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Hey everybody!

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The 2021 Combined Federal
Campaign is in full swing,

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and I wanted to give a quick 
update on where we stand.

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During my kick off message, I issued a
challenge to our entire department family

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to pledge 60 minutes of your time
 to a cause you care about.

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And I am so inspired by how many of you

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have already stepped up to the plate
 and taken this challenge.

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If you want to see how each 
of our components are doing,

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visit the DHS CFC Connect page.

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And if you still want to get involved,
don't worry, there's plenty of time

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and plenty to do. 

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Our next CFC event
 is on November 30th.

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That's what's known as Giving Tuesday.
 Giving Tuesday.

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When you'll have the chance to engage
 with featured CFC charities

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and attend a virtual panel to learn more
 about how you can help support local,

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national, or even global communities
 through this campaign.

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Everyone can do their part,
 and many of you are.

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So let's keep it up!

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Let's continue making our mark. 

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Let's never forget that we are DHS
 and we are the face of change.

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Thank you for your time and your selfless
 service today and every day.

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Greetings DHS

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family. My name is Ram Oruganti,
 and I work in the Office

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of Information and Technology, US
 Customs and Border Protection.

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It is an honor
 and my privilege to serve you

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as the Deputy Campaign Manager
 for this year's CFC campaign.

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Back home, my dad started offering
 free services to retired government

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employees after retiring from his own
 teaching profession. For the past 20 years

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he has provided free services
 to help the retirees find shelter,

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cope with the loss of loved ones,
 pension benefits, and the list goes on.

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I'm awestruck by his commitment
 and inspired to help by offering my time

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and efforts to those who serve
 in the charitable organizations.

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There are certainly numerous causes
 to support: mental health,

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medical research, human services,
 and national security, to name a few.

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The cause that stands out most to me
 is the environmental protection.

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Being an avid outdoor person,
 I'm deeply involved

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with the organizations
 protecting the environment.

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CFC is an opportunity
 for me to extend this commitment

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to the organizations
 that are already involved with.

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Thank you for everything that you do,

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and we're looking forward
 for an exciting campaign

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year 2021.

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Hello, my 

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name is David McClimans from the 
DHS Countering Weapons of Mass

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Destruction office and Loaned Executive
 to the Combined Federal Campaign.

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I've been a contributor to 
the CFC since 1987

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and my passion for
giving is always evolving.

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This year, my cause is medical research
 in honor of my parents,

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mother Patricia and father David. In 2007,
 when my mom was diagnosed with cancer,

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a lot of scientists, doctors, and amazing
 donors like you, made her

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treatment possible, and we 
witnessed her full recovery.

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For those who donated to cancer research,
 you have personally touched my life

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and saved my mother's. 

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For that,
 I would like to thank every one of you.

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But just five years later, both my mom
 and dad were diagnosed with Parkinson's.

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Today, Parkinson's can't be cured.

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Although medications can 
help control symptoms,

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We still have a long road ahead of us. 

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Donors like you can accelerate research
 breakthroughs

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that patients with incurable medical
 conditions, like Parkinson's, urgently need.

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I can't find a solution or a cure
 as I wish I could,

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but I can donate to causes 

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that would give my parents
 what I cannot give on my own; time.

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We hold the spirit of generosity
 and the power to drastically change

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lives of our brothers and sisters, mothers
 and fathers, friends

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and neighbors around us. 

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Identify what causes you're passionate
 about and take your service to others

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one step further and pledge your support
 to the CFC and show some love.

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Through your giving and generosity

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you are supplying not only the resources
 needed to affect change,

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but the hope to see it through. 

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The most important thing you can do in
 your life is care,

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invest, and help those around you
 who are in need the most.

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I'm delighted to invite all of you
 to become part of the CFC family

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by visiting GiveCFC.org today.

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Choose your cause,
 make your pledge and change the world.

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You can be the face of change.