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<p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Oakstop and CAST invite you and your community to a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of arts, entrepreneurship, and Black real estate ownership. </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Your RSVP is required, so please let us know if you plan to attend so that we have an accurate guest count. Feel free to share this invite and bring other guests as well.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><a href="https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/oakstopeffect"><strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">You may also make a tax deductible donation to The Oakstop Effect</strong></a> to support our impact programs focused on workforce development, business support services, and arts programming. </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p>The program and ceremony will take place outdoors from 11am - 12pm, followed by an indoor reception and community marketplace from 1pm onward. </p><p><br /></p><div 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;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit"><strong><u><span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">GUEST SPEAKERS<br /></span></u></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit"><em>Hosted by Armand Carr of KBLX</em><em><br /></em>Elaine Brown, <a href="https://www.oaklandandtheworld.org/" target="_blank">Oakland & The World Enterprises</a><em><br /></em>Carolyn Johnson, <a href="https://blackculturalzone.org/" target="_blank">Black Cultural Zone</a><em><br /></em>Catherine Howard, <a href="https://communityvisionca.org/" target="_blank">Community Vision</a><em><br /></em>Andre Jones, <a href="https://thebamp.org/" target="_blank">Bay Area Mural Program<br /></a>Tayleur Crenshaw, </span><a href="https://www.goldbeams.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Gold Beams</span></a><br /><br /></div><div 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;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit"><strong><u><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE</span></u></strong></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, 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<p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name</span> <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Last name</span>,</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Thank you for RSVPing for our ribbon cutting celebration</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">⌚   On <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{date-variable-cf6d31fc-67d2-41f1-8285-3f2f8d3d3b69}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Date</span></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Please feel free to share with friends and invite other guests or <a href="https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/oakstopeffect">make a tax deductible donation to The Oakstop Effect</a>. </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">We look forward to seeing you,</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Oakstop & CAST</p>

<p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Oakstop and CAST invite you and your community to a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of arts, entrepreneurship, and Black real estate ownership. </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Your RSVP is required, so please let us know if you plan to attend so that we have an accurate guest count. Feel free to share this invite and bring other guests as well.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"><br /></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"><a href="https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/oakstopeffect"><strong>You may also make a tax deductible donation to The Oakstop Effect</strong></a> to support our impact programs focused on workforce development, business support services, and arts programming. </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"><br /></p><p>The program and ceremony will take place outdoors from 11am - 12pm, followed by an indoor reception and community marketplace from 1pm onward. </p><p><br /></p><div><strong><u><span>GUEST SPEAKERS<br /></span></u></strong><span><em>Hosted by Armand Carr of KBLX</em><em><br /></em>Elaine Brown, <a href="https://www.oaklandandtheworld.org/" target="_blank">Oakland &amp; The World Enterprises</a><em><br /></em>Carolyn Johnson, <a href="https://blackculturalzone.org/" target="_blank">Black Cultural Zone</a><em><br /></em>Catherine Howard, <a href="https://communityvisionca.org/" target="_blank">Community Vision</a><em><br /></em>Andre Jones, <a href="https://thebamp.org/" target="_blank">Bay Area Mural Program<br /></a>Tayleur Crenshaw, </span><a href="https://www.goldbeams.org/" target="_blank"><span>Gold Beams</span></a><br /><br /></div><div><strong><u><span>COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE</span></u></strong></div><div><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ATasteOfAfricaRestaurant/" target="_blank">A Taste of Africa</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.ayabawines.com/" target="_blank">Ayaba Wines</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://thebamp.org/" target="_blank">Bay Area Mural Program</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.benjaminarizmendi.com/" target="_blank">Ben Arizmendi</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://brettesims.com/" target="_blank">Brette Sims</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://cast-sf.org/" target="_blank">CAST</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.thechefmimi.com/" target="_blank">Chef Mimi</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.coconoirwine.com/" target="_blank">Coco Noir</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.bankcbb.com/" target="_blank">Community Bank of the Bay</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://communityvisionca.org/" target="_blank">Community Vision</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.cr8thespace.com/" target="_blank">Create The Space</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.lcxart.com/" target="_blank">LC Howard</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.seradesign.com/" target="_blank">SERA Architects<br /></a><a href="https://sistahscifi.com/" target="_blank">Sistah Sci-Fi</a></span></div><div><span><a href="https://traveling.black/" target="_blank">Traveling Black</a></span></div><div><a href="https://www.turningbasinlabs.com/" target="_blank"><span>Turning Basin Labs</span></a></div>

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