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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">It has been a challenging couple of weeks, between the changes
at NCAR, hurricane Irma, and now hurricane Maria and the floods in Puerto Rico, and the earthquakes in Mexico.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">We are checking in with grad students and postdocs who have
family in the effected areas (that we know of) and stand by to help if you need
anything. Thank you for those of you in Florida who let me know you
are ok.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Please reach out, even if you just want to chat. Please also be kind
to yourself; waiting to hear from loved ones or following the heartbreaking media
coverage is exhausting. Everyone at NCAR is supportive and
won’t judge at all if you are not getting much work done right now.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you are not directly impacted I trust that you support your colleagues who are. There are many ways to lend support, and we might reach out to organize something as a group - once we know everyone's families are ok.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">My cell is 303-478-4223 if you need anything.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Rebecca and the NCAR E&O/ASP team<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>

</div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Rebecca Haacker</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Director <br>NCAR Education and Outreach</span><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Advanced Study Program</span></pre></span></span></pre></span></span></pre></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></pre></span></span></pre></span></span></pre></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></pre></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Office: 303-497-8623<br>Email: <a href="mailto:rhaacker@ucar.edu" target="_blank">rhaacker@ucar.edu</a></span></pre></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></pre><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Assistant: Diana Zucco, 303 497 1851</span><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></pre></span></pre><pre cols="72"><span><pre cols="72"><span><pre cols="72"><span><pre cols="72"><span><pre cols="72"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><br></pre></span></pre></span></pre></span><span><pre cols="72"><span><pre cols="72"><span><pre cols="72"><span><pre cols="72"><span></span></pre></span></pre></span></pre></span></pre></span></pre></span> </pre>
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