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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='min-width: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div class=WordSection1><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Larry Perry [mailto:larryperry@performancepress.ccsend.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Larry Perry<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 10, 2021 8:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> mmoore11@kent.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> A Very Special Young Lady<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><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'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=9d8c46e0-e1a1-41fe-b8da-38bb19679445&a=1103316066373&c=6f49fc70-74b9-11eb-9d75-fa163e24df6a&ch=6f4b0606-74b9-11eb-9d75-fa163e24df6a"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=610 style='width:457.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 3.75pt 11.25pt 3.75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#869198;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#869198;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><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><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Letter from Larry</span></i><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#717A80'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><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;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#EB4C39;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:white'>Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:white'>March 10, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><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;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=420 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/54023c2e001/f31ffa0c-6cfa-4004-b8e3-3c254e654ebf.png"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><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;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='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;min-width: 100%;cursor:default'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:6.75pt 0in 6.75pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="93%" style='width:93.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 93%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#869198;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=5 height=1 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><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;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Good Wednesday Morning Everyone:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#403F42'>I have a very soft spot in my heart for those with Down's Syndrome.</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#403F42'>Those children and young adults with Downs are so loving and caring</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#403F42'>that I wish we could all have their love and feelings for others.</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#403F42'>Today I want to share a story about a special young lady who has Down's </span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#403F42'>syndrome and her mom.</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#403F42'>Mom Stages Stunning Photoshoot for Daughter With </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#403F42'>Down Syndrome’s Kindergarten Graduation</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>When a Tennessee photographer’s daughter, aged 6, reached a meaningful</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>milestone at school, the loving mother organized a touching </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CfSNL4Z9PTxD2DyJ7CtDjVbCAjftBNDriglYvapIBK9_jRW_ZugUqEOrl3X7JkBGCoRx9Ee1FubK-8VRfyGxl8RDEAhlT26E3_itTtirtNesIGdUA-mx3puQMmyNQ-h6wV_wWtpEpUe2psQyDUXXMPR43sh_iZ0r8aFIvRqcDUM=&c=ZPh9tAahjHpn23DFxngkye8KywK0Zr03nLQEPc7sHXUQcUi8vVrq_Q==&ch=37ujTxIAkLc_tlsLeruWFRFfyft64aDIthFWgrivRCTlfahA1OfIiQ==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>photoshoot</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>to ring in the occasion.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Stephanie Mullowney has long championed children with special needs</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>through her company, Paperdolls Photography, and on the occasion of</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>her daughter Hannah Grace’s kindergarten graduation, the little girl </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>was the star of the shoot.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Hannah Grace, who has </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CfSNL4Z9PTxD2DyJ7CtDjVbCAjftBNDriglYvapIBK9_jRW_ZugUqEOrl3X7JkBGfr2mOldPXdB_rzH2TJY3yAgFzDxzWeHm3kLRdwk7aijo_F_OPneSIiNgIRASxLVf2fVTSQA5iqTxUmaIRLe2seqd0U45EgtC0zs3vPZyoWw=&c=ZPh9tAahjHpn23DFxngkye8KywK0Zr03nLQEPc7sHXUQcUi8vVrq_Q==&ch=37ujTxIAkLc_tlsLeruWFRFfyft64aDIthFWgrivRCTlfahA1OfIiQ==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#294B93'>Down syndrome</span></a></span><span style='color:#403F42'>, dressed in a smart blue cap</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>and gown, followed her mother into nature for a beautiful outdoor </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>photoshoot. On May 22, Stephanie uploaded her favorite shots to the</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Paperdolls Photography </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CfSNL4Z9PTxD2DyJ7CtDjVbCAjftBNDriglYvapIBK9_jRW_ZugUqEOrl3X7JkBG7bQXKM2KXyi5kyJGC79ZYrzOwT6gUTrh6cdnR3TRIEjmLugAH3zqg9l-3U_o0bX_DuxQg284SPD1dJtAp-sUUW74jJ2fQWWlcWVcnqlkHZ_nVeruioQhEnWVZ4OqnIuPiLkXjoPFOX0=&c=ZPh9tAahjHpn23DFxngkye8KywK0Zr03nLQEPc7sHXUQcUi8vVrq_Q==&ch=37ujTxIAkLc_tlsLeruWFRFfyft64aDIthFWgrivRCTlfahA1OfIiQ==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#294B93'>Facebook page</span></a></span><span style='color:#294B93'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>In the heartwarming post, Stephanie regaled living in Maui, Hawaii,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>while pregnant with Hannah Grace. Her doctor, she said, gave her the</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>option to abort her baby based on the possibility of her having Down</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>syndrome. Stephanie refused all testing and gave her doctor “a </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>resounding ‘No.’”</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Hannah Grace was born in the spring of 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Stephanie, suddenly a single mom, struggled in the days and weeks</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>following her baby’s birth, as her husband left them when Hannah </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Grace was just 5 days old.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>“You all know how important these pictures of my precious girl are,” </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Stephanie wrote, “because you know how far she’s come to be able to </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>wear this cap and gown.”</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>In Hannah Grace’s beautiful photos, the excitable kindergarten graduate </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>is pictured with a glittering balloon and confetti in the air. In one photo,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>she raises her fists to the sky in triumph; and in another, she prays </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>sweetly, with her head bowed and hands clasped.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>“His exact words were, ‘Stephanie, our daughter is defective,’” Stephanie</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>explained, sharing her</span><span style='color:#1A191A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CfSNL4Z9PTxD2DyJ7CtDjVbCAjftBNDriglYvapIBK9_jRW_ZugUqEOrl3X7JkBGid_ZexVWLytKnLBJGIoFX7DwK9M0m0Qy9KXLoCoId5P1bbQnHeni4yIx3zETtwrbm5iDQ5yfTeFq7WNC8bfTD58Xh9CZoJnChQALOAp03dQN2BCoqI5tBm2yrWWPAdUB4kusYAOTjLE=&c=ZPh9tAahjHpn23DFxngkye8KywK0Zr03nLQEPc7sHXUQcUi8vVrq_Q==&ch=37ujTxIAkLc_tlsLeruWFRFfyft64aDIthFWgrivRCTlfahA1OfIiQ==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1A191A'>story</span></a></span><span style='color:#403F42'> on Faith It. “My heart shattered into pieces.”</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Stephanie knew she disagreed with her husband, seeing joy and value in</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>her daughter from the very beginning. The besotted mom has watched</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>her daughter go from strength to strength ever since, and kindergarten </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>graduation was an added affirmation for both mom and daughter that </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Hannah Grace can do whatever she sets her mind to.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>“[Hannah Grace] has overcome everything,” Stephanie said. As an</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>infant, severe heart defects threatened the baby girl’s life, but she </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>survived. Growing up, she has also built upon her fine and gross </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>motor skills, her speaking skills, and her sociability.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Bit by bit, Stephanie says, her daughter is overcoming “incredible </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>shyness” and showing the world what she trul</span><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#403F42'>y is.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Hannah Grace’s school also acknowledged their amazing student on </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>graduation day with not one but two awards in honor of the 6-year-old’s </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>achievements. Hannah Grace’s “sweet teacher,” Stephanie shared on</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>her </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CfSNL4Z9PTxD2DyJ7CtDjVbCAjftBNDriglYvapIBK9_jRW_ZugUqEOrl3X7JkBGugvAnlfkOfFGBsBdgRn1knx-O82kCEwjB0t5C0NXRO9YtOGqfH1sD9fZfJis-euHMTTbzv9_TAsNaKs-18TcitYCRTqCCFf1szRkJS7Bhd4jwmTWsMKZuJzEcJXSssldPm9Gzb2HS9Y=&c=ZPh9tAahjHpn23DFxngkye8KywK0Zr03nLQEPc7sHXUQcUi8vVrq_Q==&ch=37ujTxIAkLc_tlsLeruWFRFfyft64aDIthFWgrivRCTlfahA1OfIiQ==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#294B93'>website</span></a></span><span style='color:#403F42'>, had arranged for Hannah Grace to receive the “Soaring </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Towards Success Award” for her hard work and the “Enthusiastic </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>Praiser Award” for her enthusiastic contribution to prayer.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>“My girl has defied all the odds and I will never stop believing </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>in her amazing abilities,” Stephanie said. “I have long muffled </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>out the whispers of those who said ‘she can’t, she won’t, she’s </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>not able.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><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;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=398 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/54023c2e001/90bf37dc-ac41-4c59-9825-3c9914eeeead.png"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><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;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#403F42'>“She is an overcomer,” Stephanie asserted, “<b><i>she is loved, and I will </i></b></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#403F42'>celebrate every single milestone she overcomes because it is a big </span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#403F42'>deal in our 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