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<font color="#006600" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="6">An evening of art, music, food and friends </font><br />
<font color="#006600" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="6">to benefit Whole Children</font><br />
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Saturday, March 31, 2012, 7 p.m.</font><br />
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<strong>Art Collection Ticket</strong>(s) @ $175 each.&nbsp; Each of these tickets admits two to the benefit and &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />
allows one piece of art to take home.</p>
<p><br />
<strong>Just coming for the fun</strong> @ $40 per person. This ticket offers admission to the event where you can enjoy food, spirits, music and sparkling company. Not to mention lots of gorgeous art to look at.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Tickets are no longer available online. &nbsp;They can still be purchased at the door.</p>
<p>Tickets for The Art of Giving may also be purchased by calling 413.585.8010 or through PayPal at <br />
www.wholechildren.org.&nbsp; Registration will be confirmed upon receipt of check. </p>
<p>Please make checks payable to Whole Children at 41 Russell St., Hadley MA&nbsp; 01035</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p align="right"><strong>Thanks to our sponsors for making the Art of Giving possible: </strong></p>
<p align="right"><font color="#336600">Keady Foard Keiser Wealth Management Group at UBS Financial Services Inc, Springfield <img alt="" title="" src="/images/UBSCOLORLOGO.jpg" height="23" width="61" /></font></p>
<p align="right"><font color="#336600">Kohl Construction, Hadley<br />
Connecticut Business Systems, a Xerox Company</font><br />
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="5"><span>A Little Bit More About THE ART OF GIVING</span></font></strong></p>
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&amp;quot">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
&amp;quot">How does it work?</span></strong></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Rockwell"><font size="4"><font size="3">This isn’t an ordinary art auction</font>.<span>&nbsp;</span><font size="3">All the pieces you see here are </font></font><font size="4"><font size="3">available for the same price, $175
(including frames)</font>.<span>&nbsp; </span><font size="3">Ticket holders will
choose a piece of art in the order their name is drawn at the event, where all
the art will be on display</font></font>.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
&amp;quot">When does all this happen?</span></strong></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Rockwell"><font size="3">MARCH 31 at</font> <font size="3">Northampton</font> <font size="3">Community</font> <font size="3">Center</font> <font size="3">for the
Arts, starting at 7 p.m.</font><span>&nbsp; </span></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Rockwell"><font size="3">There will be live music</font>, <font size="3">free wine, and delicious
food</font>.<span> </span><font size="3">It is a wonderful evening, even if
you aren’t buying a ticket for the Art Collection (a just-for-fun ticket is $40.)</font></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Rockwell">&nbsp;</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
&amp;quot">What other art will be there?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Rockwell"><span>&nbsp; </span><font size="3">Many pieces have been
donated by nationally-known artists (such as Eric Carle, Scott Prior,
Nanny Vonnegut, Tony DiTerlizzi, Barry Moser, Jeanne Birdsall, Leonard Baskin,
David Gloman, Katy Schneider) who live locally, know Whole Children, and want to
support the work we do.<span>&nbsp; </span>We also have
many exciting, younger talents who have donated work.<span>&nbsp; </span>Most of the art is worth between $300-$3,000</font>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Rockwell"><font size="3">We expect to</font> <font size="3">have</font> <font size="3">between 145-150 pieces on hand and will sell about
100 tickets so all ticket buyers, even ones who choose toward the end, will
have a good selection to pick from.</font></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Rockwell"><font size="3">Please</font> <font size="3">go to our <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/107656850905863118485/ArtOfGiving2012Images" title="" target="_blank">online gallery</a></font> </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Rockwell"><font size="3">to see a slideshow of the full collection of
art we currently have on hand</font></span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Rockwell"><font size="3"></font>.<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p><br />
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
&amp;quot">How do I buy a ticket?</span></strong></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Rockwell" size="3"><span style="line-height: 24px">Tickets are no longer available online. &nbsp;You can purchase a ticket at the door.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Rockwell"><font size="3">&nbsp;<br />
</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
&amp;quot">Will the tickets sell out?</span></strong></font></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Rockwell"><font size="3">We are selling a limited number of tickets</font> <font size="3">(the number will</font> <font size="3">depend on</font> <font size="3">how many pieces of art we have),</font> <font size="3">so buy soon to guarantee a place at the party!</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
&amp;quot">How can I (or someone I know) donate a piece of art?</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Rockwell"><font size="3">We welcome</font> <font size="3">donations</font> <font size="3">up until March 12.<span>&nbsp; </span>Please contact Cammie McGovern at: </font></span><font size="3"><a href="mailto:cammiemcg@aol.com"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Rockwell">cammiemcg@aol.com</span></a></font></font><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Rockwell"></span></p>
 
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