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<div><b>From:</b> "Swanson, Doug - NIFA" <<a href="mailto:dswanson@nifa.usda.gov">dswanson@nifa.usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> October 26, 2017 at 7:15:46 AM MST<br>
<b>To:</b> 4-H State Leaders <<a href="mailto:4hstateldr@lyris.nifa.usda.gov">4hstateldr@lyris.nifa.usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[4hstateldr] Reminder: Host Bids for 2019 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> "Swanson, Doug - NIFA" <<a href="mailto:dswanson@nifa.usda.gov">dswanson@nifa.usda.gov</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has been held every other year since 1999. Since then, new strategies have been developed, research conducted, evaluations implemented, and priorities identified at the local, state, and
national level. The 11<sup>th</sup> National Extension Conference on Volunteerism will be held in April or May, 2019.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We invite states interested in hosting the conference to <b>
submit a hosting proposal by December 8, 2017</b>. Include<b> the attached cover-page and no more than three pages of supporting documentation</b> . See the attachment for more information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Doug Swanson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">___________________________________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Doug Swanson</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">National Program Leader</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Institute of Youth, Family & Community, NIFA, USDA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1C06C2"><a href="mailto:dswanson@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:blue">dswanson@nifa.usda.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Mailing Address:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Physical and Shipping Address:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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