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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#F4F4F4" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I am sharing the below email from Guide Dogs of the Desert since there has been interest on this chat list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sarah<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Guide Dogs of the Desert <info@gddca.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 31, 2025 3:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> sc-tico@att.net<br><b>Subject:</b> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif'>🌻</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>🦮</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Don't miss our Spring events!! </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>🦮</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif'>🌻</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>\u034f \u200c \u2007 \u034f \u200c \u2007 \u034f \u200c \u2007 \u034f \u200c \u2007 \u034f \u200c \u2007 \u034f \u200c \u2007 \u034f \u200c \u2007 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Sculpture Garden<br>73785 El Paseo Drive, Palm Desert, California</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><em><span style='font-size:16.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>This one-of-a-kind event showcases original artwork created by guide dogs in training, proving that talent isn\u2019t limited to two legs! 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Event details are in the text below. "></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=blockContainerId-27><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-radius:0'><tr><td style='padding:9.0pt .25in 9.0pt .25in;border-radius:0'><div id=dataBlockId-27><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>This event is an annual favorite of ours\u2026 and yours! Come join us at Ben & Jerry\u2019s @ The River in Rancho Mirage on <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>April 8, 2025 between 12pm-8pm </span></strong>for<strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'> </span></strong>Free Cone Day!!! Say hi to some of our GDD staff, volunteers and of course, our dogs too! 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