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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=4 color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'>Honoring Jo Comerford</span></font><font
size=4 color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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min-height: 17.0px'><font size=4 color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'>Many of you know that Jo Comerford
is leaving the Western</span></font><font color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><font size=3 color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'>Massachusetts</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#003300'> office of the American Friends Service Committee,</span></font><font
color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#003300'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'>where she
has been an inspiration to so many and a central figure in building the
movement for</span></font><font color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=3
color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'>peace and social justice.<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Arise is honoring her in its annual
Recognition Dinner, a fundraiser for</span></font><font color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> </span></font><font
color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#003300'>Arise</span></font><font color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> </span></font><font
color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#003300'>as well as a richly deserved recognition for all that Jo has</span></font><font
color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'> </span></font><font color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'>done.<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></font><font color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>T</span></font><font
color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#003300'>he Arise invitation</span></font><font color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'> is below and attached in PDF
format. We hope you can join us in celebrating this extraordinary woman and in
support of ARISE and its important work.</span></font><font color="#003300"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003300'>-----------------------------------------------------------</span></font><font
color="#003300" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#003300'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Arise
for Social Justice Presents</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Our
3rd Annual Recognition Dinner</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
min-height: 17.0px'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Honoring
Joanne Comerford</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>American
Friends Service Committee</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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min-height: 17.0px'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Come
Help Us Celebrate Our Friend and Ally</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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min-height: 17.0px'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Tuesday,
April 25</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Old
First Church, Court Square, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Springfield</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><font
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Doors
open at 5:30 pm., Dinner at 6:00 pm.</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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min-height: 17.0px'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>A spaghetti feast:
vegetarian and meat, salads galore, breads and</span></font><font color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> </span></font><font
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>desserts beyond
compare</span></font><font color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Entertainment and Tributes</span></font><font
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;min-height: 17.0px'><font size=3
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Tickets: $10 for one; $15
for two</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;min-height: 17.0px'><font size=3
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Call Arise, 734-4948 with
questions or to reserve an entire table</span></font><font color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Please distribute flyers
about this event, available at</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a
href="http://westernmassafsc.org/calendar/joarise.htm">http://westernmassafsc.org/calendar/joarise.htm</a></span></font><font
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>(and also attached.)</span></font><font
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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