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Dear Traveler,
                                                                                                                                              In 1992 we established Grand Circle Foundation, an entity of the
                                                                                                                                              Lewis Family Foundation, as a means to give back to the world that
                                                                                                                                              had already given us so much. Since then, we’ve pledged or donated
                                                                                                                                              more than $225 million worldwide to support the education of young
                                                                                                                                              people, the conservation of natural resources for future generations,
                                                                                                                                              and the preservation of international treasures and UNESCO World
                                                                                                                                              Heritage Sites.
                                                                                                                                              Grand Circle Foundation is also there when crisis unfolds in the world.
                                                                                                                                              The almost universal condemnation of Russia’s recent actions against
                                                                                                                                              Ukraine has resulted in an unprecedented outpouring of support for          Foundation funds are supporting Ukrainians like this family
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             who has found safe haven at a shelter in Romania.
                                                                                                                                              Ukrainian refugees and orphans. Through the kind generosity of
                                                                                                                                              our travelers, friends, and associates, we have raised more than $2.5
                                                                                                                                              million to assist Ukrainians who have had their lives upended.

                                                                                                                                              As of June 1, $1,925,000 of relief aid in the form of clothing, food,
                                                                                                                                              medicine, and other items in short supply are getting directly into
                                                                                                                                              the hands of Ukrainian refugees at shelters in Poland and Romania.
                                                                                                                                              The Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation and Grand Circle Foundation
                                                                                                                                              have also made a donation of $200,000 to the Joint Distribution
                                                                                                                                              Committee (JDC), which is supporting a number of elderly
                                                                                                                                              Ukrainians who have been unwilling or unable to leave Ukraine and
                                                                                                                                              are now struggling to survive.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Through our partnership with Wine to Water, we're also
                                                                                                                                              Thank you for traveling with us, and for                                        helping to bring clean water to Ukrainian refugees.
                                                                                                                                              helping to change people’s lives.

                                                                                                                                              Warm regards,



                                                                                                                                              Harriet R. Lewis
                                                                                                                                              Chair, Grand Circle Foundation
          Changing People's Lives                                                                                                           How you can help




                                                                                                                                            If you visit the Foundation’s home page at www.grandcirclefoundation.org,
           One village, one school, one person at a time                                                                                    you can click on our “Donate to Ukrainian Refugee Relief” section. To
                                                                                                                                            learn about many more ongoing Foundation projects, you can sign up
                                                                                                                                            for our weekly e-newsletter, the Inside Scoop, at www.oattravel.com/            These refugees from Dnipro, Ukraine, hope to return to
                                                                                                                                            the-inside-scoop.                                                                       their homeland someday soon.


                                                                    We continue to send relief aid to countless Ukrainian refugees in need.   Learn more about the many ways we help change lives together at www.grandcirclefoundation.org

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