Check made out to order Felix Gillet Institute 
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North San Juan, CA 95960

<div style="background:none rgb(255, 255, 255);border:0px;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-shadow:none;font-size:14px;float:none;letter-spacing:normal;position:static;text-transform:none;z-index:auto;outline:none;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;word-spacing:0px;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:&quot;Root UI&quot;, -apple-system, &quot;system-ui&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="background:none;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-shadow:none;font-size:14px;float:none;letter-spacing:normal;position:static;text-transform:none;z-index:auto;outline:none;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s"><div style="background:none;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-shadow:none;font-size:14px;float:none;letter-spacing:normal;position:static;text-transform:none;z-index:auto;outline:none;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;line-height:1.4"><div style="background:none;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-shadow:none;font-size:14px;float:none;letter-spacing:normal;position:static;text-transform:none;z-index:auto;outline:none;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s"><p style="background:none;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;text-align:center;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">Your Donation of any amount enables us to take good care of this historic repository of over 250 young trees.</p><p style="background:none;border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">The grandmother trees were discovered on Gold Rush Era Mining Camps, Ranches and Homesteads from the 1800s and were the best of their time.</p><p style="background:none;border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">The Orchard needs weeding and planting with cover crop and help to suppress weeds and give nitrogen to the soil. The trees need compost and coddling moth prevention and in the summer and autumn the fruit needs picking.</p><p style="background:none;border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;text-align:center;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">Some of the treasures amid our historic collection are:</p><p style="background:none;border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;text-align:center;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">Apples * Pears * Walnuts * Persimmons * Figs * Almonds * Chestnuts * Cherries * Grapes * Prunes * Pomegranates * Quince * Peaches * Apricots * Mulberries * Roses * Hops * Myrtle * Cranberries and more.</p><p style="background:none;border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">As you may or may not know, Felix Gillet was the second nurseryman in the state of California. He arrived with other prospectors and soon saw the greater need for more food as the masses arrived in droves to find their fortunes. He earned enough money from his barber shop in Nevada City to purchase Barren Hill (called such because all the trees had been cutdown for use in the mining industry). There he started his nursery and began importing the best food plants of the time, first from France, but eventually from all over the world.</p><p style="background:none;border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">We, the Felix Gillet Institute, have been hunting for, discovering and growing these old varieties discovered on Gold Rush Era Mining Camps, Ranches and Homesteads where they have survived for nearly 150 years, some still bearing fruit!</p><p style="background:none;border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">These amazing trees show great resilience to climate change, making them valuable not only for their historic properties but also for food security.</p></div></div></div></div><div style="background:none rgb(255, 255, 255);border:0px;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-shadow:none;font-size:14px;float:none;letter-spacing:normal;position:static;text-transform:none;z-index:auto;outline:none;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;max-width:none;min-height:0px;max-height:none;word-spacing:0px;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:&quot;Root UI&quot;, -apple-system, &quot;system-ui&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br /></div>

<p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name</span>,</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91)">Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our cause. This donation greatly helps our mission.<br /><br />If you would like to contribute further to our cause, contact us to become a volunteer, or spread the word about our mission!<br /><br />Jenifer Bliss<br />thefgi@gmail.com<br />17075038412</p>

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    <p>Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for registering to fundraise for our cause. Your efforts will make a significant impact, and we are excited to have you as part of our fundraising team. 👏</p>
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    <br />Jenifer Bliss<br />thefgi@gmail.com<br />17075038412<br /><p></p>

<div><div><div><div><p style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;text-align:center;max-width:100%">Your Donation of any amount enables us to take good care of this historic repository of over 250 young trees.</p><p style="border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;max-width:100%">The grandmother trees were discovered on Gold Rush Era Mining Camps, Ranches and Homesteads from the 1800s and were the best of their time.</p><p style="border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;max-width:100%">The Orchard needs weeding and planting with cover crop and help to suppress weeds and give nitrogen to the soil. The trees need compost and coddling moth prevention and in the summer and autumn the fruit needs picking.</p><p style="border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;text-align:center;max-width:100%">Some of the treasures amid our historic collection are:</p><p style="border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;text-align:center;max-width:100%">Apples * Pears * Walnuts * Persimmons * Figs * Almonds * Chestnuts * Cherries * Grapes * Prunes * Pomegranates * Quince * Peaches * Apricots * Mulberries * Roses * Hops * Myrtle * Cranberries and more.</p><p style="border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;max-width:100%">As you may or may not know, Felix Gillet was the second nurseryman in the state of California. He arrived with other prospectors and soon saw the greater need for more food as the masses arrived in droves to find their fortunes. He earned enough money from his barber shop in Nevada City to purchase Barren Hill (called such because all the trees had been cutdown for use in the mining industry). There he started his nursery and began importing the best food plants of the time, first from France, but eventually from all over the world.</p><p style="border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;max-width:100%">We, the Felix Gillet Institute, have been hunting for, discovering and growing these old varieties discovered on Gold Rush Era Mining Camps, Ranches and Homesteads where they have survived for nearly 150 years, some still bearing fruit!</p><p style="border:0px;margin:-8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:1;min-width:0px;min-height:0px;max-height:none;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:normal;transform:none;transform-origin:center center;transition:none 0s ease 0s;max-width:100%">These amazing trees show great resilience to climate change, making them valuable not only for their historic properties but also for food security.</p></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div>

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### Context Profile for Felix Gillet Institute

1. **Organization Mission & Cause**:
   The Felix Gillet Institute is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of heirloom fruit varieties, particularly those that are historically significant to California's agricultural heritage. Their mission emphasizes the importance of biodiversity in fruit cultivation, education about sustainable agriculture, and the conservation of heirloom varieties to ensure they are not lost to modern agricultural practices. The organization aims to foster a community of fruit enthusiasts and advocates for the preservation of these unique genetic resources.

2. **Type of Activities**:
   - **Events**: The institute hosts various events, including the "Historic Orchard Tour," which allows participants to explore heirloom orchards, taste fruits, and learn about their history.
   - **Fundraising Campaigns**: Events like the orchard tour serve as fundraising opportunities, helping to support the institute's mission.
   - **Community Programs**: They engage the community through educational programs, workshops, and collaborations with local farms to promote sustainable practices and biodiversity.

3. **Tone of Voice**:
   The tone of the Felix Gillet Institute is friendly, inviting, and informative. Their communications often convey enthusiasm and a sense of community, aiming to inspire individuals to participate in their events and support their mission. The language is accessible, with a focus on creating a welcoming atmosphere for both seasoned fruit enthusiasts and newcomers.

4. **Emoji Usage**:
   The organization incorporates emojis in their communications, particularly in email campaigns. For example, the use of tree emojis 🌳 in the subject line of their recent email campaign ("Don't Miss the Historic Orchard Tour 🌳🌳🌳 October 18th") adds a playful and engaging element to their messaging. Emojis are used sparingly but effectively to enhance the emotional appeal of their content.

5. **Key Facts**:
   - **Founding Info**: Specific founding details were not available on the website, but the organization is rooted in the preservation of California's agricultural history.
   - **Scale**: The institute has a total of 44 forms and has conducted 26 email campaigns, indicating an active engagement with their audience.
   - **Impact Metrics**: While specific metrics were not detailed, the organization’s activities suggest a focus on community engagement and education about heirloom varieties.
   - **Volunteer Info**: Information about volunteer opportunities is likely available through their website or events, encouraging community involvement in their mission.

6. **Writing Guidelines**:
   - **Style**: Use a friendly and inviting tone, incorporating enthusiasm for heirloom fruits and sustainable practices.
   - **Structure**: Keep content clear and concise, with engaging introductions that draw readers in. Use headings and bullet points for easy readability.
   - **Call to Action**: Encourage participation in events and support for the organization’s mission, using direct and motivating language.
   - **Emojis**: Consider using emojis to enhance engagement, particularly in subject lines and social media posts, but use them judiciously to maintain professionalism.

This context profile provides a comprehensive overview of the Felix Gillet Institute, focusing on actionable insights that can inform future content creation and communication strategies.

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