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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Hello fellow Master Gardeners,<br>
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My first official act as new Chair of the Membership Committee is a happy one --to remind you of the upcoming Deadline for the two special awards we now give every year. They are the "Making a Difference Award" and the "Friend of a Master Gardener Award".
<b><font size="4">The deadline for nominations is Friday, February 5th. </font></b> The Awards will be given at the Awards Night and Design Program in the Extension Auditorium on Tuesday, February 16th, beginning at 6 p.m.<br>
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The first of these honors one (or more) of our number, a Master Gardener(s) who has contributed significantly above and beyond the call of duty to the MG Program in any of its manifestations. The second honors someone or a business or organization, not a Master
Gardener, who has made unusual and significant contributions to the Program.<br>
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It is one of the ways that we pay tribute to those whose efforts we recognize as having been extra-ordinary. We all make important contributions to the overall success of the Program AND we know there are some who go several steps further than the rest of
us I encourage you to take the time to nominate those you think are deserving. The links to the Nomination forms are below.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://webmail.illinois.edu/owa/redir.aspx?REF=wnutEjpdTDci5GE1PHOG1Yf4TBpSVVCkB_N58_li5IjPdlSktiLTCAFodHRwOi8vd2ViLmV4dGVuc2lvbi5pbGxpbm9pcy5lZHUvdW5pdHMvc3VydmV5LmNmbT9zSUQ9NjY0JlVuaXRJRD00ODA." target="_blank">Making a Difference
Award Nomination form</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://webmail.illinois.edu/owa/redir.aspx?REF=_VS7KDIKLfa8vA4p86pJaHldZ6G-_uBXmGthHFOm5yPPdlSktiLTCAFodHRwOi8vd2ViLmV4dGVuc2lvbi5pbGxpbm9pcy5lZHUvdW5pdHMvc3VydmV5LmNmbT9zSUQ9NjYzJlVuaXRJRD00ODA." target="_blank">Friend of a Master
Gardener Award</a></p>
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Regards,<br>
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Tom Seals<br>
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