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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>April 27, 2020</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Contact: Betsy Mulligan-Dague,
406-274-6171 or <a href="mailto:store@jrpc.org" target="_blank">store@jrpc.org</a> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b> KD Dickinson, <a href="mailto:kd@porticorealestate.com">kd@porticorealestate.com</a></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Peace Center Honors their 34<sup>th</sup>
Peacemaker</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Each spring for the last 34 years, the Jeannette Rankin
Peace Center and the Missoula Peace Quilters have honored a local Peacemaker.
These are the unsung heroes among us who walk the walk of peace and justice and
inspire us with their long-term commitment to a better world. We are thrilled to
announce that our honoree this year is KD Dickinson. She is the founder of
Portico Real Estate and her business and personal mission has always centered
on people over profits --<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> “</span></b>to honor diversity, build
community and create a lifestyle that promotes the health and well-being of our
planet and work to bring integrity and trust into the real estate profession
while creating tremendously satisfying and fulfilling lifelong relationships
with the people in our community.” That sense of people over profit makes her a
perfect Peacemaker for 2020 when we so need to remember our humanity and our
connections to each other. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">KD is also known for her courage – as the first out gay
woman firefighter back in the 70’s and not afraid to stand up for the values
she holds dear -- smart growth, open
space, saving agricultural land, housing for the low income population, green
building and the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance to name a few. She was
the only realtor among the vocal advocates of a bond that preserved Mt Jumbo in
1995. She has helped countless people, often times at no cost and she has given
generously of her time, talent and treasure to many of our local organizations.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This year, we are unable to celebrate in the same way we
usually do with a large gathering, music, food and lots of speeches! But KD’s
history of service to so many nonprofits in our community has given us the idea
for the perfect way to celebrate and honor her.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We invite the Missoula community to make a donation in honor
of our 2020 Peacemaker KD Dickinson to JRPC or <u>ANY</u> participating
organization during the Missoula Gives event which runs from 5 pm April 30 to 7
pm May 1. Not only will we be able to see the impact KD has had around Missoula
with donations to several of our organizations, but we can also truly celebrate
our connections to each other through this remarkable lady. KD Dickinson’s
service to our community runs deep. We will plan a gathering in her honor when
we are able and present her with the unique quilt made by the Missoula Peace
Quilters as we do for every honoree. In the meantime, we ask you to join us in
letting KD know we appreciate her commitment to justice, sustainability and
peace.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The community is also invited to nominate someone they would
like to see honored as a Peacemaker in 2021 as well as nominating a young
person between the ages of 5 and 18 for our Youth Peacemaker which we hope to
honor in the fall with a cash prize. Both nomination forms can be found on our
website, <a href="http://www.jrpc.org" target="_blank">www.jrpc.org</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">PAST PEACEMAKERS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1986 Flo Chessin</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1987 Jim Ranney</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1988 Butch Turk</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1989 Connie
Skousen (deceased)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1990 Perry
Gliessmann</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1991 Pat Ortmeyer</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1992 Anita Doyle</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1993 Beth Sirr</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1994 Scott Morgan
& Tom Javins</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1995 Julie Grant
(deceased)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1996 Alice
Campbell (deceased)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1997 John Agner
& Tammy Elser</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1998 Pete
Lawrenson</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2000 Jim Hogan</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2001 Liz Rantz</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2002 Scott Nicholson
(deceased) & Bryony Schwan</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2003 Rita
Jankowski-Bradley </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2004 Amy Martin</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2005 Ethel
MacDonald</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2006 Peter Shober</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2007 Josh Slotnick</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2008 Carel
Schneider & Women In Black</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2009 Jim Caron</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2010 John Baugh
(deceased)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2011 Jane
McAllister</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2012 Dan Gallagher
<a name="m_-8617363183167732372__Hlk8998816">(deceased)</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2013 Meyer “Mike”
Chessin (deceased)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2014 Claudia Brown</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2015 Kathi and
Glenn “Woody” Wood</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2016 Patrick
Weasel Head</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2017 Mary Poole</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2018 Steve
McArthur</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2019 Fernanda Menna
Barreto Krum & Robert Rivers</p>
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</span></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" size="4"><b style="color:rgb(0,102,0)"><font size="2"><br></font></b></font><div style="text-align:center"><br><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Betsy Mulligan-Dague, Executive Director</span></div><div style="text-align:center">Carol Schwartz, Program Director<br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Jeannette Rankin Peace Center</span><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">...working to build a world that is nonviolent, socially just and environmentally sustainable...</span><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">519 S. Higgins</span><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Missoula, MT 59801</span><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Phone: 406-543-3955</span><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Fax: 406-541-3997</span><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:peace@jrpc.org" target="_blank">peace@jrpc.org</a></span><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.jrpc.org" target="_blank">www.jrpc.org</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>