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		<title>June 2013 President&#8217;s Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June is Commencement Month. I thought I’d pass on some of the wisdom that was shared with this year’s graduates. Sometimes in life, a reminder of an earlier lesson is refreshing and just what is needed to give you perspective.
Charlene Li&#8211;Founder Partner at Altimeter Group—(Altimeter Group provides research and advisory for companies challenged by business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotarians in the news!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 09:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quota Cares]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids Quotarians are popping up in news everywhere. In case you have missed any of the special recognitions, check them out below!
Here is Kathy F. in the spotlight talking about her new post-retirement career.
Pat had this article written about her accolades as Volunteer of the Year through Quota International&#8217;s We Share Foundation. It was also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 2013 President’s Message (with the photo)</title>
		<link>http://www.quotagr.com/blog/?p=3561</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[deaf]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quota International is all about you. Yes, it’s about service for the deaf and hard-of-hearing and disadvantaged women and children, but you are the instrument Quota uses to accomplish that mission.
Knowing how important you are to the big picture, Quota has developed so many resources you can use to see what we do, see how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Quotarian of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.quotagr.com/blog/?p=3538</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drumroll please&#8230;
Pat was supposed to be here to present this award. Due to some travel logistics, she was unable to attend (it&#8217;s difficult to make the trip back from China). However, she wrote this beautiful speech to present the winner of the 2013 Quotarian of the Year:
She came to us with a big smile.  She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Installation Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://www.quotagr.com/blog/?p=3542</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2013-14 Board]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Quota Cares]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in this post, Robin did a very nice job with the Installation Ceremony at our banquet. Since we all write on computers these days, it&#8217;s very easy to share with you what she said. Without further ado, here is the ceremony (and photos!):
This was another great year for Quota under the strong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Installation Banquet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We missed many of you at the Installation Banquet. For those who are sick, we hope you are feeling better. For those who are traveling, we hope you have fun and return home safely. For those who just missed it, we missed you. But we don&#8217;t want you to miss out on everything. That&#8217;s why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>50/50 Raffle and what you need to know</title>
		<link>http://www.quotagr.com/blog/?p=3527</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robin sent out an email that she shared with her friends and family to help sell her tickets. This is an easy and effective way to reach out to many of your contacts. Here is what she said and shared (feel free to use this!):
Quota International of Grand Rapids is holding a 50/50 cash raffle on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quota Cares Month</title>
		<link>http://www.quotagr.com/blog/?p=3515</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
March is Quota Cares month. Each year we strive to find a good cause and to do our best to support it. This last March was no different. At our meeting we collected items to donate to Sisters in Support.
We set up an assembly line. Quotarian&#8217;s were encouraged to pick out a gift bag, select [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Message &#8211; April 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.quotagr.com/blog/?p=3491</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[President's Message]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We didn’t have any Quotarian birthdays in February, but we sure made up for it in March! The people who had March birthdays are:
Pam G March 4
Kim March 9
Diana March 19
Peggy March 20
Rachael March 30
Barbara March 31
Pam H March 31
My birthday wish every year is to have spring weather on my birthday. Well, it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 2013 President&#8217;s Message</title>
		<link>http://www.quotagr.com/blog/?p=3489</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[President's Message]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m excited about some upcoming events at Quota.
First, I’m looking forward to this month’s membership meeting. It’s Quota Cares Month and the Grand Rapids club has decided to provide gift bags to the clients of Sisters In Support through DA Blodgett Homes. Last year we had a fun time creating bags for Kids Food Basket [...]]]></description>
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