<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-1169388d-7fff-7e26-ad1c-185b97d68b3d"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hey AUA Community! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Did you know that the 2018 Farm Bill is slated to expire in less than six weeks on 10/1/24… and that technically, it already expired once before on 10/1/23? Congress has been unable to advance a fair and equitable 2024 Farm Bill, putting at risk the vital programs and resources on which our nation’s farmers rely. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwUmZQUXrHuvZolTSd3B5VXjyubWZAEJo6rDsl3n70pgxbKA/viewform" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(217,234,211);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Tell Congress to Pass a Just and Fair Farm Bill ASAP!</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(217,234,211);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Every successful farm bill has been built on the foundation of bipartisanship and the active engagement of many stakeholder communities, and the next farm bill will be no different. We believe that the 118th Congress could complete a new farm bill this year – but expediency must not come at the expense of policies that address hunger, public health, farmers, workers, and the environment. To deliver this message to Congressional Leaders, several organizations have worked together to pen a sign on letter, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwUmZQUXrHuvZolTSd3B5VXjyubWZAEJo6rDsl3n70pgxbKA/viewform" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">which you can read here</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">So far, over 200 organizations have signed on in support – can you add your organization to the list before the September 5th deadline?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwUmZQUXrHuvZolTSd3B5VXjyubWZAEJo6rDsl3n70pgxbKA/viewform" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(217,234,211);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Click Here To Add Your Org’s Name to the List of Signatories</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are hoping to reach as many aligned organizations as possible. After adding your organization's name to the list of signatories, <b>please forward this email to 5 other organizations you think would appreciate the invitation to be included! </b></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div>Cheers, </div><div>- Stef</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_s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<br>Cell: 312-687-6484 </span></font></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>

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