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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><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Achilles Connecticut <connecticut@achillesinternational.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 13, 2024 1:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lucia <llee@nfbct.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Achilles CT: November Chapter Updates and Party RSVP Deadlines<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#F7F7F7;padding:40.5pt 0in 40.5pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://mcusercontent.com/6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4/images/1370a393-09a7-dfcf-75eb-eb797a106908.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:27.0pt 0in 40.5pt 0in;background:cover;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-size: cover;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:50%' id=templateBody><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;background:cover;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-size: cover;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:50%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><h3 align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>WE DID IT...THANK YOU FOR HELPING US CROSS OUR FUNDRAISING FINISH LINE!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>As a Chapter, we worked hard starting in July to hit our $30,000 fundraising goal as an 11-year Official Charity of the Eversource Hartford Marathon! Final offline donations arrived, and reports have been submitted as we wind down our 2024 season.<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Drumroll please.....TOGETHER</span></strong> we raised a grand total of <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>$31,477</span></strong> ($5,733 in online donations, $25,744 in offline donations/sponsorships/grants). Thank you all for sharing our page, making personal donations, and submitting to your employers to match. All of your hard work paid off!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Please join us in congratulating our <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>TOP THREE individual fundraisers:</span></strong></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>#1 Matt Bergin- $1,350</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>#2 Janet Wang- $560</span></strong><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>#3 Molly Lombardo- $510</span></strong></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The grand total of funds raised above does NOT include our very generous <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>in-kind and/or pro bono donations. Thank you to</span></strong>:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=ba59a5455d&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>U-Haul</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (trucks and storage)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=4cf42e261f&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>HOKA</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (shoes, apparel)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=1beab9fb48&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>ProPark Mobility</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (sponsor banner which hung in our tent)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=f8a2744e75&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Hartford Marathon Foundation</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (1st guide is comped their registration)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=d41f4ed0f5&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Bright Lights Design</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (Taylor Benedum- graphic designer, pro bono)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=2a35776638&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Fleet Feet Sports Hartford</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (donates shoes for our athletes when cost is a barrier)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=eaf2ab73d2&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Marathon Sports</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (discount for our members)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=226521e335&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>FrostByte Digital Solutions</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (Pam Frost- website, pro bono)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=8d47fd4414&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Social Coerce</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (Claudia Krusch-social media)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #EAEAEA 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://mcusercontent.com/6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4/images/0a75fe16-da43-f9df-498d-4675509a003b.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>There is no way that we could be part of such a large-scale event without our generous corporate sponsors! Please join us in thanking the following </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>(additional donations were<strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> </span></strong><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>received before the campaign closed)</span></em><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>: </span></strong></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=fdff3346c8&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>The MillerKnoll Foundation</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=720f72deff&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Cigna Group Foundation</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=fa73ad2057&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Sonic Endurance</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=db29ed6969&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>The Hartford Track Club</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=d6d1df2bf1&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=d7b0e4d496&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Orthopedic Associates of Hartford Philanthropic Initiatives Fund</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=9a7e3de29b&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>The Glastonbury River Runners</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=5fe5373db2&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Gaylord Specialty Healthcare</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=956b4702ef&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Out-of-Home Network, LLC</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=6b280f1bfa&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Pitney Bowes</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>in honor of employee Jo Bennett's volunteerism)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=155de1d7ca&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>The Hartford</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> (</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>in honor of employee Taylor Benedum's match</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #EAEAEA 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://mcusercontent.com/6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4/images/482fbea5-2e35-9200-32be-ea8723347555.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong id=docs-internal-guid-4f4d0063-7fff-739a-23f5-40a9f6ebd193><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE!</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>We are celebrating our incredible 2024 season on <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Sunday, November 24th from 4pm-7pm </span></strong>in the appropriately named "Celebration Room"<strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> </span></strong>at the Stony Creek Brewery in Branford (accessible by bus, train or vehicle). <br><br>Please click </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=344dbcadf9&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>HERE </span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>to view details and RSVP by <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>November 15th!</span></strong><br><br>We will also be honoring our awesome athletes, volunteers, and outgoing Board & Leadership team members...and so much more!!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br><br><br></span><strong><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>ATHLETE & VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS</span></u></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>:<br>It is time to submit your nomination for Achilles Connecticut's Athlete & Volunteer of the Year! Tell us who you think deserves this special recognition by submitting a nomination linked below by <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>November 15th:</span></strong></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=33c4333e1c&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#007C89'>ATHLETE OF THE YEAR</span></strong></a> <a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=c8789ba9b7&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#007C89'>VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #EAEAEA 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:right'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://mcusercontent.com/6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4/_compresseds/1580ffd6-a3f8-a4d3-1215-3d1e1dd35b92.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=546 valign=top style='width:409.5pt;padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h3 align=center style='text-align:center'>IMPORTANT CHAPTER UPDATES<o:p></o:p></h3></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><strong><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>OUR LAST RACE OF 2024 IS HERE!</span></u></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Our last race of the 2024 season is on <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Sunday 11/17</span></strong> at the Glastonbury River Runners Race to Fill the Pantry! We have a very big group participating this year and we’re excited to cap off the season with this fan-favorite event. Thank you to GRR who donated 15 bibs to our athletes so that cost was not a barrier!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>For those of you who aren’t signed up to run or guide in this race, we would still love to see you on race day and have a fun way for you to participate - as Course Marshals stationed along the race route to help direct and cheer along runners. This is a great opportunity to volunteer with your family/kids and you’ll help us give back to our long-time supporters, GRR. Please email Nina at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><a href="mailto:events.ct@achillesinternational.org"><span style='color:black'>events.ct@achillesinternational.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> ASAP if you’re available to volunteer as race day support. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Glastonbury River Runners is hosting an </span><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=54c2f0024a&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal'>online auction</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>leading up to the race to raise money for the Glastonbury Food Pantry and the Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet School’s Greenleaf Program. The auction will be closed the night before the race and winners will be announced on the 17th. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br></span><strong><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: </span></u></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Join us in welcoming <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>George Fiore</span></strong> from Stamford! George is our newest volunteer since the end of October, and is ready to get started with our Chapter and connect with local athletes and volunteers!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br><br><br></span><strong><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>YEAR END UPDATES TO GROUP AND 1:1 WORKOUTS:</span></u></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Due to November races and the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we do not have any upcoming scheduled <strong><u><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>group workouts.</span></u></strong> <strong id=docs-internal-guid-1a7c88ce-7fff-1c11-5d3a-e51affa4cdfa><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> Please note that we will be taking our annual holiday break until after the 1st of the year, and will announce new workouts then.</span></strong></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>However, many of our athletes and volunteers work out together on a 1:1 basis throughout the year, independent of our group workouts. <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>If you need a partner, let Jo-Anne and Bruce (the Engagement Team) </span></strong>know. You can reach us at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><a href="mailto:community.ct@achillesinternational.org"><span style='color:black'>community.ct@achillesinternational.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> or (959) 301-9624.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #EAEAEA 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://mcusercontent.com/6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4/images/516ad997-3ba6-a036-ec0b-cfa487edc230.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>DECEMBER SOCIAL EVENT & FUN-DRAISER FOR ACHILLES CT</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Each holiday season, Hebron Lions Club hosts "Lights in Motion" at the Hebron Fairgrounds. For the past two years, our Chapter has been a charity beneficiary of two nights of this magical and festive light show. We have been selected again this year as one of the featured non-profit organizations!<br><br>Mark your calendars to either drive through with friends and family or help us give back to the organizers by volunteering your time (<strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>on these specific dates below</span></strong>). We are recruiting 10 volunteers per night (great for teens who need community service hours)...please sign up <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://achillesct.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ccaef361a51edabfc0ff3eb4&id=c876e976dc&e=d844734021" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89;font-weight:normal'>HERE</span></a></span></strong> if you can help! </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>❄</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>️</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong id=docs-internal-guid-85273a2e-7fff-08cb-5230-05c980c7ed4d><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thursday, December 19th (4:30-8pm)</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Monday, December 23rd (4:30pm-8pm)</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>GO ACHILLES!</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:#F4F4F3;padding:33.75pt 0in 47.25pt 0in;background:cover;-ms-text-size-adjust: 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style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Copyright © 2024 Achilles International-Connecticut Chapter, All rights reserved.</span></em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Our mailing address is:</span></strong><br>PO Box 2302 <br>Branford, CT 06405<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Connecticut Chapter Office:</span></strong><br>135 Church St., Guilford<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Phone:</span></strong><br>(203) 361-6176</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 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