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class=628444112-25112013>The UMC that I grew up in has contributed $1000 from my
father's designated-for-missions part of his estate to the church.
Unfortunately, it was sent just weeks before we got word of the doubling.
However, if every UMC congregation represented on this list serve would rally
$500 which would be doubled into $1000, we could cover that budgeted amount for
the Zimbabwe HIV/AIDs account and more. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=628444112-25112013>Thank you, Richard, for your leadership in this project
and to OliveAnn and Jim for their follow-up. Heed OliveAnn's words below
and call early before the doubling cap</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=628444112-25112013>is reached. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=628444112-25112013>We also give thanks for the work of Louise
and John Singleton, Sandra and Bob True, and many others who have
worked diligently on this project through the years. As you may recall, we
have two grandchildren adopted from Ethiopia's crowded orphanages making us
very aware of the scourge of HIV/AIDS all across Africa's poorest
countries. Programs such as this one have high potential for being
replicated. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=628444112-25112013>With care and gratitude,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=628444112-25112013>Lynda and John</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Jim & OliveAnn Slotta<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 22,
2013 1:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Richard Alton<BR><B>Cc:</B> Order Ecumenical;
dialogue Lists<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Oe List ...] ICA Zimbabwe
HIV/AIDS<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>(-from OliveAnn Slotta in Denver)</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>Thank you, Dick, for calling our attention to this
extraordinary opportunity. Everyone can "double their donation money" to an ICA
supported and inspired Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Project. I have been working to remind
friends and Denver area United Methodists of this unique opportunity. Yesterday,
with a nudge from local ICA colleague Clarence Snelling, I found an article in
the Nov./Dec. issue of the UMC publication <I>The Advance (</I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">see pg. 39) and became a true believer! I learned
that this Special Advance of the United Methodist Church features over 850
approved programs, and is supported by more than 3000 non-profit partners.
"Giving Tuesday" is a way of giving back that takes place nationwide on Dec. 3;
all donations will be matched, you need not be a United Methodist to
participate. (List serve readers: You may recall that this HIV/AIDS approved
program was initiated by Dick Alton's United Methodist Church in Oak Park,
Illinois under Dick leadership. See also his March 21st e-mail to each of the
list serves. And of course, Dick has more riveting background information, which
he has sent me and you can presumably also receive from him.)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>Please note these important details --the matching program
caps at $500,000 total and $10,000 per project, implying that, like John Wesley,
you might want to arise early on the 3rd to make your donation (or stay up until
midnight on the 2nd); Louise Singleton notes that this potential sum constitutes
a full year of operating money for the Zimbabwe project! Again, the project
number is #3021529. Donations must be made through the website below using a
credit card; they may be made by individuals or congregations. If you are a
member of a United Methodist Church, it may not be too late to speak to your
Missions Commission about designating some of their global mission dollars for
this Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Special Advance approved program with matching funds on
December 3rd. To donate, on December 3rd go to:</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.umcmission.org/give">www.umcmission.org/give</A></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>Yours in mission,</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>OliveAnn</DIV>
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<DIV>On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Richard Alton wrote:</DIV><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Dear Colleagues, great way to support ICA’s global
work. Every dollar you give will be matched.</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">You give on December 3 by credit card. See below for
details</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Zimbabwe</SPAN></U></B><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>HIV/AIDS: Advanced Special number
3021529:</SPAN></U></B></DIV>
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Zimbabwe’s HIV/AIDS project has been chosen as an Advanced Special of the
United Methodist Church’s Board of Global Ministries.<SPAN> <SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>The Zimbabwe project is a
comprehensive community based approach to addressing HIV/AIDS. It starts with
a massive push on door-to-door testing followed by working with HIV+ people
using a program developed by Stanford University Medical School, Living Well
with AIDS, a 7 week program to teach self management skills. Finally, this
flows into savings/social support groups called Self-Help Groups. The Zimbabwe
project will work with 50 villages involving 500,000 people over the next 3
years.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><U>Zimbabwe</U><U><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>needs your support</U>: Zimbabwe is
experiencing one of the harshest AIDS epidemics in the world. In the last
decade the population has decreased by four million, infant mortality has
doubled and the average life expectancy for women, who are particularly
affected by Zimbabwe's AIDS epidemic, is 34-the lowest anywhere in the world.
Zimbabwe has a higher number of orphans, in proportion to its population, than
any other country in the world.</DIV>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">“The
United Methodist Board of<B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></B>Global Ministries is
participating in<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B><A
href="http://www.umcmission.org/Learn-About-Us/News-and-Stories/2013/October/1015-UMC-GivingTuesday-Promises-to-Multiply-Impact"
target=_blank>UMC<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>#GivingTuesday</A><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>on<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN class=aqj>December 3,
2013</SPAN></B>. Gifts made online through The Advance on UMC #GivingTuesday
will be matched dollar for dollar,<B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></B>meaning that 200 percent of every
donation through your Advance number on<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN class=aqj>December
3</SPAN><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>will directly go to
impact your ministry.<B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></B>This is a great opportunity for
you to reach out through your networks and let them know about this one-day
event and how it can support this important work.”</P>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">Dick
Alton, (<A href="mailto:Richard.alton@gmail.com">Richard.alton@gmail.com</A>;
773.344.7172)</P>
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H.T. Alton 166 N. Humphrey Ave, Apt, 1N Oak Park, IL 60302
T:1.773.344.7172<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A
href="mailto:richard.alton@gmail.com">richard.alton@gmail.com</A><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Don't let the fear of striking out
hold you back Babe
Ruth</DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>OE mailing
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