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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear SPN,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">June 19-25 is National Pollinator Week. On Tuesday, June 22<sup>nd</sup>, the National Wildlife Federation and beekeeper and Shark Tank co-host, Daymond John, will be lighting up the Empire State Building yellow
and black, like a bee, to call attention to the plight of our pollinators. <o:p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">See attached flyer and </span><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/2017/06/this-shark-is-wild-about-bees/"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">blog post</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
about the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We’d be very grateful if you could share this news with your networks:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Suggested hashtags: </span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">#polliNATION </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">#GrowingaWildNYC </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">#SaveOurPollinators </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">#NationalPollinatorWeek </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">#SaveOurBees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Additionally, please see below for ESB’s social handles:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Facebook: empirestatebuilding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Twitter: @EmpireStateBldg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Instagram: @EmpireStateBldg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SnapChat: @EmpireStateBldg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">View the list of Pollinator Week events happening in NYC here:
</span><a href="http://pollinator.org/pollinatorweek/events#New-York"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">http://pollinator.org/pollinatorweek/events#New-York</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003300;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">To participate in NWF's Instagram Contest for Pollinators, follow these simple steps:<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003300;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal">1. Take a picture of yourself eating something that was produced by pollinators (Hint: most fruits and vegetables
are a good bet).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003300;font-weight:normal"><br>
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">2. Upload to Instagram at:
</span></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/growing_a_wild_nyc/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal">https://www.instagram.com/growingawildnyc/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003300;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003300;font-weight:normal"><br>
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">3. Use the hashtags: #GrowingaWildNYC #polliNATION #SaveOurPollinators</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003300;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">4. Tell as many friends as possible to post too!</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003300"><br>
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">5. Follow our Instagram page to see if you won! Winners will be announced by end-June 2017.</span><br>
<i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Contest is open to the general public.</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks for helping us to spread the word!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Emily A. Fano</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.25pt">NYC Eco-Schools<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.25pt">National Wildlife Federation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.25pt">(646) 502-7096 |
</span><a href="mailto:fanoe@nwf.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;letter-spacing:-.25pt">fanoe@nwf.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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