<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f6b219f7-7fff-546d-cc3b-9304a45b80c9" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">News Release: Attention: Editor | 06.20.2026 | Marc Moss | 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;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Daytime phone: 406.546.3855 | Email address: <a href="mailto:Marc@tellussomething.org">Marc@tellussomething.org</a></span></p><br><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(255,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</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(255,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHAT:  Call for stories for the live storytelling event: Tell Us Something - \u201cPursuit of Happiness\u201d</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(255,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHEN: September 23, 2026</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(255,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHERE: The George and Jane Dennison Theatre</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(255,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PITCH DEADLINE: August  28, 2026</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(255,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">REQUIRED Group Workshop: September 12, 2026</span></p><br><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tell Us Something Announces Call for Storytellers: &quot;Pursuit of Happiness&quot;</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MISSOULA, MT</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> \u2014 Tell Us Something is officially inviting community members to share their unique voices for its upcoming live storytelling event on September 23, 2026. The theme for the evening is </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">\u201cPursuit of Happiness.\u201d</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Whether it is a story of a wild adventure, a quiet realization, a hard-fought triumph, or a humorous misstep along the way, Tell Us Something wants to hear your true, personal stories. No previous storytelling experience is required\u2014just a willingness to share a piece of your journey with a live audience.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submission Details &amp; Deadlines</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aspiring storytellers must submit their pitches by </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">August 28, 2026</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Selected storytellers will be required to attend a </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Group Workshop on September 12, 2026</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, where they will receive coaching and feedback to refine their performance. The journey culminates in a </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Live Event on September 23, 2026</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How to Pitch</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tell Us Something uses a unique pitch line to gather stories. To be considered, please:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Call 406-203-4683</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to leave a voicemail with a summary of your story</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ensure your summary includes a clear </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">beginning, middle, and end. NO CLIFFHANGERS.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Accessibility Note:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Our Deaf friends and neighbors are encouraged to pitch via email by sending their story summaries to </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:info@tellussomething.org">info@tellussomething.org</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">About Tell Us Something</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tell Us Something is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Missoula, Montana. It dedicates itself to building community through the art of oral storytelling. Events feature diverse voices from all walks of life, sharing personal stories that are true, told without notes, and centered around a common theme.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For more information, visit </span><a href="http://tellussomething.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">tellussomething.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">###</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></div><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 dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-size:12.8px">Marc Moss</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-size:12.8px">Executive Director</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-size:12.8px">Tell Us Something</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243);font-size:12.8px">he/him/his \u2022 <a href="https://lgbt.ucsf.edu/pronounsmatter" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">why pronouns matter</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">Tell Us Something<br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">406-546-3855</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://www.tellussomething.org/support/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(243,243,243)" target="_blank"><font size="4">Donate</font></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">----------</div><div><div><font color="#000000" size="4">Pitch your &quot;Pursuit of Happiness&quot; story!<br><br>Call 406-203-4683 to pitch.</font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" color="#000000">The mission of Tell Us Something is to awaken imagination, empower storytellers and connect the community through the transformative power of personal storytelling so that community members will have a better understanding of themselves and of one another.  Tell Us Something provides opportunities for storytellers of varied abilities to learn from one another and share their enjoyment of personal storytelling.</font></div><div><br></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><a href="https://linktr.ee/tellussomething" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/tellussomething</a></div></div></div></div></div></div>