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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>Annual Meeting Invitation</b></span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">All MCLS members, partners, and stakeholders are invited
to attend the </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>2023 Annual Meeting tomorrow, Nov. 28 at 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Eastern (9-11 a.m. Central) on Zoom</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">.
The agenda includes opening comments from 2023 Board President Arlene Weismantel and Executive Director Scott Garrison, followed by a facilitated conversation about our draft strategic planning framework led by Spartina Consulting. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Your input is incredibly important to us!
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>If you are available to attend the meeting tomorrow morning, please register at:</b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">If your schedule does not allow you to attend, please note that t</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">his
conversation is the first of multiple "listening tour" opportunities around our strategic plan. Keep an eye on our
<a href="https://www.mcls.org/news/enewsletter" id="OWA9bbcc670-329d-3fe0-17d7-f942ad8db0a3" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
newsletter</a> for more announcements.</span></p>
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We hope to see you tomorrow!</span></p>
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