<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><div><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; 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); margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; 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: #ffffff; margin: 0px;">The annual Jefferson Lab pledge campaign for the United Way of the Virginia Peninsula kicks off today (Tuesday, Oct. 4), with a fundraiser picnic in the CEBAF Center Atrium, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.<br></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; 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); margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; 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: #ffffff; margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Donations will be accepted for hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and refreshments. The picnic food is being donated by the Quark Cafe contractor, Eurest, and will be served by members of lab management.<span> A donation of $1 per picnic menu item is requested.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Quark Cafe will remain open for those who do not wish to participate or would prefer to purchase additional menu items.<br></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Also in the CEBAF Center Atrium during today's picnic, and from 12-1 p.m. Monday - Friday through Oct. 27, Human Resources will be selling $1 raffle tickets for chances to win one of three items: a GoPro HERO4, a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, or a $300 Best Buy Gift Card! Buy five tickets and get a sixth ticket for free.</p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">All proceeds from the raffle ticket sales and food donations will go to the <a href="http://www.uwvp.org/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.uwvp.org/">United Way of the Virginia Peninsula</a>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">The winning tickets will be announced at the Jefferson Lab Activities Group (JAG) Oktoberfest on Oct. 27.</p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">The pledge form is available with the full United Way kickoff campaign memo (link below). Paper copies are at the Support Service Center (#28), Technology and Engineering Development building (#55), Machine Control Center (#85) and CEBAF Center (#12) front desks. Return forms to <a href="mailto:serafini@jlab.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:serafini@jlab.org">Krystina Serafini</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"> in Human Resources by Monday, Nov. 7, 2016.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">The full memo and the pdf of the pledge form are at: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/memo/united-way-appeal-oct-4-kick-picnic-announcement" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://www.jlab.org/memo/united-way-appeal-oct-4-kick-picnic-announcement">https://www.jlab.org/memo/united-way-appeal-oct-4-kick-picnic-announcement</a></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>Many thanks to all for supporting this worthwhile program.</span></p></div><div><div><br>Krystina Serafini<br><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11pt;">HR/CFO Administrative Assistant</span></em><br><br><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11pt;">Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11pt;">12000 Jefferson Avenue</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11pt;">Newport News, VA. 23606</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11pt;">(757) 269-7628</span><br><br>"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood."<br> -Marie Curie<br></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>