Close the gap Students will suffer as the dollar declines by 30% ORT students and programs are facing a crisis. The weakness of the U.S. dollar when converted to foreign currency has reduced buying power by 30%. As a result, the educational opportunities of 300,000 ORT students and beneficiaries are in jeopardy. Our students depend on you for their future. Right now, thousands of students are wondering if their schools will remain open or if they will have textbooks to read. The need is urgent. Please close the gap by making an emergency gift of $100 or more today. Keep our students smiling and learning. Our students desperately need your help! ORT has stretched its every resource to keep schools and programs open around the world. But we cannot continue to offer our students the educational programs critical to their future without your emergency assistance! Your special gift today will ensure the survival of World ORT schools and programs across Israel, Latin America and the former Soviet Union—and bring needy students the skills they need to build a better life. Your support of $100 right now will make all the difference! Our students depend on you for their future. Give today. Visit ortamerica.org/closethegap or contact us at 248.723.8860 or michigan@ortamerica.org . Educating individuals. Impacting communities. Improving the world. AMERICA Our students need your help more than ever. Please give today.