https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communicationsLIRSConnecthttps://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/volunteer_newsletter_q1_2023<div align="center" id="isPasted" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background: white;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 6.25in;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="100%"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 6.75pt;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 6.75pt;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <p style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:center;'><img width="563" src="/.api2/binaries/JpQSr3F08I/thumbnails/noname_1675107898073?height=131&amp;width=556" alt="noname_1675107898073" class="fr-fic fr-dii" style="width: 554px; height: 130.715px;" data-key="JpQSr3F08I" data-contentlength="37026" data-contenttype="image/jpeg" data-binarylocation="/.api2/binaries/JpQSr3F08I/download/noname_1675107898073" data-thumbnaillocation="/.api2/binaries/JpQSr3F08I/thumbnails/noname_1675107898073" data-name="noname_1675107898073" data-isprofilephoto="false" data-ig-embed-key="JpQSr3F08I"></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: white;padding: 20.25pt 0in 40.5pt;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 6.25in;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="100%"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 6.75pt 0in 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 449.25pt;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="100%"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 13.5pt 6.75pt;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <h3 style='margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%;font-size:22px;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444;'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;'>Happy New Year!</span></strong></h3> <p style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;'><span style='font-size:16px;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575;'>January offers a new opportunity to set our intentions for the next 365 days. And as immigration continues to dominate national headlines, we invite you to resolve to spread compassion and hope for…</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Christina IwuagwuMon, 30 Jan 2023 14:45:29 -0500https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/volunteer_newsletter_q1_2023https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/volunteer_newsletter_q4_2022<div><p style="text-align: center;"><span id="isPasted" style='font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><img width="524" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmcusercontent.com%2f1ba26e3c84448d9ea4814c790%2fimages%2f30140cc9-15dc-ef0a-6b6f-a3aa237cce76.png&amp;c=E,1,ikii0ng3t6_93bjQH3EnUMV1NiDSFrE4xNlR5AhETPp5e9jcuPn-LRXhgDyDnQsJWhHTIsMWhyl2efJr0t_BaVcB6o5cJUVdkJHqsWfqH-hMNTt4VpU,&amp;typo=1" style="border-width: 0in; height: auto; max-width: 600px; padding-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></span><br></p> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="isPasted" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;" valign="top"> <p><strong>Dear Volunteering Friends, </strong><br> <br> Happy Monday!<br> <br>As you already know if you received last quarter’s newsletter, LIRS is rapidly building out its library of resources to equip you to make a positive impact—like our updated detention visitation guide, <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinkprotect.cudasvc.com%2Furl%3Fa%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252flirs.us14.list-manage.com%252ftrack%252fclick%253fu%253d1ba26e3c84448d9ea4814c790%2526id%253d41cf428bea%2526e%253d1d7b972f54%26c%3DE%2C1%2CUvLezIbFV4cKVWo5cFgc6lKlRIFsAkMfDYKmEuTVmbtq_S_Cg-OuzhDA2ufOFh9VfFoBZ6tXfSGdY6BV0n7cABFEsxbA90mu_emg4x6tM41ONm0IXHFbFeI%2C%26typo%3D1&data=05%7C01%7Cciwuagwu%40lirs.org%7C31efb13209b94feba6dd08dab10b4c51%7Cfa0f37bf2649476482bf9716871946c2%7C1%7C0%7C638016959340216456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JuNWj0KKgms%2BW2%2B29CTBsKbrYFm7cELmwJ0RBHJdOp8%3D&reserved=0"><em>Bring the Sky</em></a>, our recent Gather: Guatemala program, or our just-launched 2022 Hope for the…</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Christina IwuagwuWed, 04 Jan 2023 10:19:55 -0500https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/volunteer_newsletter_q4_2022https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/volunteer_newsletter_q3_2022<div><p style="text-align: center;"><img width="524" id="isPasted" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmcusercontent.com%2f1ba26e3c84448d9ea4814c790%2fimages%2f30140cc9-15dc-ef0a-6b6f-a3aa237cce76.png&amp;c=E,1,21t7OdlFD_aW-9Tnq4E5vyzXd7miXonoVExew0i6E_P0YW9vG87WsCBf8FKH4-7X_lfxx8HNYDgwY3rro39zVJ30ECbL9kW9EzX9NK2OyrSsU9H6YyM,&amp;typo=1" align="center" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><br></p> <p id="isPasted"><strong>Dear Volunteering Friends, </strong><br> <br> Growing up in Maryland, where the heat and humidity required an adjusted pace, I always believed things slowed down in the summertime. Here at LIRS, however, not only are we still running at full speed, we are also ramping up for the upcoming action-packed year!<br> <br> Between now and the end of 2022, there will be plenty…</p></div>Christina IwuagwuSat, 08 Oct 2022 11:41:11 -0400https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/volunteer_newsletter_q3_2022https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/volunteer_newsletter_q2_2022<div><div align="center" id="isPasted" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="100%"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background: white;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 6.25in;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="100%"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 6.75pt;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 6.75pt;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <p style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:center;'><img width="564" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmcusercontent.com%2f1ba26e3c84448d9ea4814c790%2fimages%2f30140cc9-15dc-ef0a-6b6f-a3aa237cce76.png&amp;c=E,1,OuF45Kb4y-AFaQ-9R-I46n8emAKimQ3W3ejeluMYerRGCCQ85MOFN1x8kx8wF7l-_RUGifQFeeX0z8iVHR4OwDxulN_8u8HHlYoq3NKLCNGLsl2f&amp;typo=1" style="border-width: 0in; height: auto; max-width: 600px; padding-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-template-container="" id="templateBody" valign="top" unsafe.style="background: 50% 50% / cover white;padding: 20.25pt 0in 40.5pt;vertical-align: top;"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" unsafe.style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 6.25in;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="100%"> <div align="center" style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" unsafe.style="border-collapse:collapse;background:cover;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-size: cover;background-position-x: 50%;background-position-y:50%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" unsafe.style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 6.75pt 0in 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" unsafe.style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 6.25in;padding: 0in;vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="100%"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 13.5pt 6.75pt;vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> <p style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;'><strong><span style='font-size:16px;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575;'>Greetings, LIRS Volunteers!</span></strong><span style='font-size:16px;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575;'><br> <br>What a promising start to the year we have had! Last month, we directed hundreds of you to our Pen Pal partner organizations around the country. Imagine our excitement when we…</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Christina IwuagwuMon, 02 May 2022 10:09:26 -0400https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/volunteer_newsletter_q2_2022https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/january_26_2022<div><p id="isPasted" style="text-align: center;"><img width="208" height="97" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmcusercontent.com%2f1ba26e3c84448d9ea4814c790%2fimages%2f3515554d-23c5-f583-8af4-8d7e4bc43d97.png&amp;c=E,1,nBcQxOWZyWYrliK_oSOyzAdNlDBkCQyFPnb4fRzgJJ_6YFWR9V0c7IGvPZQDIMURRVWrUaNKX2wsNOcNw852KaEyMlW9kSFr5v4" border="0" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><br></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">Hi—I'm Christina, the new National Coordinator for Volunteer Action at LIRS!</h3> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>As we enter a new year, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself and share LIRS’ <strong>vision for volunteers in 2022</strong>.<br> <br>A little about me: I am a relatively new but enthusiastic <strong>resident…</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Christina IwuagwuTue, 25 Jan 2022 17:37:30 -0500https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/archived_communications/january_26_2022