<div dir="ltr"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hi all!</div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thanks to funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is able to offer a limited number of free preservation needs assessments and preservation plans to those in Appalachian Ohio, through the Regional Heritage Stewardship Program.</div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">For those participating in the program through the stewardship program, institutions selected will receive a preservation needs assessment and preservation plan conducted by a CCAHA specialist using a peer-to-peer format. Institutions are paired with a peer institution in the region with whom they complete the assessment process in tandem. There is no need to find a peer organization for the application process, one will be chosen for you to work alongside, if chosen. </div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Please find more information on the program and the link to apply </b><span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><b><a href="https://ccaha.org/preservation-program" target="_blank" id="gmail-OWA815575ef-dbe1-63db-cb52-c93016a00ff1" class="gmail-OWAAutoLink" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">here</a></b></span>. Please note that while this page lists the cost as $500, this program is free for those in the areas within the Regional Heritage Stewardship Program, such as Appalachian Ohio. </div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to the Preservation Services office at CCAHA at <span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:pso@ccaha.org" target="_blank" id="gmail-OWA9ae39ea5-4d2f-6249-9536-b6bcaa905c11" class="gmail-OWAAutoLink" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">pso@ccaha.org</a></span> or via telephone at (215) 545-0613.</div></div>