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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Dear Wendell Meetinghouse Friends,</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">For those of you on the Townsfolk list, please forgive this duplicate invitation.</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Please join old and new Friends for our monthly meeting:</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Monday, September 19, 2011, Wendell Senior Center, 7:30 pm.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Following our fundraising success this summer, there are many issues to discuss. The growing number of townsfolk who have become involved this year assures our continued momentum.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Agenda:</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-indent:-15px;padding-left:36px;text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">1 Introduction of old and new friends, guest speaker.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-indent:-15px;padding-left:36px;text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">2 Approval of the minutes from August 10 meeting. Melinda Godfrey, clerk</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-indent:-15px;padding-left:36px;text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">3 Treasurer’s Report. Nan Riebschlaeger.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-indent:-15px;padding-left:36px;text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">4 FWM Website. Web designer Christine Texiera will lead the discussion: what are Friends’ goals for the site?</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-indent:-15px;padding-left:36px;text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">5 Community Preservation Act (CPA) – potential benefits for the Meetinghouse project. Marianne Sundell and Nan Reibschlaeger. “</font><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">The <b>Community Preservation Act</b> (CPA) is a Massachusetts state law (M.G.L. Chapter 44B) passed in 2000. It enables adopting communities to raise funds to create a local dedicated fund for open space preservation, preservation of historic resources, development of affordable housing, and the acquisition and development of outdoor recreational facilities.” (Wikipedia)</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-indent:-15px;padding-left:36px;text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">6 Site visit by Greg Farmer, Agricola Corp., Chicopee, to outline Historic Structure Report proposal. (See <a href="http://www.agricolacorporation.com/historicstructurereports.html" target="_blank">http://www.agricolacorporation.com/historicstructurereports.html</a>). Friday, September 23, 2 pm at the Meetinghouse. </font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-indent:-15px;padding-left:36px;text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">7 Meetinghouse Windows. Discussion of historical, esthetic, utilitarian concerns.</font></div>
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<li style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> Fall Priorities: securing the building, seeking funding sources, outside consultations.<br />
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<li style="list-style-type:disc;text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Election October 17. Seeking candidates for President, Treasurer, Clerk. Voting Friends will have attended three meetings since June 1, including the October meeting.<br />
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Chris Queen, convener</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">978-544-0216</font></div>
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