{"id":86210,"date":"2026-01-26T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/?page_id=86210"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:39:41","slug":"mofga-50th-annual-fair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/about-the-fair\/mofga-50th-annual-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"50th Annual Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"86210\" class=\"elementor elementor-86210\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-182ca37 elementor-section-height-min-height masthead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"182ca37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bb10b4\" data-id=\"5bb10b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1eee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c1eee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">50 Years of Common Ground <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cba9f68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cba9f68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-759ac1d\" data-id=\"759ac1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3b82d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe3b82d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 30px;text-transform: inherit;font-weight: 500\">Celebrating 50 Years of the Common Ground Country Fair<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 30px;font-weight: 500;text-transform: inherit\"><\/span><\/p><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b86361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b86361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poster Exhibition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e1873 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1e1873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is celebrating the 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair this year, with a number of events including including Fifty Years of Common Ground, an exhibition of five decades of the the posters of the Common Ground Country Fair. The exhibition will be held at the Maine State House in Augusta, June 1 through August 30, and at Waterville Creates in Waterville, September 4 through 30, in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission and Waterville Creates. A full-color catalog will accompany the exhibition.<\/p><p>Since 1977, the fair has been more than an annual event, it has been a gathering place rooted in organic agriculture, food justice, environmental stewardship, and the belief that communities can shape healthier futures together. The fair\u2019s posters are among the most visible and enduring expressions of that collaborative work. Seen together, they offer a visual and cultural history of Maine\u2019s organic movement and the shared values that have guided it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ca5ad2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ca5ad2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8cb3a8\" data-id=\"e8cb3a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a61f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a61f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The exhibitions are free and open to the public.\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8a5fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f8a5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Maine State House Gallery<\/strong><br \/>June 1 \u2013 August 30, 2026<br \/>230 State Street, Augusta<br \/><br \/>Opening Reception<br \/>June 11, 3-6pm<br \/>Details coming soon.<\/p><p><strong>Waterville Creates, Ticonic Gallery<\/strong><br \/>September 4\u201330, 2026\u00a0<br \/>93 Main Street, Waterville<\/p><p>Opening Celebration<br \/>September 4, 4-8pm<br \/>Details coming soon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26d1d0f\" data-id=\"26d1d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6e749 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf6e749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Poster-Exhibition-Postcard-Front.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-88017\" alt=\"Poster Exhibition Postcard Front\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Poster-Exhibition-Postcard-Front.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Poster-Exhibition-Postcard-Front-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91ee6a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b91ee6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8b99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a8b99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Silent Auction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26054e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26054e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The MOFGA Silent Auction was a special fundraising event celebrating the 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair and was a great success!<\/strong> Thank you to all who participated. This milestone auction featured exclusive Fair memorabilia, one-of-a-kind experiences, and items from beloved Fair vendors, artists, and longtime community partners.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f12201 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f12201\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f856b9d\" data-id=\"f856b9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe9edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fe9edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purpose<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5060bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5060bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proceeds from the Silent Auction support MOFGA\u2019s mission to advance organic agriculture, food justice, and sustainable communities in Maine. Funds raised help sustain farmer education, organic certification, food access work, and preservation efforts that have been at the heart of the Fair for 50 years.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0ab61 elementor-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e0ab61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.32auctions.com\/MOFGA2026\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enter the Auction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c9e406\" data-id=\"3c9e406\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dee7cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dee7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cindy-Kilgore-Quilt-4-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-86299\" alt=\"Cindy Kilgore Quilt (4)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cindy-Kilgore-Quilt-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cindy-Kilgore-Quilt-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cindy-Kilgore-Quilt-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cindy-Kilgore-Quilt-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cindy-Kilgore-Quilt-4-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-332f8cb elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"332f8cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d2d430\" data-id=\"4d2d430\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b784c11 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b784c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kookooshka-Jacket-4-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-86297\" alt=\"Kookooshka Jacket (4)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kookooshka-Jacket-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kookooshka-Jacket-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kookooshka-Jacket-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kookooshka-Jacket-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kookooshka-Jacket-4-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a805c51\" data-id=\"a805c51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f30257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f30257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you'll find<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2ca07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b2ca07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exclusive Common Ground Country Fair memorabilia from past decades, including signs and t-shirts<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experiences you can\u2019t buy anywhere else, such as a private one-hour meet and greet with the herding dogs during the 50th fair<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Items and gift certificates from favorite Fair vendors and artisans<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Farm, food, and Maine-made packages celebrating the Fair community<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfa36b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abfa36b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why it matters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c14ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c14ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 50 years, the Common Ground Country Fair has brought people together around shared values of organic farming, community care, creativity, and joy. This auction is a way to celebrate that legacy while investing in the future of the Fair and the work that makes it possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-85dbc62 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85dbc62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c814d\" data-id=\"24c814d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc919c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc919c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who can participate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd9a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd9a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The auction is open to MOFGA members, Fair fans, and the general public, whether you\u2019ve attended one Fair or all fifty.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe24c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebe24c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a372ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a372ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For questions, donations, or more information:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mary Weitzman<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director of Membership &amp; Development<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><a 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