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                                <p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;">Together with its issuing banks, Mastercard is waiving any interchange related to donations through October 31, 2017 to a variety of charitable organizations supporting those impacted by recent natural disasters. Specific charities include:</span></p>
<p><a href="https://secure.americares.org/site/Donation2?df_id=22188&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;22188.donation=form1&amp;_ga=2.56342510.491791539.1503927854-560482450.1503927854" target="_blank">Americares</a><a href="https://newsroom.mastercard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Harvey-Red-Cross.jpg"><img class="  wp-image-60618 alignright" src="https://newsroom.mastercard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Harvey-Red-Cross.jpg" alt="Harvey Red Cross" width="441" height="253" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.redcross.org/donate/disaster-relief?scode=RSG00000E017&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIttvlrYj61QIVA4NpCh3UfgNSEAAYASAAEgLl1_D_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;dclid=CODNkbWI-tUCFV2tTwodxAsFCA" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a></p>
<p><a href="https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm" target="_blank">Doctors Without Borders</a></p>
<p><a href="https://help.rescue.org/donate/tax-deductible-gift?ms=gs_brnd_eoy_best_ES_141217&amp;utm_source=brandedSearch&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;utm_campaign=eoy&amp;utm_content=branded&amp;gclid=CJGv1JWJ-tUCFRKHswodcS8N1g" target="_blank">International Rescue Committee</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercycorps.org/donate" target="_blank">Mercy Corps</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.8102415/k.1377/Please_Give_Monthly_to_Save_the_Children/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp" target="_blank">Save the Children</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.worldvision.org/donate" target="_blank">World Vision</a></p>
<p><a href="https://wfpusa.org/" target="_blank">World Food Program USA</a></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;">Mastercard will also match every employee donation made through its Mastercard Cares portal.</span></p>
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