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<p><font size="7">Delaware Valley</font></p>
<p><font size="7">Co-Living Cooperative</font></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DVCC August 2020 Newsletter</span></strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Greetings All!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The last few months have been very challenging for us all -- we’ve been derailed, so to speak, and forced to adapt to new patterns of living. Much has been said and written about the changes we as individuals and society as a whole have undergone, but those of us who are seeking a greater connection through community -- who have been seeking to cultivate and sustain community in its many forms -- have seen how social distancing has made our task more difficult. The irony, of course, is that social distancing has been going on for a long time, well before this crisis began, in a different form and with different causes. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yet it is the fragmentation of our relationships with each other that we really need to overcome  -- and how do we do that? By reaching out to each other. By talking to each other. By finding our common ground, our common goals and our common values. This Is the foundation of community. If we really want to find ourselves living in mutually supportive communities, we have to take these vitally important first steps.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delaware Valley Co-Living Cooperative had a very successful conference back in January -- looking back, it seems like an eternity ago -- and we had hoped to follow through with various ways to engage participants even further, but things happened. We have been working on some new projects and hope that as time goes on we will be able to share what we’ve been doing in greater detail in upcoming newsletters. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We alway welcome your suggestions. Your input is essential. Making this network effective and developing co-living projects is not something we can do without the involvement of those of you with whom we share the values of community. If you are involved with a community project or are hoping to, we are here for you to share the news with others who could be helpful to you in pursuit of your dream -- or to let others know that you're available to help. That’s what we’re here for -- to help each other. That’s what we are about at Delaware Valley Co-Living Cooperative. Working together to create a new model for healthier living. Bringing people together to form community. Learning together to grow safely, sustainably and cooperatively. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Within the past couple months one of our members, How Carson, has initiated with several others an effort to develop an ecovillage in Upper Bucks County called Happy Farm. DVCC has been and continues to be supportive of this effort. You can reach How through the Happy Farm Facebook group he has set up: </span><a style="text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/469033720371188/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/469033720371188/</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for more information.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Farm is one example.There are so many people we have met in launching this organization that share in this kind of vision. We know there will be many other opportunities to create communities to fulfil everyone’s desire for intentional, cooperative living. That’s why membership in Del Val CoCo is important. It is out of the collective work, common vision and networking of people committed to this notion that cooperation is better, and healthier than competition that we can create a broad community of support. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By becoming a member of our network you get connected to projects like Happy Farm and others that are currently on the drawing board. You get connected to people like you, who are looking for a healthier way to live. Help us build the network so more “Happy Farms” may be realized. You can join by going here:</span><a style="text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://delvalcoco.org/membership/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://delvalcoco.org/membership/</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the saying goes, many hands lighten the load. This is true for building our network and it is just as true for making the dream of co-living come true for each of us. That’s why we are reaching out to our friends and partners, looking for those who have know-how and experience in real estate law, land development engineering and planning, eco-sensitive waste management, construction, renewable energy and permaculture. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But even if you don’t have a particular skill, you are welcome to participate. And if you know of anyone who does have a background in any of the above skills and might like to assist us, please pass this information along.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please join with us as we work towards creating a better life for us all and a better world.</span></p>
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<p><font size="3"><font size="3">We welcome you to post your notices about events and gatherings throughout the region, as well as finding ways to find people who are engaged in various community based projects.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><font size="3">You can share your thoughts and post announcements by becoming a member of our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/DelValColiving/">Facebook group</a></font></font></p>
<p><font size="3">And if you'd like to do more to build community in our region <a href="https://members.delvalcoco.org/register/">become a DVCC member.</a></font></p>
<p><font size="3">If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, send them to </font><a href="mailto:contact@delvalcoco.org"><font size="3">contact@delvalcoco.org</font></a></p>
<p><font size="3">We want to hear from you!</font></p>
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