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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:JA">The American Cultural Resources Association—ACRA—recently announced that they are leading a new advocacy coalition, the
<b>Coalition for American Heritage</b>. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:JA">ACRA is working with prospective national partners so that the Coalition has the monetary resources and the number of voices
to provide a prominent advocacy voice in the months to come. Working together is essential if we are to have a proactive, rather than a reactive, role in influencing potential legislation. Visit the
<a href="http://www.acra-crm.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=Be31nff3L3q6eBdHcYoK4bb4i5oP878As7v3hRS4M5lTt7VQKzHIHGcv9ROIZbDTZs%2bp04z2J2IjNxFd74IOEZgtQjd4vyiqtCFajB2EUFU%3d" target="_blank">
Coalition's website</a> today to learn more about the bills we are following in Congress and to take action, and check back often as we expand the website's design and content. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#F4F6F7"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ACRA is the national trade association supporting and promoting the common interests of cultural resource management (CRM) firms of all sizes, types, and
specialties.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> ACRA, formed in 1995, has a strong history of leadership at the national level. Please support ACRA with a
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.acra-crm.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=2g8vHoFTCjn3d5wY0ArmjzpoH7HEJDog452HEjtKdtOZZ5Zp1ds%2bhOKUywZHKwJgnF1%2f68jkSkit18RCVeFGpiDTaqqytLp7M0T4oyY1Avc%3d"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E31836">sponsorship</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
or a <a href="http://www.acra-crm.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=lW9bOByoBVjnBhn%2fQnOzkL%2fT7zhYxcLactrpgFnD2G20NFyGBGue%2fkq2M2zpD7vKszprp3erPGJ%2fd63Lsh%2fJlVIcHoo6HrCkGZdo7a0BkS0%3d">
<span style="color:#E31836">contribution to its Advocacy Fund</span></a> as you are able.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ACRA, as the voice of the cultural resource industry, welcomes new members. Membership information is available at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.acra-crm.org/join-acra"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.acra-crm.org/join-acra</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
Some of the benefits to ACRA members include members-only updates on government relations, discounts on continuing education online webinars, and the annual meeting, which will be in Philadelphia this year.
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.acra-crm.org/join-acra"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#008BAE;text-decoration:none">Join
us</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#373737"> today!</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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