AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

September 21, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Migrants at the border, Afghanistan evacuations, climate justice

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 Weekend Reading Earlier this year, AFSC successfully evacuated former staff and their family members from Afghanistan.  Hi John,  Over the past three years, AFSC has tirelessly worked to evacuate former staff and their famil…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

September 21, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Migrants at the border, Afghanistan evacuations, climate justice

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 Weekend Reading Earlier this year, AFSC successfully evacuated former staff and their family members from Afghanistan.  Hi Friend,  Over the past three years, AFSC has tirelessly worked to evacuate former staff and their fam…

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  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM

We need your help in Gaza and beyond

To do the long-term work, we need monthly donors providing funding we can count on. GIVE MONTHLY  Become a Partner for Peace GIVE MONTHLY   Dear John,  I’m so grateful for the many ways supporters like you have stepped forward over the past year. The generosity of the AFSC community has been lifesa…

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  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM

We need your help in Gaza and beyond

To do the long-term work, we need monthly donors providing funding we can count on. GIVE MONTHLY  Become a Partner for Peace GIVE MONTHLY   Dear Friend,  I’m so grateful for the many ways supporters like you have stepped forward over the past year. The generosity of the AFSC community has been life…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

September 17, 2024 at 12:43 PM

You can make a difference as a Partner for Peace!

Join a community of monthly donors committed to peace and justice. Be sure to start your gift by 9/30! GIVE MONTHLY   Become a Partner for Peace! GIVE MONTHLY   Dear John, If you are like me, you are looking at the months ahead and asking what you can do to help alleviate suffering. You may long to…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

September 17, 2024 at 12:43 PM

You can make a difference as a Partner for Peace!

Join a community of monthly donors committed to peace and justice. Be sure to start your gift by 9/30! GIVE MONTHLY   Become a Partner for Peace! GIVE MONTHLY   Dear Friend, If you are like me, you are looking at the months ahead and asking what you can do to help alleviate suffering. You may long …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

September 14, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Aid for Gaza, Farm Bill, voting rights

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 Weekend Reading Watch this video for more on AFSC’s humanitarian assistance in Gaza. Hi John,  With support from the AFSC community, our staff in Gaza have distributed food, water, hygiene kits, and other life-saving aid to …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

September 14, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Aid for Gaza, Farm Bill, voting rights

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 Weekend Reading Watch this video for more on AFSC’s humanitarian assistance in Gaza. Hi Friend,  With support from the AFSC community, our staff in Gaza have distributed food, water, hygiene kits, and other life-saving aid t…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

September 7, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Stories from Gaza, art and activism, Attica anniversary

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 Weekend Reading Bana and her brother have lost loved ones and their home in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/Gaza Hi Friend,  To be displaced is one of the hardest experiences a human can endure. Over the past severa…

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  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]

September 5, 2024 at 8:31 PM

Events to support your work for social change this September

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. AFSC staff demand a ceasefire at the DNC in Chicago. Photo: AFSC/Melissa Stoner Dear Friend,  Today (Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT), AFSC General Secretary Joyce Ajlouny and board member Walid Mosarsaa will be featured in a webinar on j…

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  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]

September 5, 2024 at 8:31 PM

Events to support your work for social change this September

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. AFSC staff demand a ceasefire at the DNC in Chicago. Photo: AFSC/Melissa Stoner Dear John,  Today (Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT), AFSC General Secretary Joyce Ajlouny and board member Walid Mosarsaa will be featured in a webinar on jus…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 31, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Students in Gaza, divestment, Labor Day

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024 Weekend Reading Sabreen Samer Abu Yousef, 9, and other children shared memories of school in Gaza before the war. Photo: AFSC/GazaDear John,  As millions of children in the U.S. return to school, students in Gaza continue to be…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 31, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Students in Gaza, divestment, Labor Day

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024 Weekend Reading Sabreen Samer Abu Yousef, 9, and other children shared memories of school in Gaza before the war. Photo: AFSC/GazaDear Friend,  As millions of children in the U.S. return to school, students in Gaza continue to …

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  Jennifer Bing, AFSC · [email protected]

August 27, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Tell Congress: Pass an arms embargo on Israel and demand a cease-fire in Gaza

The U.S. cannot claim to be working towards peace while simultaneously sending the weapons that enable genocide. Send a message today! TAKE ACTION Arms embargo and cease-fire now! Dear John,  You have heard the news. The Israeli government’s siege is starving Palestinian children and has brought Gaz…

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  Jennifer Bing, AFSC · [email protected]

August 27, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Tell Congress: Pass an arms embargo on Israel and demand a cease-fire in Gaza

The U.S. cannot claim to be working towards peace while simultaneously sending the weapons that enable genocide. Send a message today! TAKE ACTION Arms embargo and cease-fire now! Dear Friend,  You have heard the news. The Israeli government’s siege is starving Palestinian children and has brought G…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 24, 2024 at 12:31 PM

DNC, daily life in Gaza, divestment

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2024 Weekend Reading Interfaith vigil organized by AFSC in Chicago. Photo: @loveandstrugglephotosDear John,  During the Democratic National Convention, over 200 people attended an interfaith vigil organized by AFSC in Chicago. The v…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 24, 2024 at 12:31 PM

DNC, daily life in Gaza, divestment

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2024 Weekend Reading Interfaith vigil organized by AFSC in Chicago. Photo: @loveandstrugglephotosDear Friend,  During the Democratic National Convention, over 200 people attended an interfaith vigil organized by AFSC in Chicago. The…

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

August 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM

We appreciate your feedback

Can you help us do better? There's still time to send us your feedback! Please help us learn by sharing your thoughts. TAKE SURVEY Your feedback helps us keep improving Dear John,  We are so grateful to have you in our community, especially in difficult times.   Twice a year, we ask our community o…

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

August 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM

We appreciate your feedback

Can you help us do better? There's still time to send us your feedback! Please help us learn by sharing your thoughts. TAKE SURVEY Your feedback helps us keep improving Dear Friend,  We are so grateful to have you in our community, especially in difficult times.   Twice a year, we ask our community…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 17, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Baby supplies for Gaza, war in Sudan, child hunger

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC staff distribute supplies in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/Gaza Dear John,  In recent weeks, AFSC and partners have provided diapers and baby formula to over 2,000 displaced families in Gaza. With famine growing and m…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 17, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Baby supplies for Gaza, war in Sudan, child hunger

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC staff distribute supplies in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/Gaza Dear Friend,  In recent weeks, AFSC and partners have provided diapers and baby formula to over 2,000 displaced families in Gaza. With famine growing and…

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

August 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM

We appreciate your feedback

Can you help us do better? TAKE SURVEY Your feedback helps us keep improving Dear John,  We are so grateful to have you in our community, especially in difficult times.   Twice a year, we ask our community of AFSC supporters for your feedback, so that we can keep learning from you. Each time, it he…

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

August 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM

We appreciate your feedback

Can you help us do better? TAKE SURVEY Your feedback helps us keep improving Dear Friend,  We are so grateful to have you in our community, especially in difficult times.   Twice a year, we ask our community of AFSC supporters for your feedback, so that we can keep learning from you. Each time, it …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 10, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Children in Gaza, farm to school, immigrant rights

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2024Weekend Reading Since her family was displaced in Gaza, Aseel (right), 14, has sold sweets at the shelter they now live in. Read more. Photo: The Hashim Sani Center for Palestine Studies, Universiti MalayaDear Friend,  Monday…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 10, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Children in Gaza, farm to school, immigrant rights

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2024Weekend Reading Since her family was displaced in Gaza, Aseel (right), 14, has sold sweets at the shelter they now live in. Read more. Photo: The Hashim Sani Center for Palestine Studies, Universiti MalayaDear John,  Monday, …

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  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]

August 7, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Update: AFSC’s emergency response in Gaza

With help from supporters like you, our team is delivering life-saving aid, even as the bombs keep falling Update: Emergency response in GazaDear John, I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported our emergency response in Gaza and our work for peace. Thank you for donating,…

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  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]

August 7, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Update: AFSC’s emergency response in Gaza

With help from supporters like you, our team is delivering life-saving aid, even as the bombs keep falling Update: Emergency response in GazaDear Friend, I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported our emergency response in Gaza and our work for peace. Thank you for donatin…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 3, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Medicinal plants, Middle East crisis, starvation in Gaza

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024Weekend Reading  Learn more about community efforts to grow medicinal plants in Guatemala. Photo: AFSC/GuatemalaDear John,  Over the past year, AFSC has supported Ixil Mayan youth in Guatemala in revitalizing traditional medic…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 3, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Medicinal plants, Middle East crisis, starvation in Gaza

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024Weekend Reading  Learn more about community efforts to grow medicinal plants in Guatemala. Photo: AFSC/GuatemalaDear Friend,  Over the past year, AFSC has supported Ixil Mayan youth in Guatemala in revitalizing traditional med…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 27, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Arms embargo, housing victory, Quakers Today

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2024Weekend Reading AFSC and partners are helping people stay in their homes through our “Keep Gate City Housed” campaign. Photo: E HendersonDear Friend,  No one should ever have to worry about losing their homes. But last year, ov…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 20, 2024 at 12:35 PM

Starvation in Gaza, climate change, voting rights

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2024Weekend Reading Photo: Kamaji Ogino/PexelsDear John,  All children should have the food they need to be healthy and thrive. AFSC has a long history of providing food to children, including thousands in Europe during World Wars I…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 20, 2024 at 12:35 PM

Starvation in Gaza, climate change, voting rights

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2024Weekend Reading Photo: Kamaji Ogino/PexelsDear Friend,  All children should have the food they need to be healthy and thrive. AFSC has a long history of providing food to children, including thousands in Europe during World Wars…

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July 13, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Child hunger, voting rights, war profiteers

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2024Weekend Reading Children at a youth soccer tournament hosted by AFSC in Rafah, Gaza, before the Israeli invasion earlier this year. Photo: Motasem MurtajaDear John,  Earlier this week, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 30 Pa…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 13, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Child hunger, voting rights, war profiteers

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2024Weekend Reading Children at a youth soccer tournament hosted by AFSC in Rafah, Gaza, before the Israeli invasion earlier this year. Photo: Motasem MurtajaDear Friend,  Earlier this week, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 30 …

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July 6, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Asylum seekers, divestment, solidarity economy

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2024Weekend Reading Thanks to supporters like you, AFSC has provided food and other aid to more than 611,064 displaced people in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/Gaza Dear John,  Thank you to everyone who gave to our Refugee Response Matching Gift…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 6, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Asylum seekers, divestment, solidarity economy

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2024Weekend Reading Thanks to supporters like you, AFSC has provided food and other aid to more than 611,064 displaced people in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/Gaza Dear Friend,  Thank you to everyone who gave to our Refugee Response Matching Gi…

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June 29, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Showing solidarity with migrants and refugees

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC staff distribute fresh vegetables at a camp in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/GazaDear John,  All people, no matter where they were born, should be able to live in safety and thrive. But today, there are tens of millions…

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June 29, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Showing solidarity with migrants and refugees

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC staff distribute fresh vegetables at a camp in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/GazaDear Friend,  All people, no matter where they were born, should be able to live in safety and thrive. But today, there are tens of millio…

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  Amy Gottlieb, AFSC · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Let’s show the world what love can do

A warm welcome, mutual aid, and legal assistance are just some of the ways your gift helps people seeking safety. MATCH MY GIFT AFSC staff delivering emergency aid to migrants trapped between border walls.   The transforming power of love MATCH MY GIFT  Dear John,  Have you ever had to move? No…

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  Amy Gottlieb, AFSC · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Let’s show the world what love can do

A warm welcome, mutual aid, and legal assistance are just some of the ways your gift helps people seeking safety. MATCH MY GIFT AFSC staff delivering emergency aid to migrants trapped between border walls.   The transforming power of love MATCH MY GIFT  Dear Friend,  Have you ever had to move? …

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  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]

June 25, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Update: AFSC’s emergency response in Gaza

Our team in Gaza is meeting urgent needs with support from kind people like you. Update: Emergency response in GazaDear John, I want to begin with my heartfelt gratitude to the many people who have donated to support our humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza and our work for just and lasting peace.  …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM

West Bank, immigration, refugee support

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC Colorado staff, immigrant leaders, and community members in Denver last year. Photo: AFSC/Colorado Dear John,  Earlier this week, President Biden announced new legal protections for undocumented spouses of U…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Celebrate World Refugee Day with a gift

Help deliver humanitarian relief, trauma healing, advocacy, legal services, and more.  John, last year, the United Nations reported that at least 114 million people were displaced worldwide - a historic number. If you can, please donate to AFSC’s Refugee Response Fund today. We rely on caring people…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Celebrate World Refugee Day with a gift

Help deliver humanitarian relief, trauma healing, advocacy, legal services, and more.  Friend, last year, the United Nations reported that at least 114 million people were displaced worldwide - a historic number. If you can, please donate to AFSC’s Refugee Response Fund today. We rely on caring peop…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 20, 2024 at 12:53 PM

Help turn $100,000 into $200,000 this World Refugee Day!

Your gift will be matched and will help displaced people around the globe.    MATCH MY GIFT Over 110 million people have been displaced worldwide.John, today is World Refugee Day – a day to remember all who have had to flee their homes in search of safety.    In Gaza, AFSC has been at the forefront…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 20, 2024 at 12:53 PM

Help turn $100,000 into $200,000 this World Refugee Day!

Your gift will be matched and will help displaced people around the globe.    MATCH MY GIFT Over 110 million people have been displaced worldwide.Friend, today is World Refugee Day – a day to remember all who have had to flee their homes in search of safety.    In Gaza, AFSC has been at the forefro…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

June 18, 2024 at 12:49 PM

Your matching gift: PENDING 

Donate to the Refugee Response Fund by June 30, and an anonymous donor will match your gift up to $100,000.     MATCH MY GIFT  Refugee Response Fund Matching Gift Challenge Offer:   Your gift matched up to $100,000Deadline:   June 30Your response:  PENDING  MATCH MY GIFT AFSC’s Refugee Response …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Gaza humanitarian aid, Juneteenth, protecting asylum

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024 Weekend Reading Women take part in group sessions facilitated by Gaza Community Mental Health Programme. Photo: Serena Awad/AFSCDear John,  This Thursday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. AFSC joins in solidarity with the tens of …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Gaza humanitarian aid, Juneteenth, protecting asylum

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024 Weekend Reading Women take part in group sessions facilitated by Gaza Community Mental Health Programme. Photo: Serena Awad/AFSCDear Friend,  This Thursday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. AFSC joins in solidarity with the tens o…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 1:33 PM

$100,000 Refugee Response Fund Matching Gift Challenge

Your gift is urgently needed for relief efforts worldwide. MATCH MY GIFT  Your gift matched! MATCH MY GIFT  Dear John, People around the world are facing daunting challenges, from war and persecution to climate disasters and other emergencies. But when we come together as a global community, ther…

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