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o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lise Fuhr &amp; Jonathan Robinson<br>Co-Chairs, CWG-Stewardship<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div></body></html>