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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Today is the last chance to make your FREE donation to the Oregon Cultural Trust this year. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>You can do it now right, this second, from your computer at www.culturaltrust.org!<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>The Oregon Cultural Trust funds culture in your area and will do so into the future. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>This year is more important than ever! Your donation will support Oregon culture and it will be a vote of support for the tax credit program.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>The Cultural Trust program is unique and has been ranked with the bottle bill and vote-by-mail as among Oregon’s most forward-thinking public policy measures. <SPAN style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri">The cultural tax credit, which allows donors to match a gift to participating cultural non-profits with a gift to the Trust, and then get the match back at tax time, is a part of this special program.</SPAN> In the first 10 years of the Trust, 21,000 Oregonians have contributed $28 million to culture, created more than $9 million in grants that benefit every county in Oregon and have built the endowment to nearly $15.5 million.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>You dontation is FREE and the ramifications of your support spread beyond vibrant culture in Oregon.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>In 2011, the Oregon Cultural Trust’s 1,326 eligible cultural nonprofits directly generated an estimated $580.5 million in sales, and employed 8,750 people.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Gill Sans MT">Kuri Gill</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Gill Sans MT">Oregon Heritage</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Gill Sans MT">725 Summer St. NE, Suite C</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Gill Sans MT">Salem, OR 97301-1266</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Gill Sans MT">(503) 986-0685</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Gill Sans MT">(503) 986-0793 (fax)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Gill Sans MT"><A href="mailto:kuri.gill@state.or.us">kuri.gill@state.or.us</A></FONT></DIV>
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