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<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BACKPACKING WITH A PURPOSE: 2018 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Discover the wider world and connect with change makers making a positive and lasting impact in their communities.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Operation Groundswell is a non-profit that runs travel, community service, and experiential education programs around the globe. We dig into social justice issues while working in solidarity with
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<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C45911">Apply by March 8<sup>th</sup>.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Programs are filling up quickly, so apply as soon as possible. Financial assistance is available for all students on five- and six-week programs.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://operationgroundswell.com/?utm_source=callingcampaign&utm_campaign=janfeb" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#C45911"> www.operationgroundswell.com</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Can’t travel in the summer? We travel all year long!</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">SARA PETRUCCI. </span></b><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt">University Outreach Coordinator</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">tw: <a href="http://twitter.com/OGbackpackers" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">@OGbackpackers</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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