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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Thank you one and all</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:red'> </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>for helping to clean up the MLUC grounds…including those who wanted to be there but couldn’t at the last minute. We were 20 strong. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#403152;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#403152;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>((Yassara Antar; Cathy Siple; Dierdre Gordon; Marile Marshall; Nina Selsor; Priscilla Osgood; Lin Koenig; Ann Goodman; Carolyn and and Dick Veith; Carol Hillman; Alan Scholl and daughter Katie; David Hucker; Paula and Bob Rhodes; Assunta Becker; Bill Heintzelman; Leslie bass; Wolfgang Jaeger; (Bill Gingles; Pamela Susko; Steve McReynolds))<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#403152'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>It was such fun to watch everyone tackle their area with gusto, smiles, efficiency, good conversation and some muscle (I saw heavy cans and tarps being moved around with ease). And those hickory nuts – wow there were so many to pick up. Thanks to our youngest helper, Katie Scholl. Who wants to take the cake for the oldest helper? </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#403152'>J</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#403152'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>About half stayed for further conversation and soup (</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>t</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>urkey chili, Tomato basil, Mushroom barley, </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>c</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>hicken), corn bread, and a surprise brownie dessert from Carolyn V. And Tom cleaned the dishes – what a blessing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>Thanks to the behind the scene organizers/supporters – Rich, Dawn, Mary, Jessica, Ron, Rev. Dave (who was not witnessed jumping in a leaf pile, despite rumors). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>I’ve checked the Farmer’s almanac and there’s a high chance the leaves will fall again next year. But somehow we got by without cleaning up last year (I’m sure Ron </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>and Tom </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>had something to do with that) so it’s possible this may become an every-other-year event in the future . We’ll see… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>Give yourself a big hug and pat on the bag. Thank your muscles. You are greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#403152'>Christy Parry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>