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</v:shape><![endif]--></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>Do you know a <b>low-income woman</b> 35 or older working to complete her college degree? Since 1976, Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund has helped more than 750 low-income women attend college. In fall 2016, Rankin Fund will award scholarships to 100 women across the U.S. We would like to invite students who meet the requirements below to apply for our scholarship program.</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>A Rankin Fund scholarship applicant must be:</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:51.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#351C75'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>A <b>woman</b>,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:51.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#351C75'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>A <b>U.S. citizen</b> or <b>permanent resident</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:51.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#351C75'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>Age 35 or older</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>, as of March 18, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:51.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#351C75'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>Low-income</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'> (financial guidelines are available on our website),<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:51.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#351C75'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>Enrolled in or accepted to a <b>regionally or ACICS</b> <b>accredited school</b>,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:51.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#351C75'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>Pursuing a <b>vocational education, an associate’s degree, or a first bachelor’s degree.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>Eligible students can apply online at </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><a href="http://www.rankinfoundation.org/students/application" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.rankinfoundation.org/students/application</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>. The deadline is March 18, 2016. </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>We’re also looking for <b>volunteers</b> with a passion for helping women access higher education! Jeannette Rankin Fund volunteers are responsible for reviewing scholarship applications and selecting the 2016 Rankin Fund scholars from among the strongest applicants across the United States.</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>Volunteer training and application review takes place completely <b>online</b>, so opportunities are available to those with a desire to help women overcome poverty, wherever you are.</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, then </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><a href="http://www.rankinfoundation.org/support/volunteer/" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>sign up online</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>. The deadline to sign up is <b>March 4, 2016</b>! </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#351C75'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#351C75'>We appreciate your efforts in sharing this information with women who may be eligible to apply and potential volunteers who share an interest in our mission. Please contact me with any questions, and thank you!</span><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Mistral;color:#7030A0'>Karen Sterk </span><o:p></o:p></p><p>Executive Director <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Providing scholarships and support for low-income women 35 and older across the U.S. to build better lives through college completion.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#9900FF'>Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://rankinfoundation.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>rankinfoundation.org</span></a><br>p) 706.208.1211 f) 706.548.0202</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=62 height=96 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image012.jpg@01D15F28.429EF7E0" alt="Image removed by sender."><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1031" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1032" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Disclaimer</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. 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