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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Mike O’Donnell at the Area Agency
on Aging shared with me the enclosed letter.  It encourages Senator Durbin
to support the Older Americans Act programs under the FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education
appropriations bill.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Folks, the Older Americans Act is critical
in its support of all of us who are getting older and all of our families (many
families of older adults do some help/caregiving).  I encourage you to
give serious consideration to using this sample letter to let Senator Durbin
know that you strongly encourage him to support the appropriations necessary to
keep the Older Americans Act alive and healthy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Send your letter as an attachment in an
email addressed to Mayra Alvarez.  </span></font><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The
letters need to be sent right away</span></font><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>. 
Her email address is <a href="mailto:mayra_alvarez@durbin.senate.gov"><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>mayra_alvarez@durbin.senate.gov</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks for your consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><i><font
 size=5 face="Script MT Bold"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";
 font-style:italic'>Rosanna McLain</span></font></i></st1:PersonName><br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Co-chair of the Senior Task
Force<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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 w:st="on"><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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<st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Senior</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
 face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>at Family Service</span></font>
<br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>     <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">405 S. State St</st1:address></st1:Street>.</span></font>
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<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>     <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Champaign</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IL</st1:State> 
 <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">61820</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font> <br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>     (217)
352-5100</span></font> <br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>    </span></font><a
href="mailto:rmmclain@familyservicecc.org"
title="mailto:rmmclain@familyservicecc.org"><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><span title="mailto:rmmclain@familyservicecc.org">rmmclain@familyservicecc.org</span></span></font></a>
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</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.famservcc.org">www.famservcc.org</a></span></font></p>

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