<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 48pt; line-height: 67.199997px; font-family: Playbill; color: rgb(140, 21, 21); background: white;">Donor Corner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">Dear Friends,</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">On behalf of the Norfolk & Western Historical Society, thank you for attending our Donor Appreciation Open House at the Headquarters and Archives last Saturday. Your presence made the event truly special, and we were thrilled to welcome over 20 guests—including several who hadn’t seen the archives since the remodeling began. The positive feedback on the cleanliness and organization of the space was deeply appreciated.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">We’re especially grateful for the meaningful connections made:</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">One donor discovered he had materials that could help fill gaps in our NS staffing reports.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">Another was inspired to return as a volunteer after realizing how close Greensboro is to Roanoke.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">And together, we celebrated a major milestone: the 250,000th item indexed into our database!</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">A heartfelt thank you to our volunteers, whose help with providing guided tours, setup and teardown to ensured everything ran smoothly. Their dedication is a cornerstone of our success.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">The food, invitations, and donation box were generously provided by Drive the Train Press, LLC. We also learned a valuable lesson for future events—postcards should be mailed at least four weeks in advance to ensure timely delivery.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">We’re excited about the possibility of hosting another Open House in conjunction with the next Board Meeting at Headquarters. It would be a wonderful opportunity to continue building relationships and strengthening support for the Society.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">Thank you again for your continued enthusiasm and generosity. We look forward to seeing you again soon!</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">Warm regards,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">Christine Williams, Board Member</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;">Norfolk & Western Historical Society</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(140, 21, 21); background: white;">To support the mission of the Norfolk & Western Historical Society to document and share the many important stories of Norfolk & Western Railroad history, please consider a </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.nwhs.org/Donate.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(140, 21, 21); background: white;">donation</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(140, 21, 21); background: white;">, a </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.nwhs.org/commissary/membership.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(140, 21, 21); background: white;">gift membership</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(140, 21, 21); background: white;">, or </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.nwhs.org/membership/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(140, 21, 21); background: white;">becoming an NWHS member</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(140, 21, 21); background: white;">. </span></i></b></p></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>