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		<title>You&#8217;re Invited: A Metropolitan Safari for Rwanda at iContact</title>
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I wanted to invite Dare Mighty Things readers to a special event coming up at iContact. We are hosting a &#8220;Metropolitan Safari&#8221; on Monday November 8th at 6:30pm at our new offices in Morrisville. 



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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 400px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I wanted to invite Dare Mighty Things readers to a special event coming up at iContact. We are hosting a &#8220;Metropolitan Safari&#8221; on Monday November 8th at 6:30pm at our new offices in Morrisville. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We will have as guests two remarkable women from Rwanda who will share with us their perspective of the Rwandan genocide, how the country has turned their economy around through technology and entrepreneurship, and the role of women in rebuilding the country. We will also be giving the grand tour of our beautiful new space and offering rides on our new slide.<br />
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a style="color: #0000ff ! important;" href="http://metropolitansafariraleigh.eventbrite.com/">Tickets can be purchased here</a>. You can also <a style="color: #0000ff ! important;" href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138168539565509">RSVP on Facebook</a></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">. You can use the discount code &#8220;ICONTACT&#8221; when you register if you wish. All proceeds from the evening will benefit The Akilah Institute for Women in Kigali, Rwanda. More information is in the invitation below. I hope you can come. Thanks for helping us spread the word!</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">You can also <a href="http://www.humanityfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/iContact_Event_Invite_Akilah_Rwanda_Fundraiser.pdf">download a PDF invite for the event</a>.<br />
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">You&#8217;re invited to join us for a very special evening at iContact&#8217;s new offices in Morrisville, NC</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>What:</strong> iContact&#8217;s &#8220;Metropolitan Safari&#8221; Fundraiser for the Akilah Institute for Women Rwanda</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>When: </strong>Monday, November 8th, 2010 6:30pm to 8:30pm</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">Where: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">5221 Paramount Parkway, 2nd floor, Morrisville, NC 27560</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><a style="color: #0000ff ! important;" href="http://metropolitansafariraleigh.eventbrite.com/">Purchase tickets here</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;">(You Can Use Discount Code &#8220;ICONTACT&#8221;)</p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Join us November 8th and see iContact&#8217;s new offices in Morrisville for the first time while supporting a great cause. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We&#8217;ll be giving the grand tour of our brand new building on the Lenovo Campus that gives us room to grow to 550 employees and offering free rides on our slide. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We&#8217;ll start out with cocktails and hors d&#8217;oeuvres on the 2nd floor at 6:30pm then going upstairs for the Akilah presentation. I hope you will join us for this special evening.</span></p>
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<div style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><a style="color: #0000ff ! important;" href="http://metropolitansafariraleigh.eventbrite.com/">&gt; Purchase tickets </a></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="text_exposed_show">(Use Discount Code &#8220;ICONTACT&#8221;)</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="text_exposed_show">All proceeds from the evening will support the Akilah Scholarship Fund and empower young Rwandan women to become leaders in their communities.</span></span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">Akilah empowers young women to transform their lives by equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to become leaders and entrepreneurs in East Africa. <a href="http://www.akilahinstitute.org/">Learn More</a> | <a href="http://www.akilahinstitute.org/donate">Make a Direct Contribution</a></span></p>
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