Dear Colleagues and Friends of The AGMA Relief Fund,

What would you do if you found yourself sick, injured, out-of-work and unable to provide for yourself and family? I write to ask for your special year-end, renewed or commemorative gift to the Relief Fund.

The Relief Fund’s mission is to provide temporary financial assistance and other sup-port to AGMA members. Life challenges such as accidents, illness, disability, addic-tion, fires or natural disasters can affect us at any time. Examples of assistance are help with medical bills, rent, utilities, funeral costs and other basic living expenses. In addition, the Relief Fund offers referrals for counseling, legal services, elder- and childcare.

AGMA members can participate in workshops on financial education, options for health insurance, retirement planning and how to locate affordable housing. Last year these programs helped over three hundred members across the country solve problems and make positive changes in their lives.

Since its founding in 1945 by prominent artists of the day, the Relief Fund has been helping our members preserve their dignity with compassion and confidentiality.

This charity is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) charitable organization administered by The Actors Fund. Your tax-deductible contribution will go toward providing the aid, benefits and services that give hope to our colleagues in times of crisis.

In addition to making an outright contribution to the Relief Fund, please consider your legacy by remembering the Relief Fund in your estate planning. Please join me in support of this worthwhile organization.

Thank you.

Raymond M. Menard AGMA President and AGMA Relief Fund Chair

AGMA Relief Fund Trustees; former AGMA Presidents Gerald Otte and Linda Mays and current AGMA President Raymond Menard

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AGMA Relief Fund Night at Citi Field, Mets Win!

September 24, 2019

Met Opera Chorus Presents

Annual Relief Fund Bake Sale

AGMA Relief Fund ProgramsNationally, over the last 12 months, hundreds of AGMA members, between the ages of 20 and 90, have received assistance through the AGMA Relief Fund. Those assisted include artists with

• Disabilities

• HIV/AIDS

• Addiction and Recovery Challenges

• Senior-Specific Needs

In addition to financial aid, eligible members have access to many social services such as:

• Career Services

• Education and Training

• Financial Wellness Programs

• Health Insurance Resource Center

• Housing Resources

• Mental Health Counseling

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Donation Form — Please send to:

Susan Davison, c/o AGMA Relief Fund; P.O. Box 908; New York, NY 10108; Phone: (800) 543-2462; E-mail: susan@musicalartists.org Make checks payable to the AGMA Relief Fund

My contribution to the AGMA Relief Fund is (contributions $25 and over may be charged to your Visa or MasterCard):

$500 ______ $100 ______ $50 ______ $25 _____ Other ______

Card #: __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Exp. Date: __ __ / __ __ Bank V Code: __ __ __ (last 3 digits on back of card) Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________ E-mail: ____________________________________ In memory of: _______________________________ In honor of: ____________________________________ Name of person to receive acknowledgment letter: __________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________

I will be including the AGMA Relief Fund in my will.

AGMA Relief Fund

Your commemorative donation turns into a unique gift for colleagues, clients, coaches, caregivers, teachers, doctors, conductors, secret Santas, friends, relatives, etc. Our technology combined with your sentiments and creative imaginations make the possibilities boundless. Using your photographs or one of our examples, we can customize calendars, certificates, cards, and gift enclosures.

Raymond MenardAGMA Relief FundP.O. Box 908New York, NY 10108

A G M A R e l i e f F u n d H o n o r a r y T r u s t e e s Licia Albanese* Denyce Graves Susanne Mentzer Martina Arroyo Sir Peter Hall* Erie Mills Isabel Bayrakdarian Marilyn Horne Patricia Racette Christine Brewer Mary Jane Johnson Samuel Ramey David Cangelosi Evelyn Lear* Elinor Ross Nedda Casei Mrs. George London Andrea Rost Beth Clayton Frank Lopardo Thomas Stewart* John Copley Jane Marsh Deborah Voigt Elizabeth Moxley Falk Peter Martins Joseph Volpe Marvin Fried, M.D. Johanna Meier Frederica von Stade Christine Goerke Raymond Menard, Francesca Zambello Susan Graham Holiday Drive Chair

A G M A R e l i e f F u n d T r u s t e e sRaymond Menard, Chair

Linda Mays, Director of Development Bruce Donnell Alan S. Gordon, Esq.* John Coleman Daniel Duell Candace Itow Leonard Egert Gerald Otte *in memoriam