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from the cluttered desk of
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Michael Jon Khandelwal
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The Muse Writers Center (where I am executive director) needs your help today…
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if you are able, please donate $10 or more Now through Midnight today, Tuesday, May 10… to our 24-hour online fundraiser with Give Local 757. We would very much appreciate your support. It's easy, and it's tax-deductible.
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All you have to do to donate during this 24-hour period is visit our Give Local giving page or our website. Click on the “donate now” button and enter your information on the donation form. You are also welcome to donate over the phone by calling me at 757-793-7857.
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Join me on our In-Person & Online Muse-A-Thon: To celebrate Give Local Day, we are hosting Muse-A-Thon 2,000, featuring in-person and virtual programming from 10 a.m.-Midnight. Drop by The Muse or join the livestream for interactive writing prompts, conversations with Muse teachers and more! Join us on our event page to see the schedule, watch, and join livestream. Help us get to 2,000 donors!
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The Muse's need: We are Hampton Roads’ only literary center, and your generous donation will immediately help fund both the technology and sustainability we need to move beyond the coronavirus crisis. In a time when our community is isolated from one another, education and artistic enrichment is vital.
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Great news: A generous donor has given us a challenge. If we can raise $40,000 in one day during Give Local 757, they will donate an additional $20,000 to our organization. Please help us reach our goal.
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Your donation will go a long way! The Muse provides more than $28,000 in tuition assistance and scholarships to nearly 300 students, and helps send 5 people to college each year. We offer nearly 300 classes and serve more than 1,500 students (from age 6 to post-retirement) each year, and The Muse helps give writers a voice, organizing readings, open mics, and writers events that reach more than 16,000 adults, teens, and kids. We're expanding our outreach to senior living communities, youth programs & schools, and military & veterans groups. The Muse is Hampton Roads' only literary center and is ranked in the top-10 in the country! Your donation will help us continue to serve the community. We need your support!
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Last year we raised $35,000 in one day. This year, we need to raise even more to sustain our operations, and we are hoping to raise $40,000. All donations will help us win matching grants, and the nonprofit with the highest number of total donations of $10 or more will win a grand prize of $5,000.
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Special Prize to Donors: Donate on May 10 and be entered in a drawing to win free in-person, online, & hybrid classes and more.
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Here is a photo of me with Stephanie's dog, Talli!
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