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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On this snowy day in April, I’m thinking about how you might share your committee activities with our congregation in the UCM Annual
Report.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Annual Meeting will be held on May 19 this year. In order to prepare the Annual Report in time for the meeting, we’ll need your
summary of committee work by April 20.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here are a few ideas to consider as you write the committee report:</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What is your committee’s mission and who is on your team?</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What is the focus of your work together? What has made your work fulfilling? </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Have you taken new initiatives this year? Have they met your goals?
Tell us about them.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have you sponsored or organized events this year? Tell us about participation, results, future plans.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How does the committee’s work link to the UCM Mission?
<i>We welcome all as we build a loving community to nurture each person’s spiritual journey, serve human need, and protect the Earth, our home. </i></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please send your report by email to me at
<u><a href="mailto:leslie.parr@uvm.edu" id="OWA59b130ed-eb43-ac92-2ad6-d58f60171eab" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">leslie.parr@uvm.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please send it as a Word document</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Please meet the deadline of April 20.</b> Reports are welcome any time before then. If you have questions,
please feel free to contact me.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you for the important work you and your team have performed throughout the year. The congregation will
be eager to learn all about your efforts!</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With gratitude, Leslie Parr, on behalf of the Executive Team</span></p>
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