or <a href="mailto:rrapoza@glad.org">rrapoza@glad.org</a></span></p>



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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Robbie<br></span></p>

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