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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Carol Cromwell <carol@abate.org><BR>Subject: RE: [Elist] ABATE Annual Dues<BR>To: "'John Del Santo'" <mcbwaycool@yahoo.com><BR>Date: Sunday, May 15, 2011, 8:37 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">John,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I misinformed not just you, but others too – the Membership dues increase takes effect JULY 1<SUP>st</SUP>, not June first!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SORRY – </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Guess I need to REALLY read the Bailing Wire!!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">And to add to what you wrote … If a Member wants to be a Sustaining Member – Couple or Single it is $100.00 for the year.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">And for that price – they would receive an individual copy of the Bailing Wire snail mailed to them when they are hard copy printed;</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">A Separate listing in the BW under Sustaining Members; and on their membership card – it will also have V.I.P. behind their name, to show/present when useful.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">At the May 22 Meeting there might be some other things added to the perks. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sorry for the misinformation!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=yiv950028167MsoAutoSig><FONT color=navy size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Carol Cromwell</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=yiv950028167MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> elist-bounces@abatelocal6.org [mailto:elist-bounces@abatelocal6.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>John Del Santo<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, May 14, 2011 2:09 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> abate list del+santo<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Elist] ABATE Annual Dues</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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