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<h1 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222;font-weight:normal">Dear NYC Educators and Sustainability Practitioners,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Join NYC Eco-Schools for the first <b><a href="https://sustainabilitycoordinatorgatheringqueens.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Sustainability Coordinator Gathering</span></a> of 2016
at PS 69 Queens</b> <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.4pt;font-weight:normal">(77-02 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights) on</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.4pt">Wednesday,
February 24th from 4pm to 6pm</span></strong>! You’ll learn from SAPIS Counselor Pallavi Shastri about how she has motivated elementary students to engage in school and community sustainability initiatives from energy conservation and recycling (going from
18 bags of cafeteria trash to 4), <span style="letter-spacing:.4pt">creating and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>expanding an organic vegetable and herb garden, planting flowers, picking up litter, and giving back to others</span>! E train to <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.4pt;font-weight:normal">Roosevelt
Ave, Jackson Heights station</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.4pt">. </span></strong>Catered Indian snacks will be provided! This is a free event and open to educators from across NYC. <b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainability-coordinator-gathering-queens-tickets-20955718117" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Please
RSVP online</span></a> by February 22</b>. Only 10 spots left. Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:fanoe@nwf.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">fanoe@nwf.org</span></a> or <a href="tel:%28646%29%20502-7096" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">(646)
502-7096</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Here's the link itself to the event if you need it: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainability-coordinator-gathering-queens-tickets-20955718117" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainability-coordinator-gathering-queens-tickets-20955718117</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Emily A. Fano</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Senior Manager</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eco-Schools USA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">National Wildlife Federation</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">(646) 502-7096</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="mailto:FanoE@nwf.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">FanoE@nwf.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/nycecoschools" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.facebook.com/groups/nycecoschools</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="http://www.ioby.org/nycecoschools" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.ioby.org/nycecoschools</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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