September 8, 2005

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

Your help is needed! As you are aware of the disastrous effect of Hurricane Katrina on the people of New Orleans and other cities on the Gulf Coast, we are asking for donations from our employees at all of our Wholesalers and Publishers within the N.M.D.U. jurisdiction. The losses as a result of the hurricane are devastating and we are asking you to please help in any way you can.

The Official Family is urging you to open your heart and your wallet by contributing to a Fund set up in each of our shops. We are asking the Chapel Chairmen of each shop or anybody he wishes to designate to accept the task of collecting the money for this very admirable undertaking. We hope to continue this practice of collecting for the victims of Hurricane Katrina for the next couple of weeks. Once the money is collected, we will inform you of what reputable charitable organization that we are sending it to.

The Official Family would like to thank our members in advance for their generosity in this catastrophic tragedy.

Fraternally,
The Official Family
Ron O’Keefe
James DeMarzo
Brian Wittenberg
Tom Bentvena
Steven Goldstein

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