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Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Received: by 10.140.128.2 with SMTP id a2cs49752rvd; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:51:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.141.43.19 with SMTP id v19mr16749033rvj.154.1214423508323; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:51:48 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <Michael.Vachon@soros.com> Received: from NYC-SOR-MIME-03.SorosFunds.com (nyc.soros.com [208.197.121.6]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 34si10744466yxl.0.2008.06.25.12.51.47; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:51:48 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of Michael.Vachon@soros.com designates 208.197.121.6 as permitted sender) client-ip=208.197.121.6; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of Michael.Vachon@soros.com designates 208.197.121.6 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=Michael.Vachon@soros.com Received: from nyc-sor-exch-07.SorosFunds.com (nyc-sor-exch-07.sorosfunds.com) by NYC-SOR-MIME-03.SorosFunds.com (Clearswift SMTPRS 5.2.9) with ESMTP id <T87ccd52cd80a071e97fc4@NYC-SOR-MIME-03.SorosFunds.com>; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:51:47 -0400 Received: from NYC-SOR-EXCH-06.SorosFunds.com ([10.7.30.104]) by nyc-sor-exch-07.SorosFunds.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:51:47 -0400 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C8D6FC.E6CAB971" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: RE: Statement from the Fund for America Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:51:47 -0400 Message-ID: <C8FA3B481ABC224FB1790510F35ED4C402205E67@NYC-SOR-EXCH-06.SorosFunds.com> In-Reply-To: <d8506cac0806251239p6b47a6fbj54e6453d656502d5@mail.gmail.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Statement from the Fund for America Thread-Index: AcjW+y2sMczPbPG9QpatRGBeC0Vr8gAAZqeA References: <d8506cac0806251239p6b47a6fbj54e6453d656502d5@mail.gmail.com> From: "Vachon, Michael" <Michael.Vachon@soros.com> To: "Amy Dacey" <amy@fundforamerica.net>, "John Stocks" <jstocks@nea.org>, "John Podesta" <john.podesta@gmail.com>, "Anna Burger" <anna.burger@seiu.org>, "Robert McKay" <rmckay@mckayfund.org> CC: "Elias, Marc (Perkins Coie)" <melias@perkinscoie.com>, "Debbie Fine" <dfine@americanprogress.org>, "Frank Smith" <fes33@aol.com>, "L Kerman" <lkerman@thewaverlygroup.com>, "Mary Pat Bonner" <mpbonner@bonnergrp.com> Return-Path: Michael.Vachon@soros.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Jun 2008 19:51:47.0696 (UTC) FILETIME=[E7133F00:01C8D6FC] ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8D6FC.E6CAB971 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Amy, please don't send this out until we have had a chance to speak. =20 ________________________________ From: Amy Dacey [mailto:amy@fundforamerica.net]=20 Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:39 PM To: John Stocks; John Podesta; Anna Burger; Robert McKay Cc: Elias, Marc (Perkins Coie); Debbie Fine; Frank Smith; Vachon, Michael; L Kerman; Mary Pat Bonner Subject: Statement from the Fund for America I wanted to make sure you were aware that we have a statement from the Fund, fully vetted and with Legal approval (attached) =20 The plan is to have an email go out at 6:30 pm this evening to donors. It will come from John P's FFA account and each will be personalized to the invividual donor. =20 This will serve as our official notice. =20 In addition over the next few days phone calls and personal notes will be sent to those who contributed to the Fund thanking them for their support. =20 We will not send out a press statement or comment on press inquiries. I will send this statement out to the press contacts in your office so they are aware and fully informed. =20 We have been extremely senstive to future fundraising efforts for progressive groups who still need resources to do their work. =20 I cannot thank you all enough for your patience and help during this process. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me on my cell at anytime (202-528-7492) =20 --=20 Amy K. Dacey Executive Director Fund for America 202-730-7727=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8D6FC.E6CAB971 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3314" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D054565019-25062008><STRONG>Amy, please don't send this out until = we have=20 had a chance to speak.</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D054565019-25062008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft> <HR tabIndex=3D-1> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> = Amy Dacey=20 [mailto:amy@fundforamerica.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 25, = 2008 3:39=20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> John Stocks; John Podesta; Anna Burger; Robert=20 McKay<BR><B>Cc:</B> Elias, Marc (Perkins Coie); Debbie Fine; Frank = Smith;=20 Vachon, Michael; L Kerman; Mary Pat Bonner<BR><B>Subject:</B> Statement = from the=20 Fund for America<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>I wanted to make sure you were aware that we have a statement from = the=20 Fund, fully vetted and with Legal approval (attached)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The plan is to have an email go out at 6:30 pm this evening to=20 donors.</DIV> <DIV>It will come from John P's FFA account and each will be = personalized to the=20 invividual donor.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This will serve as our official notice.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In addition over the next few days phone calls and personal notes = will be=20 sent to those who contributed to the Fund thanking them for their = support.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We will not send out a press statement or comment on press = inquiries. =20 I will send this statement out to the press contacts in your office so = they are=20 aware and fully informed.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We have been extremely senstive to future fundraising efforts for=20 progressive groups who still need resources to do their work.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I cannot thank you all enough for your patience and help during = this=20 process.</DIV> <DIV>If you have any questions, please feel free to call me on my cell = at=20 anytime (202-528-7492)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-- <BR>Amy K. Dacey<BR>Executive Director<BR>Fund for=20 America<BR>202-730-7727 </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8D6FC.E6CAB971--