{"id":18,"date":"2018-12-10T15:22:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T23:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birankai.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:07:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T22:07:33","slug":"support-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birankai.org\/support-us\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPPORT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18\" class=\"elementor elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a368c2a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a368c2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89bcfb7\" data-id=\"89bcfb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b476b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55b476b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birankai.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Feet_header-e1724961215198-qtc5riwrakid4x5fhqrrm7q8sm5pho9fgg1anhziyg.jpg\" title=\"Feet_header\" alt=\"Feet_header\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e913b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e913b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70b45a3\" data-id=\"70b45a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4454d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4454d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8155916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8155916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>SUPPORT OUR MISSION<\/h1><p><strong>Help Birankai North America continue its mission of providing intensive training to teachers and students of the art of Aikido.\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/><strong>You can support BNA dojos, individual members and our community by making a donation.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Support BNA dojos by donating to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"#Endowment Fund\">T.K. and Mitsuko Chiba Seminar Endowment Fund<\/a><\/strong>,<\/li><li>Support individual members by donating to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"#ScholarshipProgram\">BNA Scholarship Program<\/a><\/strong>, and<\/li><li>Support BNA by making a general donation to the <strong><a href=\"#GeneralDonation\">BNA Community Development<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420c936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"420c936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Learn more about each program and donation option below.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae14766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ae14766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"EndowmentFund\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3198d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3198d31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86334c4\" data-id=\"86334c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278787b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"278787b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b35e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b35e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"Endowment Fund\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The T.K. and Mitsuko Chiba Seminar Endowment Fund<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09b2b59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09b2b59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd099b5\" data-id=\"cd099b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed76185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed76185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of the T.K. and Mitsuko Chiba Seminar Endowment Fund is to establish financial support for opportunities for Aikido training \u2014 such as weekend seminars \u2014 on an ongoing basis, in order to transmit and more fully develop the art as taught by our founder, T. K. Chiba.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/birankai.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The_T._K._and_Mitsuko_Chiba_Seminar_Endowment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the Seminar Endowment<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/birankai.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Seminar_Endowment_Testimonials.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read testimonials about how this program has affected people&#8217;s lives<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EUhiptpDCQU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch some of our video testimonials<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>BNA deeply appreciates the generosity of our many donors;\u00a0<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/birankai.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The_T._K._and_Mitsuko_Chiba_Seminar_Endowment_Acknowledgements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click to see a list of donors<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>BNA instructors: <a href=\"https:\/\/birankai.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seminar-Grants-Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BNA Instructors: Use this link topply for a Seminar Grant<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-390a6dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"390a6dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-783ce55\" data-id=\"783ce55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a28bba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a28bba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e97d45e\" data-id=\"e97d45e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2d495 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e2d495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donate to The T.K. and Mitsuko Chiba Seminar Endowment Fund:<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a92ceba\" data-id=\"a92ceba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f74e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"28f74e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><style>\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\n            width: 144px;\n            min-width: 144px;\n            max-width: 144px;\n        }\n    <\/style><div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-center'><form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='G5B5KEY778CC8' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/birankai.org\/wordpress\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/webstatic\/en_US\/btn\/btn_donate_cc_147x47.png' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. It is free, secure, effective.' style='border: none;'><img alt='' border='0' style='border:none;display:none;' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif' width='1' height='1'><input type='hidden' name='amount' id='amount_ea9c38c8b4a12c2023140ef6e07a3be3' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='price' id='price_ea9c38c8b4a12c2023140ef6e07a3be3' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_number' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_name' value='Donation to Endowment Fund' \/><input type='hidden' name='name' value='Donation to Endowment Fund' \/><input type='hidden' name='custom' value='1599'><input type='hidden' name='no_shipping' value='1'><input type='hidden' name='no_note' value='1'><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD'><\/form><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2954d90\" data-id=\"2954d90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcce840 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcce840\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ce55c\" data-id=\"56ce55c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b500fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b500fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ScholarshipProgram\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6812d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ed6812d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642821a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"642821a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"Scholarship Program\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The BNA Scholarship Program<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d14ff0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d14ff0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3eb8cc\" data-id=\"e3eb8cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ee338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0ee338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BNA Scholarship Program provides support to BNA certified teachers and BNA students attend our major annual event, the Birankai North America Summer Camp.<\/p><p><strong>Apply for a Scholarship<\/strong> &#8211; BNA members can apply for a scholarship to attend Birankai North America Summer Camp.<br \/>For more information and an application form click <strong><a title=\"Camp Info\" href=\"http:\/\/camp.birankai.org\/camp-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here &gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Make a Contribution to the Scholarship Program.<\/strong>\u00a0Contributions to the Scholarship Program may be made by via PayPal (by clicking on the Donation link below), or by mailing a check or money order to Birankai North America:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b555ff6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b555ff6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac7102\" data-id=\"4ac7102\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a7948 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6a7948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donate to The BNA Scholarship Program:<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0939823 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0939823\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59d0508\" data-id=\"59d0508\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc4a87 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc4a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Donate by PayPal Secure Online Payment<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8a715 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9c8a715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><style>\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\n            width: 144px;\n            min-width: 144px;\n            max-width: 144px;\n        }\n    <\/style><div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-center'><form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='G5B5KEY778CC8' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/birankai.org\/wordpress\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/webstatic\/en_US\/btn\/btn_donate_cc_147x47.png' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. It is free, secure, effective.' style='border: none;'><img alt='' border='0' style='border:none;display:none;' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif' width='1' height='1'><input type='hidden' name='amount' id='amount_1e6491cb151b985ca02aa2a58e0fd970' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='price' id='price_1e6491cb151b985ca02aa2a58e0fd970' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_number' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_name' value='Donation to Scholarship Fund' \/><input type='hidden' name='name' value='Donation to Scholarship Fund' \/><input type='hidden' name='custom' value='1589'><input type='hidden' name='no_shipping' value='1'><input type='hidden' name='no_note' value='1'><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD'><\/form><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d86f845\" data-id=\"d86f845\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7576406 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7576406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>or<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b98404\" data-id=\"8b98404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc92c4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcc92c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Donate by Sending a Check or Money Order to<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6acb467 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6acb467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Birankai North America<br \/>1102 S Tiago Drive<br \/>Gilbert, Arizona 85233<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 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class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"GeneralDonation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de11367 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"de11367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb40d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb40d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support BNA Community Development<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd89307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd89307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Support the development of the Birankai North America community: <\/strong>Make a general contribution to support the BNA Community and its member development and learning program initiatives<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a115f6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a115f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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