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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Garden Update &#8211; February 20, 2009 <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>(Please Circulate)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Resources<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
  Arial'>Victoria</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hills</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Community</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> has extra
spent mushroom compost they are willing to sell cheaply. &nbsp; This isn't as
nutrient rich as real compost but is an excellent soil amendment for clay and
sandy soil. &nbsp;Need to provide own transportation.&nbsp; Please contact
Heather at 519-745-7242.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Volunteering<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on"><b><font color=green face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:green;font-weight:bold'>Community</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
 color=green face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:
 bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font
color=green face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:
bold'> Fest &#8211; &#8220;Growing Together&#8221;</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&#8211; The
Community Garden Council has received funds to put on the first annual
Community Garden Fest.&nbsp; This is going to be an event for the whole
family/community.&nbsp; It will be an opportunity to celebrate urban
agriculture and the diversity of our gardens, as well as to promote community
gardening opportunities in the city.&nbsp; We are aiming our goals high and
anticipating <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>up to 500 people</span></b>!&nbsp;
For those of you who know of or have heard me talk of <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Jim Diers</span></b>, we are fortunate enough to bring
him here as our keynote speaker!&nbsp; The Festival will be held <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>May 2<sup>nd</sup> from 10-3pm</span></b>.&nbsp; This
is a really exciting time to get involved.&nbsp; We are looking for people to
help with the planning of this event as well as for the day of.&nbsp; If you
are interested and available please contact me at <a
href="mailto:candace@owr.ca" title="blocked::mailto:candace@owr.ca">candace@owr.ca</a>
or 519-883-2353 ext. 5984 for opportunities.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Woolwhich</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Green Technology Fair</span></b> happening on <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>April 18<sup>th</sup>, 2009</span></b> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>from 11 am to 5 pm</span></b>.&nbsp; The Fair will be
held at the St. Jacobs Arena, located at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
 w:st="on">29 Parkside Dr.</st1:address></st1:Street> in St. Jacobs.&nbsp; The
purpose of the Fair is to raise awareness of projects, products and services
that are environmentally friendly and to offer you an opportunity to promote
the work of your department.&nbsp; Your help with staffing the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Community</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> booth would be greatly
appreciated and help us get the word out about each of your gardens.&nbsp; If
you are interested in helping staff the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Community</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
booth please let Carol Popovic (<a href="mailto:plcarol@region.waterloo.on.ca"
title="blocked::mailto:plcarol@region.waterloo.on.ca">plcarol@region.waterloo.on.ca</a>)
know by March 5<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Sunoco Earth Day Event - </span></font></b><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
  Arial'>Laurel</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Creek</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
Conservation Area <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>April 26<sup>th</sup> from
1-4pm</span></b>.&nbsp; Your help with staffing the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Community</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
booth would be greatly appreciated.&nbsp; If you are available and interested
please let Carol Popovic (<a href="mailto:plcarol@region.waterloo.on.ca"
title="blocked::mailto:plcarol@region.waterloo.on.ca">plcarol@region.waterloo.on.ca</a>)
know by February 26<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Events<font color=black><span
style='color:black;background:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></i></b></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background:yellow;
font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

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size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Canning &amp; Preserving Foods - </span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Learn how easy it is to preserve foods in your own kitchen, and
then you too can make your own pickles, sauces or other specialty items all
year long. This workshop will cover the physics, chemistry and biology of high
acid canning as well as recipe selection, equipment, sourcing supplies and of
course, hands on canning for everyone to take home! There will be a short
discussion on other types of preserving, including freezing and drying. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>March 7, 2009, 10:00am-4:00pm. Fee: $85. The Working
Centre at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">St. Johns</st1:City></st1:place>
Kitchen - </span></b></span></font><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>97
  Victoria Street North</span></font></st1:Street><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:City w:st="on">Kitchener</st1:City>
 <st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></span></font></st1:address><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Planning Your <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Organic</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vegetable</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
- &nbsp;</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Join us for this day long workshop and learn how to grow
delicious organic vegetables right in your own backyard. This workshop will
discuss various backyard garden styles, planning for space needs, soil
building, crop rotations, seed buying and selecting the right plants and
varieties for your garden for a steady &amp; delicious harvest from spring. <b><font
color=black><span style='color:black;font-weight:bold'>March 28<sup>th</sup>,
10:00am-4:00 pm&nbsp; Fee: $85. St. Marks Lutheran Church - </span></font></b><st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">825 King St. W.</st1:Street> <st1:City w:st="on">Kitchener</st1:City>,
 <st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:address> <b><font color=black><span
style='color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Interesting Links<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Heart &amp; Stroke
Society Report Card 2009 Released</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.&nbsp; The Foundation reveals some
startling discrepancies between the cost and accessibility of basic healthy
food within provinces and across the country. <a
href="http://www.heartandstroke.com/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ikIQLcMWJtE&amp;b=4955951&amp;ct=6715269"
title="blocked::http://www.heartandstroke.com/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ikIQLcMWJtE&amp;b=4955951&amp;ct=6715269">http://www.heartandstroke.com/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ikIQLcMWJtE&amp;b=4955951&amp;ct=6715269</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><tt><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font></tt><![endif]><tt><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>A
Year of Food Life.</span></font></b></tt><tt><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp; Video Clip interviewing
Barbara Kingsolver about her book <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Animal,
Vegetable, Miracle</span></i> and a year of her life eating locally.&nbsp; <a
href="http://climate.weather.com/video/"
title="blocked::http://climate.weather.com/video/">http://climate.weather.com/video/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></p>

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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></tt></p>

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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Food Freedom Day
comes almost two weeks later due to recent price hikes.</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp; Food
Freedom Day is the day when the Canadian Federation of Agriculture says the
average consumer has earned enough money to buy food for the entire year.
&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1279667"
title="blocked::http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1279667">http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1279667</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Trust frees land
for allotments.</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp; The National Trust releases
land on country estates which could be used for up to 1,000 allotments. <a
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7898314.stm"
title="blocked::http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7898314.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7898314.stm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Happy Garden Planning!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Candace<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please feel free to forward any events, interesting links,
funding opportunities, etc. to me for circulation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>________________________</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Candace Wormsbecker</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Community</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Capacity Builder</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Opportunities <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City>
Region</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>235&nbsp; King
  St. E.</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, Main Floor</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kitchener</span></font></st1:City><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
 w:st="on">ON</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>N2G 4N5</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tel: 519-883-2353 ext. 5984</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax: 519-568-8587</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts
of today&quot;.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ <em><i><font face="Times New Roman"><u1:City u2:st="on">Franklin</u1:City>
D. <u1:place u2:st="on">Roosevelt</font></i></u1:place></em></span><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></font></i></em></font></p>

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