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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We will be meeting this Saturday in person at the Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch Road. We will be in the art room, which is on the second floor. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ray Finkelman will show us a demonstration of fencing and will show us the equipment he uses. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We still have a few nuts. I think the kinds we have are Maryland mix, pistachios and mixed nuts. If you want any, let us know. They have sell-by dates of March or April 2026. I have been eating some and they taste good to me. We are trying to make as much as we can on these nuts, but if you take some and find they are not good, we don’t expect you to pay for them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can sign up for the virtual convention experience if you are unable to go to the convention. We will do our best to make sure that virtual participants can participate in the Maryland caucus. The cost of the virtual convention is $10. Let me know if you need help signing up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks to all of you who participated in the book festival—Yasmin, Judy, Terri, Antonio and Chrichelle. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See everyone on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Debbie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>