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You can still <b><a href="https://hsmichigan.org/store/donate/make-a-donation/"><span style='color:windowtext'>donate though our website</span></a> </b>or by calling (800) 692-1828.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=532 height=44 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D36775.082EDD80"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Your support <b>makes it possible for us to produce high-quality publications</b>, such as <i>Chronicle,</i> the membership publication of the Historical Society of Michigan; <b>provide training and resources</b> for local historical organizations; and <b>facilitate Michigan History Day</b>, a program that engages Michigan students from every area of the state to compete and gain recognition in local, regional, state, and national competitions for historical projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#003399'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="https://hsmichigan.org/store/donate/make-a-donation/"><span style='color:windowtext'>Donate though our website!</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#003399'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Won’t you help us keep our Michigan history-related activities going and growing?</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Please consider making a special contribution to HSM as we gear up for our next fiscal year and make plans for new and exciting projects.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=402 height=41 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image008.jpg@01D36775.082EDD80"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:82.1pt;height:82.1pt;z-index:251659264;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:14.4pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:margin;mso-height-relative:margin'>
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