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<blockquote><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit">Greetings Brothers,</span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit">I hope you and your families enjoyed a joyous and blessed holiday season. I am writing to remind you that our MLK Oratorical Contest will be held on <strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">Saturday, January 25, 2025, at 1pm</strong> at the Old Hickory Golf Club, 11921 Chanceford Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192, immediately after the January chapter meeting. We ask that all Brothers attend both the chapter meeting and oratorical contest in Alpha attire.</span></div><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Our esteemed Brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., once asserted<strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit"> that we cannot address our current challenges until there is a profound redistribution of economic and political power. This transformation entails a revolution of values and other transformative shifts. We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are all tied together…you can’t really get rid of one without getting rid of the others…the whole structure of American life must be changed. America is a hypocritical nation, and [we] must put [our] own house in order.”</strong> </span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">This year’s contest topic is: <strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">What values would you consider to be the most important to drive the change needed for American life? Given these values, what changes would you propose to leaders to address racism, economic exploitation and militarism to achieve positive societal change toward the radical redistribution of economic and political power that Dr. King envisioned?</strong> </span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Tickets are now available for purchase on the <a style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit">iradorsey.org</a> website, along with this link: <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2025-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-oratorical-contest" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2025-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-oratorical-contest</a><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit"> </span>and the</span><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit"> QR code below. The event will be held in a luncheon format. I cordially invite you to purchase tickets and attend this exceptional event. I assure you that you will not be disappointed. Additionally, the Ira Dorsey Scholarship Endowment Fund gratefully accepts any and all donations. I eagerly anticipate your presence. Thank you and Happy New Year!</span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Fraternally,</span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Brother Ron A. Atwater, Jr.</span></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Committee Chair, 2025 MLK Oratorical Contest</span></div><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;" style="font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">   <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736211886/oxdrbi6vnsykxyok0kok.png" style="width:119px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /></span></p></span></blockquote>

<blockquote><div><span>Greetings Brothers,</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I hope you and your families enjoyed a joyous and blessed holiday season. I am writing to remind you that our MLK Oratorical Contest will be held on <strong>Saturday, January 25, 2025, at 1pm</strong> at the Old Hickory Golf Club, 11921 Chanceford Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192, immediately after the January chapter meeting. We ask that all Brothers attend both the chapter meeting and oratorical contest in Alpha attire.</span></div><span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Our esteemed Brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., once asserted<strong> that we cannot address our current challenges until there is a profound redistribution of economic and political power. This transformation entails a revolution of values and other transformative shifts. We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are all tied together…you can’t really get rid of one without getting rid of the others…the whole structure of American life must be changed. America is a hypocritical nation, and [we] must put [our] own house in order.”</strong> </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>This year’s contest topic is: <strong>What values would you consider to be the most important to drive the change needed for American life? Given these values, what changes would you propose to leaders to address racism, economic exploitation and militarism to achieve positive societal change toward the radical redistribution of economic and political power that Dr. King envisioned?</strong> </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Tickets are now available for purchase on the <a>iradorsey.org</a> website, along with this link: <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2025-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-oratorical-contest">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2025-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-oratorical-contest</a><span> </span>and the</span><span> QR code below. The event will be held in a luncheon format. I cordially invite you to purchase tickets and attend this exceptional event. I assure you that you will not be disappointed. Additionally, the Ira Dorsey Scholarship Endowment Fund gratefully accepts any and all donations. I eagerly anticipate your presence. Thank you and Happy New Year!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Fraternally,</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Brother Ron A. Atwater, Jr.</span></div><div><span>Committee Chair, 2025 MLK Oratorical Contest</span></div><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.5"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.5"><span>   <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736211886/oxdrbi6vnsykxyok0kok.png" style="width:119px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" /></span></p></span></blockquote>

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