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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><STRONG>Photo contest asks, "What does Oregon culture look like to you?"</STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Cultural Trust partners with McMenamins, Pro Photo Supply, and Whole Foods Market </SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">to solicit responses and offer valuable prizes</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Oregon Cultural Trust supports the work of more than 1,300 arts, heritage, and humanities organizations. This month, the Trust is reaching out directly to individuals across the state to learn what matters most about Oregon culture to the people who live here. </SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">"A photo contest struck us as the best way to invite participation," explains Oregon Cultural Trust manager Kimberly Howard. "Everyone carries a camera these days. Professionals are welcome to enter, of course, but we're just as interested in impromptu snapshots taken on cellphones. We're asking people to show us cultural moments they value, period."</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Trust's <A style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=gpzyzedab&et=1108082292461&s=10026&e=001HCp1IyFldMcWZkpqxHNVwDYYaktjwTH2zfuTYbpUKimoLKA45AxOJSWWPpRRI6Y6sC7p0znVgnRqOHryeZCFDcKe77ZW9V2sSxCCqHAeqQcWzbaRiHOrutwAblzGHSeG93NsSnJe36RP7m30P9Vtg0ZtiSe-B-JCLpxuY1QSTkGO8tV43Z0zr-GUTQ03DX_z" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">prize packages</A> are sure to attract attention. Winners will claim $1,000 cash, Canon cameras, V.I.P. tickets to a 2012 McMenamins Edgefield concert, hotel getaways, and gift cards. And yet two prizes stand out for the pure ambition of their impact: a pair of winners will each earn the right to bestow $1,000 on the <A style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=gpzyzedab&et=1108082292461&s=10026&e=001HCp1IyFldMdu2htmY2PXoIQPmoV-4WG4j1yGMNHbksYjNCIht0buoldo1hNlrAw9QxSrecmfrwxdBx9ZmucVQnx-ONizw2x6WetivNYS-bCAk2LcD9Kdusk3WauVsuO4i9jO-WFSl2WqcMd91j9IV6Aekcm-GvexF8DIFZcEs3_BRzhnRWwED6zRFhAoOe8B" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">cultural nonprofit</A> of their choosing.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">"In a contest where we're asking Oregonians to help define our state's culture, it seemed only right that we'd let winners put funding into the hands of the cultural organizations that matter most to them," confides Christine D'Arcy, the Trust's executive director.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">"We're extraordinarily thankful to McMenamins, Pro Photo Supply, and Whole Foods Market," adds Dave Weich, whose Portland-based marketing agency, Sheepscot Creative, is managing the project. "They've been incredibly generous. The Trust had a vision, and it simply wouldn't have been possible to achieve without the generosity of our sponsors."</SPAN></P>
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