Ann Dunn works as a campaign manager at a Marine Conservation Organization.For the past five years,she has been working on "Protection of the Olive Ridley Turtles Campaign." The campaign has over the years,gained a lot of support from the public resulting in a huge number of volunteers for the campaign.Recently,due to lack of budget,the campaign was temporarily closed.Dunn now needs to write to the volunteers with this update.Which of the following buffer statement that uses a fact should Dunn employ before presenting the negative news?
A) "I am sorry to inform you but work on the Olive Ridley Turtles campaign is closed for now."
B) "Due to the negative response from the wildlife department, work on the campaign is temporarily closed."
C) "The Olive Ridley Turtles campaign is over for this year and we will start again in 2012."
D) "Thank you for working with us for the Olive Ridley Turtles' fight for life."
E) "We will no longer be working on the Olive Ridley Turtles campaign this year. Thank you for all your support."

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A buffer is a neutral or positive statement that allows one to delay the negative. The kinds of statements most often used as buffers are good news, facts and chronologies of events, references to enclosures, thanks, and statements of principle.

Ann Dunn Works as a Campaign Manager at a Marine