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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The average gift last year was just a bit over $8 yet it added up to enough that the Fund could provide support to 10 awesome history projects in Ohio! (see the list of awardees here: http://www.ohiohistory.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/history-fund-grant-recipients-2014)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | OHIO University Libraries | 1 Ohio University | Alden 322 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | <a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu">carleton@ohio.edu</a> | <a href="http://media.library.ohiou.edu">http://media.library.ohiou.edu</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/jcarletonoh">http://twitter.com/jcarletonoh</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/AldenLibDigital">http://twitter.com/AldenLibDigital</a> | <a href="http://ohiou-digital-collections.tumblr.com/">http://ohiou-digital-collections.tumblr.com/</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/">http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ohio Historical Society Local History Office [mailto:localhistory@ohiohistory.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 04, 2014 8:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet<br><b>Subject:</b> Remember: Support Ohio History by April 15<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=750 style='width:6.25in;border:solid #B2B2B2 1.0pt'><tr><td valign=bottom style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img border=0 width=327 height=62 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/view.image?Id=653"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:6.0pt 15.0pt 13.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#016390'>Ohio History Needs Your Support Now</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#016390'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=750 style='width:6.25in;border:none;padding:11.25pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><a href="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3dJtAScrwpV1s&srcid=10907&srctid=1&erid=1654039&trid=c4c62d90-9ac9-4e43-a30c-534cd0ceb250"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=600 height=62 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/image/marketing/Wright-Brother-video-for-email-2.jpg"></span></a><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'>Would you help preserve and promote Ohio History for as little as $8 if it were easy and made an impact in your local community? Every year when you complete your state income tax return, you automatically have the option to <a href="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohiohistory.org%2fmakehistory&srcid=10907&srctid=1&erid=1654039&trid=c4c62d90-9ac9-4e43-a30c-534cd0ceb250">donate some portion of your refund to the Ohio History Tax Check-Off</a> and help fund a grant program for local history-related projects across the state. The average donation is about $8 and your donation is tax deductible for the next calendar year.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><br>Can you help the Ohio History Tax Check-Off reach its goal of $150,000 in donations? Reaching this goal will ensure that Ohio History will be on the state’s income tax form in future years. <strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>We need to generate at least $75,000 in donations in these last two weeks before the April 15 tax deadline</span></strong>.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><br>It’s easy to donate to Ohio History on your state tax return. Look for "Ohio Historical Society" on your Ohio tax return (<a href="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohiohistory.org%2fFile%2520Library%2fAbout%2520Us%2fTax%2520Check-off%2f2013OhioIT1040.pdf&srcid=10907&srctid=1&erid=1654039&trid=c4c62d90-9ac9-4e43-a30c-534cd0ceb250">line 27c on Ohio IT1040</a>) and designate a dollar amount. That’s it. Your tax-deductible donation goes to support history projects in local Ohio communities.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><a href="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohiohistory.org%2fmakehistory&srcid=10907&srctid=1&erid=1654039&trid=c4c62d90-9ac9-4e43-a30c-534cd0ceb250"><br>Learn more about why the tax check-off program and the History Fund</a> grant program it supports are so important and impactful in communities across Ohio. Communities as diverse as Cleveland, Dayton, Williams County, Dennison, Springfield, Akron, Ross County, Worthington, Zanesville and others have already benefitted from History Fund grants. <a href="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3dJtAScrwpV1s%26feature%3dshare%26list%3dUUY6ZOOM_Wp7xsPLXtPlR8WQ&srcid=10907&srctid=1&erid=1654039&trid=c4c62d90-9ac9-4e43-a30c-534cd0ceb250">See how famous Ohioans from the past are helping promote the History Fund</a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>If you have already donated, we thank you!</span></strong> You can also help pay it forward by sharing this message with your friends or by posting a message on social media. <a href="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohiohistory.org%2fsupport-ohs%2fsupport-ohs&srcid=10907&srctid=1&erid=1654039&trid=c4c62d90-9ac9-4e43-a30c-534cd0ceb250">To learn about other giving opportunities, please visit our support page</a>. Ohio History thanks you for your support and generosity!</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><br>Sincerely,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'> <br><img border=0 width=125 height=65 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/view.image?Id=666" alt="Burt Logan, Executive Director & CEO"><br></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'>Burt Logan</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'>Executive Director and CEO</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#696B6F'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#004D7B'><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:9.0pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Ohio Historical Society</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> 800 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211 <br>Phone: 800.858.6878 | Email: <a href="mailto:localhistory@ohiohistory.org"><span style='color:white'>localhistory@ohiohistory.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><a href="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/page.aspx?pid=294&srctid=1&erid=1654039&trid=c4c62d90-9ac9-4e43-a30c-534cd0ceb250"><span style='color:white'>Privacy Policy</span></a> | <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>© 2014 Ohio Historical Society<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://connect.ohiohistory.org/smtp.mailopen?id=1654039"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>