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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Maryanne,</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Thank you for letting us know. </span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">We hope that all goes well with your surgery, you are strong and can do this!!</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">We will think of you and send all positive energy your way.</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Have a Happy Holiday and a Healthy New Year! We look forward to seeing you once you are up and mobile. </span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Cheri and Paul</span>
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On 11/30/2023 12:18 PM EST maryanne.melley@gmail.com wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Federation Family,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This Friday, December 1, will be my last day as acting president for the next seven weeks. I am undergoing a total knee replacement surgery. Nathanael Wales will be assuming responsibilities as leader of our affiliate during that time. He will get back to you as soon as he can, however, please remember that Nathaneal works full time and it may take him longer to respond to your inquiries. His phone number is 530-219-2573 and his email is <a href="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">ntwales@omsoft.com</a>. I wish you all a very Happy Holiday and a Joyous New Year.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures: none;">Best regards,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures: none;">Maryanne Melley</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures: none;">President</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures: none;">National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures: none;">860-212-5549</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures: none;">With love, hope, and determination we can transform our dreams into reality.</span></p>
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