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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If you are needing assistance to national convention, please find below the link to complete the financial assistance request form. Please make sure to find accurate estimates of your costs, here are some sample numbers below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>registration: $25<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>banquet ticket: $85<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>food cost: $490<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Flights: $450<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hotel: $500 for half of a room(if you are asking for hotel cost, you will need to be prepared to share a room with someone, it is your responsibility to find a roommate)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please complete your request by no later than the end of day on April 24, 2025. You will know by May 1 what assistance you will receive. Please be prepared to share what you are able to contribute when you fill out the form. This is also the form you would use to request assistance from a chapter as we are issuing all assistance grants from the state treasury.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5F1qY0ZqAe2-x_OlPe735PnbyQMsrBFwdScylHP1yXLCB_Q/viewform?usp=sf_link">Assistance request form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If you have any questions regarding the process, please reach out to Marci Carpenter at <a href="mailto:mjc59@comcast.net">mjc59@comcast.net</a> or by phone at 2066045507. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Marci Carpenter, Affiliate President<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>