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							<p>The following brief announcement was written by the folks at Family Tree DNA:</p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">Family Tree DNA is based in Houston, where Hurricane Harvey devastated the city and surrounding areas. As members of the community and corporate citizens, we are donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of all tests (including upgrades and paid transfers) during the month of September toward Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. A banner at our home page will display the cumulative amount raised and will be updated twice daily. The snip below is from today.</p>
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<p>The banner shown above may be too small to read on some screens. You can view a larger version by clicking on the above image or by going to <a href="https://www.familytreedna.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.familytreedna.com</a>.</p>
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