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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>We are
currently arranging advocacy visits to local elected officials and I want you
to know that any and all are invited to join us. If you would like to have your
children create some art work to give our representatives, that would be a good
way to remind them of the importance of these budding minds and the important
role you play in shaping them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So far, we have
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wed. Feb 11 @
11 a.m. mtg. w/ Sen. Dave Valesky’s staff person Megan Titus (he’s
not available himself until mid-March) in Syracuse ofc<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thurs. Feb 12
@ 11 a.m. Assemblyman Bill Magee in Oneida office<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday Feb
20- RoAnn Destito in Utica<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday, March
6 @ 1:30 p.m. Assemblyman Dave Townsend (first available date they had) in his
Sylvan Beach office (the Westmoreland one is closed) <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are awaiting
word from others…will keep you posted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am
attaching a link to an interesting article. See below<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/HD/Outreach_extension/upload/She-speaks-Wang-final.pdf">http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/HD/Outreach_extension/upload/She-speaks-Wang-final.pdf</a></span>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Lorraine<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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