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Great news indeed! Congrats!

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 1:26 PM, <greg@markhamgroup.com> wrote:

> BOOM BOOM!! Nice work gents!!! Very exciting --
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> *From: * Eric Schwerin <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com>
> *Date: *Wed, 9 Nov 2011 07:22:56 -0500
> *To: *paul@markhamgroup.com<paul@markhamgroup.com>
> *Cc: *Rob Walker<Rwalker@rosemontseneca.com>; Hunter Biden<
> hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>; Greg Hale<greg@markhamgroup.com>; Robert
> N.McLarty<robert@markhamgroup.com>
> *Subject: *Re: CARE discussion
>
> We definitely had advocates in that room and did a great job. If we don't
> get it it won't be because of anything we did wrong.
>
> Eric D. Schwerin
> eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 9, 2011, at 3:07 AM, "Paul Neaville" <paul@markhamgroup.com> wrote:
>
> Jodee emailed tonight and said great presentation, they're process is "a
> bit crazy" but she's "trying to work through it."
>
> I take it to mean she is an advocate.
>
> I told her we want it, and if they have concerns or want modifications we
> are open to visiting about it.
>
> I assume based on Rob's email that we are a bunch of white dudes that are
> the 1 percent and maybe diversity is an issue but could be reading too much
> into it.
>
> Anyway, thanks guys for including us, it was a fun pitch and hopefully
> something that will bear fruit for us all. We are very appreciative of the
> opportunity and look forward to hopefully winning it and more to come.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> *From: * Rob Walker <rwalker@rosemontseneca.com>
> *Date: *Tue, 8 Nov 2011 09:48:02 -0500
> *To: *Eric Schwerin<eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com>; Hunter Biden<
> hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>; <greg@markhamgroup.com>; Paul Neaville<
> paul@markhamgroup.com>; Robert McLarty<robert@markhamgroup.com>
> *Subject: *CARE discussion
>
> Greg, Robert, and Paul - Let me know which one of you guys is going to be
> on the call and which one is the backup. I’m sure I’ll have a call-in
> number here soon. I would imagine that we’d start off with an
> introduction of ourselves, and naturally, since we’re in attendance, let’s
> start with Hunter introducing RSP, then whoever from Markham is on the
> call, will introduce Markham. Attached are just some thoughts and some
> questions that they wanted us to answer. I incorporated most of Neaville’s
> thoughts too I think. Also, here is some info on CARE to browse, but the
> most important things to know is that they’re in 87 countries, so it’s more
> than just Africa, and that they seem to focus on women:
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> CARE tackles underlying causes of poverty so that people can become
> self-sufficient. Recognizing that women and children suffer
> disproportionately from poverty, CARE places special emphasis on working
> with women to create permanent social change. Women are at the heart of
> CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the
> spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand
> economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers
> emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people
> rebuild their lives.
>
> *Agriculture and Natural Resources<http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/agriculture/>
> *
> CARE helps families produce more food and increase their income while
> managing their natural resources and preserving the environment for future
> generations. CARE works with farmers to increase their crop and livestock
> yields through activities such as planting new seed varieties, animal
> husbandry, home gardening and irrigation.
>
> *Cross-Cutting Initiatives
> <http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/initiatives/index.asp>*CARE's
> cross-cutting initiatives span across the breadth of our program sectors to
> tackle the underlying causes of poverty, and place special emphasis on
> working with women and girls to create lasting social change. For example,
> the Sport for Social Change Initiative, uses the convening power of sports
> as a vehicle to minimize the effects of poverty on youth while working to
> advance gender equality, develop life skills, promote health education,
> provide psychosocial support and create income-generating activities.
>
> *Economic Development <http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/sead/>*
> CARE's economic development programs assist impoverished families by
> supporting moneymaking activities, especially those operated by women. CARE
> initiates community savings-and-loan programs and provides technical
> training to help people begin or expand small businesses that will increase
> family income.*
>
> Education <http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/education/>*
> CARE is dedicated to securing basic education for all. Experience shows
> that learning attacks poverty at its roots. Educated people can make
> thoughtful and informed decisions that will positively affect their lives,
> their families, their communities and their world. Mothers are more likely
> to have healthier children and higher incomes. Today we work alongside
> communities, governments and partner organizations at many levels to
> address all aspects of basic education. Our inclusive approaches include
> training teachers and other school personnel to improve the quality of
> education; linking education programs to interventions in health, nutrition
> and livelihoods to better address reasons why children are out of school;
> involving communities in assessing and overcoming their unique barriers to
> learning; and conducting broad campaigns that promote the right to
> education for all people.
>
> *Emergency Relief <http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/relief/>*
> The fight against poverty is never more difficult than in times of crisis.
> Our projects directly assist survivors of natural disasters and conflict
> through both immediate relief and longer-term community rehabilitation,
> including food, temporary shelter, clean water, sanitation services,
> medical care, family planning and reproductive health services, and seeds
> and tools. CARE also is increasingly focused on post-conflict
> rehabilitation programming in places such as Angola, Bosnia and El
> Salvador. Our *Special Reports*<http://www.care.org/newsroom/specialreports/>give detailed information about CARE's emergency work around the world,
> including India, Afghanistan and El Salvador.
>
> *Health <http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/health/>*
> A family cannot be economically healthy if it is not physically healthy.
> CARE's health projects focus on mothers and children, who often are the
> most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. We are particularly interested
> in increasing the capacity of our local partners to deliver quality health
> services. This includes training local health volunteers as counselors,
> mentors and monitors of community health. CARE is focused on interventions
> ranging from nutrition and education to birth spacing and clinical
> services. Our reproductive health projects encompass family planning,
> prenatal care, labor and delivery services, and the prevention, detection
> and treatment of STDs, including HIV/AIDS.
>
> *HIV/AIDS <http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/aids>*
> We believe that our HIV/AIDS programs must provide information and
> services to vulnerable groups while addressing the underlying factors that
> lead people to make choices that put them at risk of infection. CARE's
> HIV/AIDS programs link with our other sectors, including health, education
> and economic development. Through our HIV/AIDS programs, we help
> communities care for children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS;
> develop peer education and outreach in communities; and increase access to
> services such as condoms, voluntary counseling and testing, anti-retroviral
> treatment, and STI prevention and treatment. Advocacy on behalf of
> vulnerable and marginalized populations is also an important part of our
> work.
>
> *Nutrition <http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/nutrition/>*
> CARE places a special focus on infant and young child feeding and related
> maternal nutrition practices and care. Proper nutrition is vital to a
> child's healthy development and an adult's ability to work and care for her
> family. We protect, promote and support optimal growth and development for
> children under the age of five to ensure their best chance for survival.
> Our projects focus on teaching techniques and practices that help prevent
> malnutrition, including proper breastfeeding techniques, educating families
> and communities about how to cultivate and prepare nutritious complementary
> food and strengthening local health systems.
>
> *Water <http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/health/water.asp>*
> CARE helps communities build and maintain clean water systems and
> latrines. Both directly and through local organizations, CARE provides
> training and subsidizes construction, but communities make significant
> contributions in cash and labor, and pay the cost of operation and
> maintenance. The goal of these projects is to reduce the health risks of
> water-related diseases and to increase the earning potential of households
> by saving time otherwise spent gathering water. Projects also include
> educating people about good hygiene habits to reduce the risk of illnesses.
>
> Where is CARE USA located?
> We are headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia; CARE has field offices<http://www.care.org/about/contact_regional.asp>in 9 U.S. cities. CARE also has offices in each of the countries
> where we work. <http://www.care.org/about/contact_co.asp>
>
> Where does CARE work?
> CARE worked in 87 countries in fiscal year 2010, implementing long-term
> programs to fight poverty, responding to humanitarian emergencies, and
> advocating for policy change to improve the lives of the poorest people.
>
> Who supports CARE?
> Hundreds of thousands of individuals and dozens of U.S. corporations,
> foundations and other organizations support CARE each year. We also obtain
> funding and commodities from governmental agencies, the European Union and
> the United Nations. CARE USA's program expenses in 2006 totaled more than
> $589 million.
>
> Where do my donations go?
> The majority of our donors want their gift to be used wherever the need is
> greatest. This allows CARE the flexibility to use resources as efficiently
> as possible. CARE's financial records <http://www.care.org/about/990.asp>are available to the public. Ninety-one percent of our expended resources
> support program activities. Nine percent of expended resources go toward
> administrative and fundraising expenditures. We conform to the highest
> accounting and financial standards.
>
> Is my donation restricted to one country?
> Donations to CARE go to support our poverty-fighting programs in poor
> countries worldwide. This gives us the flexibility to channel funds to
> wherever the needs are greatest.
>
> Why doesn't CARE provide assistance within the United States?
> While CARE is concerned with poverty and injustice everywhere, our mission
> is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the
> world. Since our inception in 1945, CARE has been a trusted vehicle for
> Americans to share their compassion and generosity with those who have no
> safety net.
>
> CARE is committed to doing more than meeting immediate needs. We strive to
> address the structural barriers to overcoming poverty, such as patterns of
> discrimination and exclusion; corrupt or incompetent public institutions;
> lack of access to essential public services; conflict and social disorder;
> and major public health threats. While these can certainly be found to
> varying degrees in any wealthy nation, the scale doesn't compare to poor
> nations. Therefore, CARE believes we have the greatest potential for impact
> in developing countries.
>
> Are you a religious-based organization? What is your stand on abortion?
> CARE is a nonsectarian organization, meaning we are not affiliated with
> any particular religion or belief system. CARE does not fund, support or
> perform abortions, though we do assist women suffering complications of
> unsafe abortions.
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