<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><div>Hello,</div><br><div>I just wished to THANK YOU Ryan and the BCMA for advocating on our behalf. </div><div>As a small community museum especially, I truly appreciate every effort made to seek support for our sector.</div><div>I have gladly submitted an impact statement.</div><br><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Netanja</div></div><div style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><b style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; 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font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; color: chocolate;" data-mce-style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; color: chocolate;">Netanja Waddell, Manager</span></b><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" data-mce-style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><br>Qualicum Beach Museum<br>587 Beach Road<br>Qualicum Beach, BC, V9K 1K7<br>250.752.5533<br></span><span class="object" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer;" data-mce-href="http://www.qbmuseum.ca/" data-mce-style="color: #336699; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: dodgerblue; text-decoration: none;" data-mce-style="color: dodgerblue; text-decoration: none;">www.qbmuseum.ca</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></div><div style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><br><hr id="zwchr"><div><b>From: </b>"Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv." <bcma@lists.vifa.ca><br><b>To: </b>bcma@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, May 27, 2020 9:36:37 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[BCMA] We need your help - share an impact statement<br></div><br><div><div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<br><div>Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, we've been working with Provincial and Federal partners to advocate for the needs of our sector. We are currently working with <a href="https://heritagebc.ca/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://heritagebc.ca/">Heritage BC</a> to collect impact statements to help show the devastating impact the public health crisis is having on culture and heritage organizations.</div><br><div>Our goal is to share at least 10 new impact statement with partners in government by the end of this week. If you could take a moment and share a brief (around 4 sentences) impact statement using the online form below, you'll be helping us show the toll COVID-19 is having on our sector and our communities.</div><br><div><a href="https://members.museumsassn.bc.ca/publicFr/form/index/6a9132cb5757cd25850b238e0820213a72b1783d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://members.museumsassn.bc.ca/publicFr/form/index/6a9132cb5757cd25850b238e0820213a72b1783d">https://members.museumsassn.bc.ca/publicFr/form/index/6a9132cb5757cd25850b238e0820213a72b1783d</a></div><br><div>We'll be collecting and sharing impact statements regularly, so if you don't have time to share a statement before Friday, I encourage you to do so as soon as you're able to.</div><br><div>Numbers and statistics tell an important part of the story, but impact statements help to humanize the impact of COVID-19 - by sharing your story, you'll help us better demonstrate our sector's need.</div><br><div>All the best,<br><br>Ryan</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ryan Hunt</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Executive Director</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Pronouns: He/him</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><div style="color: #888888;" data-mce-style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="color: #666666; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;">The BC Museums Association Secretariat is located on the traditional lands of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. We are grateful for the opportunity to live and learn here in mutual respect and appreciation.</span> </div><div style="color: #888888;" data-mce-style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: #888888;" data-mce-style="color: #888888;"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'calibri' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'calibri' , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: 'calibri' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: 'calibri' , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;">Direct: 250-884-0499</span><span style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;"> || </span><span style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;">Office: 250-356-5700</span><span style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" data-mce-style="color: #1155cc;">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: 'calibri' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: 'calibri' , sans-serif;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: 'calibri' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: 'calibri' , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif;">Even when our doors are closed<b> #CultureDoesntStop</b>. 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