<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">News Release: Attention: Editor</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">December 18, 2023</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Marc Moss</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tell Us Something</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tellussomething.org | Facebook.com/tellussomething | Instagram.com/tellussomething | <a href="http://twitter.com/pssttellus">twitter.com/pssttellus</a> | <a href="http://youtube.com/tellussomething">youtube.com/tellussomething</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-edc81890-7fff-d0d5-6488-1834aff58da7"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Daytime phone: 406.546.3855 | Email address: <a href="mailto:Marc@tellussomething.org">Marc@tellussomething.org</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><b>WHAT</b>:  Call for stories for the live storytelling event: Tell Us Something - “Close to the Edge”</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>WHEN</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">: March 26, 2024</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><b>WHERE</b>: </font></span>The George & Jane Dennison Theatre, College of the Arts and Media, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><b>PITCH DEADLINE</b>: February 17, 2024</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><b>REQUIRED Group Workshop</b>: March 9, 2024</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-h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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Your story matters! Now is the chance for you to pitch your story to be considered for sharing the night of the live event. All of the stories at Tell Us Something are true. Stories last for 10 minutes and are told from memory. Everyone is welcome to tell a story. There is a theme for each event. Tell Us Something is a 501(c)(3) organization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">###</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Marc Moss</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tell Us Something</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">406-546-3855</span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-size:12.8px">Marc Moss</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-size:12.8px">Executive Director</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-size:12.8px">Tell Us Something</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-size:12.8px">he/him/his • <a href="https://lgbt.ucsf.edu/pronounsmatter" target="_blank">why pronouns matter</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">Tell Us Something<br></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">406-546-3855</font></span></div><div><a href="https://www.tellussomething.org/support/" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)" target="_blank">Donate</a> | <span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000"><a href="https://venmo.com/tellussomething" target="_blank">Venmo</a>| </font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><a href="https://paypal.me/tellussomething406?locale.x=en_US" target="_blank">Paypal</a><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:large">Pitch your "Close to the Edge" story! Call 406-203-4683 to pitch your story. Our Deaf friends can pitch by emailing <a href="mailto:info@tellussomething.org" target="_blank">info@tellussomething.org</a>. The pitch deadline is February 17, 2024.</b><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><a href="https://linktr.ee/tellussomething" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/tellussomething</a></div></div></div></div></div>