Subject: RE: Following up on letter for Gordon Hargrove
From: "Cathi Coridan" <[email-masked]>
To: "'Sepp, Eryn'" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "'John Podesta'" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 01:00:29 -0400

Hi Eryn – 

I have attached the draft of letter we are requesting that President sign for Gordon Hargrove’s celebration.  

Let me know when it will be ready. It will work best for you to send it to me and I will make sure it gets up to Worcester.  

Cathi Coridan

7147 Lake Cove Drive

Alexandria, VA 22315-4220

Let me know if you need more information – and thanks so much for your help to make this celebration even more special! 

Cathi  

Cathi Coridan, MA

Consultant to Child and Family Serving Nonprofits

703-971-7237 - office

860-759-9274 - cell

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There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.  Nelson Mandela

Serving: 

Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas, TX

Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Washington DC, Washington, DC

National Healthy Start Association, Washington, DC

Friendly House, Worcester, MA

Comprehensive Services, Columbus, OH

Neuro-Logical Solutions, Columbus, OH

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From: Sepp, Eryn [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 8:08 AM
To: Cathi Coridan
Cc: 'John Podesta'
Subject: RE: Following up on letter for Gordon Hargrove

Super—thanks Cathi.  It’s a really straightforward process, so I’ll look forward to reviewing what you send next week.

Best,

Eryn

Eryn M. Sepp

Special Assistant to the Counselor to the President

202-456-1404

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From: Cathi Coridan [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 8:03 AM
To: Sepp, Eryn
Cc: 'John Podesta'
Subject: Following up on letter for Gordon Hargrove

Good morning Eryn – 

I have sent a draft of a letter for review to the committee in charge of the event described below.  I expect to be able to forward it to you by early next week.

Have a great weekend!
Cathi  

PS – Thanks to both you and John!

Cathi Coridan, MA

Consultant to Child and Family Serving Nonprofits

703-971-7237 - office

860-759-9274 - cell

888-512-5468 - fax

[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> 

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.  Nelson Mandela

Serving: 

Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas, TX

Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Washington DC, Washington, DC

National Healthy Start Association, Washington, DC

Friendly House, Worcester, MA

Comprehensive Services, Columbus, OH

Neuro-Logical Solutions, Columbus, OH

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From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 6:25 AM
To: Cathi Coridan
Cc: Eryn Sepp
Subject: Re: Quick Question to get the best connection

Yup

JP

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For scheduling: [email-masked]

On May 6, 2014, at 9:54 PM, "Cathi Coridan" <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> > wrote:

John – 

Thanks for the quick reply!  I laughed out loud today at my timing when I realized that the climate report had been released and you were the lead! 

What is the procedure for getting the letter?  Should I follow up with Eryn?  Get her a draft?

Be well and thanks so much!
Cath

Cathi Coridan, MA

Consultant to Child and Family Serving Nonprofits

703-971-7237 - office

860-759-9274 - cell

888-512-5468 - fax

[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> 

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.  Nelson Mandela

Serving: 

Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas, TX

Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Washington DC, Washington, DC

National Healthy Start Association, Washington, DC

Friendly House, Worcester, MA

Comprehensive Services, Columbus, OH

Neuro-Logical Solutions, Columbus, OH

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From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 9:47 PM
To: Cathi Coridan
Cc: Eryn Sepp
Subject: Re: Quick Question to get the best connection

Things don't really work that way, but we can work on a letter to be read.

JP 

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For scheduling: [email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> 

On May 5, 2014, at 4:10 PM, "Cathi Coridan" <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> > wrote:

Hi John – 

I have a quick question and hope you can help me get to the right place or right person!

One of my clients is Friendly House, the settlement house/community service agency in Worcester, MA.  Gordon Hargrove, their Executive Director, is celebrating 50 years at Friendly House and 47 as CEO, at a large community dinner in late June. I am on the committee working on the celebration and plan to travel up to attend the dinner.  

I just learned that several members of the Committee drafted a letter to the President with a very specific request.  Because the President will be in Worcester the week before the dinner to deliver the commencement speech at Worcester Tech, they are asking if there is a possibility to record a brief video with him while there that could be used as part of the tribute at the dinner.

You know that just about the only place in my life I am very conservative is in asking my friends like you and Jeanne for favors and connections.  I am pushing this boundary because my client and friend Gordon is a very special human being who does God’s work in ways that are humbling and powerful.  What I hope you can give me is the connection I need so that the Committee can get the letter to the best person in the system who will try and make turning the video request into a reality.  Jim McGovern is our usual local resource and go-to-guy, but I am thinking that you may have a more direct connection. 

Thanks so much!
Cath

 

Cathi Coridan, MA

Consultant to Child and Family Serving Nonprofits

703-971-7237 - office

860-759-9274 - cell

888-512-5468 - fax

[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> 

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.  Nelson Mandela

Serving: 

Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas, TX

Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Washington DC, Washington, DC

National Healthy Start Association, Washington, DC

Friendly House, Worcester, MA

Comprehensive Services, Columbus, OH

Neuro-Logical Solutions, Columbus, OH

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