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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if anyone wished to attend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am unable to participate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There may be some interesting contacts at this event.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b>From:</b> Lamont, Ryan [mailto:Ryan.Lamont@padillacrt.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 16, 2016 4:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> johnh50@verizon.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Final Follow up: ABLEnow Launch- RSVP<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Hi John,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>With the launch on Monday, I wanted to send one final follow up on our previous correspondence regarding <a href="https://www.able-now.com/">ABLEnow</a>. On behalf of Virginia529, I want to invite you to the official ABLEnow launch and celebration. We just added <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Congressman Don Beyer, U.S. Representative serving Virginia’s 8th District, to the list of public attendees. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'>We would appreciate it if you would share the ABLEnow program launch and the below event invitation more broadly, and let us know if you, or any others in your organization, plan to attend the event by this afternoon/evening. Please RSVP at <a href="https://ablenowlaunch.eventbrite.com">https://ablenowlaunch.eventbrite.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>It will take place on Monday, December 19, at the Lee Center in Alexandria, Virginia. A public announcement and presentation will be made from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., followed by an open house with information sessions for individuals with disabilities and their families starting at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Here is what to expect at the event:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Virginia529 CEO, Mary Morris, will announce the launch of ABLEnow and discuss how the program will increase independence and financial wellness for individuals with disabilities and their families <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>As a community, we will celebrate the two-year anniversary of the federal Stephen Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which was signed into law on December 19, 2014 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Actively involved in the passage of the ABLE Act named in honor of her late husband, Catherine Beck and her daughter Natalie Beck will open an ABLEnow account and be presented with the first ABLEnow Card by Virginia529 CEO, Mary Morris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Influential government and state officials are scheduled to attend, including Virginia Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, a tireless advocate of the disability community and the primary sponsor of Virginia’s ABLE legislation <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Following the ceremony, the open house will offer two information sessions beginning at 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. that will discuss the ABLEnow program and give individuals and families an opportunity to ask questions <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>There will also be opportunity for eligible individuals to sign-up for an ABLEnow account on the spot<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Ryan Lamont<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='color:black'>Ryan Lamont </span><span style='color:#933C8E'>|</span><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'>For</span><b><span style='color:#9E2387'> </span></b><span style='color:black'>ABLEnow<br></span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'>(804) 675-8178 </span><b><span style='color:#933C8E'>|</span><span style='color:black'> </span></b><a href="http://www.able-now.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>able-now.com</span></a><span style='color:#7F7F7F'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=240 height=38 style='width:2.5in;height:.3958in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2579C.5634A0D0"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p 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