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US DHS CIS
Vermont Service Center
30 Houghton Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
Re: Ms. Immigration Application
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am writing this letter on behalf of Ms. and in
connection with her 0-1 Visa Application.
My name is David Blaine and I am a magician, an illusionist and an
endurance artist. I am known for my high-profile feats of endurance, and
have made my name as a performer of street and close-up magic. I have
performed all over the world and have set and broken several world records,
including holding my breath for more than 17 minutes, spending 35 hours
atop a 105-foot pole and surviving a week buried in a coffin. I have traveled
internationally performing magic privately for President Bill Clinton and
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, President George W. Bush, Secretary of
Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Henry Kissinger, Bill Gates and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
I have also performed magic for the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev,
the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Ukraine Victor
Yanukovych, and the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.
I met a few years ago through mutual friends
and I was highly impressed with her: I first met her as an amazing fashion
model, but, then, I discovered her intelligence, education, and her passion for
children and education. So, when I saw the other side of Svet, performing her
own brand of magic in fundraisers and other high end charitable events and
organizations, I realized what an amazingly talented public relations and
fundraising expert she is, and I was not surprised the least.
When it comes to organizing events, finding A-list funders for her
causes, in my opinion, is at the top of her game and is a true magician —
the success stories she pulled for the children on the US Virgin Islands, the
Ivory Coast, and many others are true miracles. She really makes a difference
in the lives of the world's children.
It is not easy to raise money for education, especially technical/ STEM
education: People only reach into their pockets with the correct enticement.
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And not everyone is inclined to support the same causes. A fundraiser and
public relations expert of extraordinary ability recognizes this — can find,
target, and approach the correct people for their cause, and then recruit them
with the correct individual enticements. Repeating myself, this is a very
difficult thing to pull off. was able to pull this off amazingly, not only
with great efficiency and success, but with also great ease and grace; and she
is on a roll— and it doesn't look like she will stop anytime soon.
These are my qualified opinions: I am no stranger to raising money for
children. Every year, I travel all across the country and the world to perform
magic for children's hospital wards, burn units and juvenile wards, including
Spofford, Bridges, Horizon, and Crossroads. I spent time performing magic
for Paul Newman and the children diagnosed with serious illnesses at the
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, among many other charitable activities.
I've been discussing with how we can work together in raising
money for children and education. Therefore, I wholeheartedly support her
visa application. If her visa application is approved, I don't see why we
wouldn't combine our unique forms of magic and help the world's children!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or
concerns.
Best Regards,
David Blaine
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