<div dir="ltr"><p align="justify" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:21px">Hi all,</span></p><p align="justify" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:21px">It's Margaret Reardon and I am writing to introduce you to </span><a href="https://www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org/about-yfa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(44,116,255);text-decoration-line:none;font-size:21px;font-weight:bold">Young Filmmakers Academy</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify"><br></p><p align="justify" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:21px">I'm sure you know there was some exciting filmmaking going on in Northeast Ohio this summer. But did you know there was also some exciting filmmaking going in Lakewood as well? And it happens all year long with us!</span></p><p align="justify" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:21px">Our </span><a href="https://www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org/summer-workshops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(44,116,255);text-decoration-line:none;font-size:21px;font-weight:bold">Summer Film Camp </a><span style="font-size:21px">students created two films from start to finish and learned all aspects of filmmaking from writing to directing to special effects. These were in addition to the films created during the school year by our </span><a href="https://www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org/8-week-film-school" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(44,116,255);text-decoration-line:none;font-size:21px;font-weight:bold">8 Week Film School</a><span style="font-size:21px"> students.</span></p><p align="justify" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px">And, both the students and the films will be celebrated</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px">and showcased at our </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:21px"> </span><a href="https://www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org/red-carpet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(44,116,255);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:21px;font-weight:bold">Red Carpet Gala</a><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:21px"> on August 23rd.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(62,62,62);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:21px"><br></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px">We invite you to <a href="https://www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org/red-carpet" target="_blank">buy tickets here</a>, and to showcase your presence, product or business<br>in front of the 400 people who will attend.</span><br></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><br></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px;font-weight:bold">Ways to Participate</span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><br></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px">Monetary donations are always welcome to support the costs of the event and can be made </span><a href="https://www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(44,116,255);text-decoration-line:none;font-size:21px">here</a><span style="font-size:21px">. </span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px">We also welcome donations for our raffle. Gift certificates, merchandise or experiences. </span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><br></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px">In return we will thank you for your support on all our communications regarding the event and beyond.</span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><br></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px;font-weight:bold">The clock is ticking!</span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><br></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px">Please contact me by </span><a href="mailto:mreardon@yougfilmmakersacademy.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(44,116,255);text-decoration-line:none;font-size:21px">email</a><span style="font-size:21px"> or </span><a href="tel:216-272-4277" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(44,116,255);text-decoration-line:none;font-size:21px">phone </a><span style="font-size:21px">no later than August 20th to discuss your options. Or just reach out to say hi. Thanks for reading this!</span></p><font color="#888888"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></font><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important;font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Margaret Reardon | Fundraising Coordinator</span></div><div style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important;font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Young Filmmakers Academy</span></div><div style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important;font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org/" style="color:rgb(51,143,233);outline:none!important" target="_blank">www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important;font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">216.293.KIDS</span></div><div style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;outline:none!important"><br></div></div></div></div>