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<b>Subject:</b> Bamboo Building, Regenerative Agriculture & Ecosystem Restoration Opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">My name is Jacob Williams and I am a junior in the POE here at UW. I applied and got the chance to be a campus representative for this organization called Regeneration
Field Institute (RFI). This year I am working to create a new program at UW in collaboration with RFI. I am excited to partner with an organization focusing on regenerative land management and bamboo ecosystems and think it will be a unique learning experience
for other students as well!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am writing to share information about the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kBpo3AFZYPBI3JI2eWMbUZ1KEGcAewdGmp5HVncLCuAtga2Qiw8w4ZBBSRYQL7pilWKFKj2vJHOlatw$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Regeneration
Field Institute</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and their immersive education programs in Ecuador. I will be joining the Regeneration Field Institute for the Spring Break 2024 and we are looking for a few
more UW students to participate in the program. Would it be possible for you to share the following information and flyer with your students? If so I would really appreciate it!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your time! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jacob Williams</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><a href="mailto:jtw2003@uw.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">jtw2003@uw.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:jwilliams614953@gmail.com" target="_blank">jwilliams614953@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Possible Subject Line: Bamboo Building, Regenerative Agriculture & Ecosystem Restoration Opportunity</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kBpo3AFZYPBI3JI2eWMbUZ1KEGcAewdGmp5HVncLCuAtga2Qiw8w4ZBBSRYQL7pilWKFKj2vJHOlatw$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Regeneration
Field Institute</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is a 70 acre agroforestry and bamboo construction research and education institute. They host 200+ students per year from various universities across the US and Ecuador.
The programs emphasize hands-on learning so students can expect to get lots of time in the field implementing ecosystem restoration, regenerative agriculture and bamboo construction! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Here is a video of students from a previous trip:</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8aTw5ZIPXo&t=4s__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kBpo3AFZYPBI3JI2eWMbUZ1KEGcAewdGmp5HVncLCuAtga2Qiw8w4ZBBSRYQL7pilWKFKj2v-9Su8VY$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8aTw5ZIPXo&t=4s</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Additionally this is a third party website that collects program reviews from our students: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gooverseas.com/high-school-abroad/ecuador/program/295138?sort_by=field_review_rating_overall_value__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kBpo3AFZYPBI3JI2eWMbUZ1KEGcAewdGmp5HVncLCuAtga2Qiw8w4ZBBSRYQL7pilWKFKj2vnDd32TI$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.gooverseas.com/high-school-abroad/ecuador/program/295138?sort_by=field_review_rating_overall_value</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Student experience blog post: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com/blog/2023/5/28/krisha-nair-uc-berkeley-2023__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kBpo3AFZYPBI3JI2eWMbUZ1KEGcAewdGmp5HVncLCuAtga2Qiw8w4ZBBSRYQL7pilWKFKj2vdX1mb0E$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com/blog/2023/5/28/krisha-nair-uc-berkeley-2023</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bamboo Building, Regenerative Agriculture & Ecosystem Restoration </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com/courses__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kBpo3AFZYPBI3JI2eWMbUZ1KEGcAewdGmp5HVncLCuAtga2Qiw8w4ZBBSRYQL7pilWKFKj2vNpqpB6Q$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com/courses</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dates: June 10-19, 2024</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We have an information zoom meeting hosted by our campus representatives Jacob Williams and Molly Thompson this Wednesday at 6pm!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Info Session Wednesday Feb. 28 6 pm</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Meeting ID: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">84404450357</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Link:</span></b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us02web.zoom.us/j/84404450357__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kBpo3AFZYPBI3JI2eWMbUZ1KEGcAewdGmp5HVncLCuAtga2Qiw8w4ZBBSRYQL7pilWKFKj2vBmJyqTI$" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84404450357</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Location:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Manabi, Ecuador (specifically Chone and Bahia de Caraquez), a highly
deforested and environmentally degraded region of the world</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cost: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">$1750 USD (plus airfare and insurance) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Program Details: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This 8 days of immersive, experiential learning will cover
topics related to bamboo construction, environmental design, sustainable architecture and engineering, regenerative agriculture, ecosystem restoration, wildlife conservation, biological diversity, agriculture, agroforestry, social and environmental impact
and enterprises, natural resource management and more. You will learn from local field experts and be surrounded by the biodiversity and beauty of natural, native Ecuador which RFI is working to protect, regenerate, and preserve.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Other details:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Flights are in/out of Guayaquil Airport (GYE), students book
their own flights but we will do it as a group in April to coordinate arrivals with RFI</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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