Subject: Following up on letter for Gordon Hargrove
From: "Cathi Coridan" <[email-masked]>
To: "'Eryn Sepp'" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "'John Podesta'" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 09 May 2014 08:02:59 -0400

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

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860-759-9274 - cell

888-512-5468 - fax

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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: 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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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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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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