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McKee from Cheyenne Wyoming uh
congratulations to the if the family on
congratulations to the IFTA family on
congratulations to the if the family on on 40 Years of successful
growth and and
compliance
don't seem like it's been
20 years since I retired and and we
celebrated the 20th anniversary
but there's lots of people to thank too
many to name and just a short period of
time but uh
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it's
been a raid experience and
been a grand experience and
been a great experience and congratulations
and come see me bye bye
hi everyone this is Lynette Turner
hi everyone this is Lonette Turner
thank you for the opportunity to wish
all of you a happy 40th if the
anniversary
when I first started working on ifta for
Indiana there were six jurisdictions
the if the annual meetings were held
around a table in a conference room
look where you are today think of how
far you've come
what an accomplishment congratulations
I enjoyed working with ifta for over 25
years I miss all of you
hello and welcome to the nation's
capital I can't think of a better place
to celebrate our 40th anniversary this
is after all the place where in 1991
Ice-T was signed into law creating the
pathway to our unique and now 40-year
history of our Cooperative agreement
which of course started back in 1983.
you say time passes quickly and this is
the perfect example doesn't seem
possible that I first got involved with
if the nearly 27 years ago assisting
with the planning and implementation for
New York to join into as well as
assisting with the creation of the RPC
program I don't know how that's possible
when I'm only 30 years old
because I think all of you know have
been around for a while it doesn't take
long to quickly build a passion for this
unique Cooperative agreement there
simply is nothing like it in the world
so for me I kept getting more and more
involved serving as chairperson of the
UF data committee and now it is my great
honor to serve as the executive director
of ift Incorporated
you also know how embedded the iftek
you also know how embedded the ifta
community becomes in your life it's like
family and just like family we have
watched each other grow get married
raise families age gracefully and for
some of us lose all their hair at the
blink of an eye
congratulations after what a great
milestone 40 Years of cooperation
between stakeholders in our industry 40
years of working together
compromising evolving adapting to all
the changes that have taken place over
the last 40 years
I am confident that we will once again
come together and compromise and support
each other as we move forward and face
new challenges in order to maintain our
unique Cooperative agreement for the
next 40 years
I don't know if I'll make it another 40
years but I do plan on being around as
long as the Board of Trustees honors me
with that great opportunity and I do
look forward to the next chapter on our
history congratulations again ifta and
to all of you continue to make this all
possible
thank you
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board member if the president and
Sheriff of the 1992 National Bay State
working group
the working group was charged with
bringing all of the Continental to the
United States into lifta
United States into ifta
there was considerable skepticism that
such a Cooperative Arrangement between
industry
and studied provincial governments could
succeed but clearly it has
looking back over my 46-year career the
State national and local governments my
involvement with it is it's something
which will I take immense satisfaction
most important are the long-term
friendships that they formed
thank you for your great work and here's
to your continued success
Bob Beck from the great state of North
Carolina the first state on the east
coast to join after
well it's 40 years later and if there's
still an operation
not enough time here for a lot of old
war stories but know that there was a
tremendous amount of give and take
before the compact was finalized
congratulations and keep up the good
work
hope it's good for 40 more years
greetings everyone
this is Julian Fitzgerald I am a past
president of if the Inc I also served as
the Director of motorcaria services for
two jurisdictions the Commonwealth of
Virginia and the state of North Carolina
what I would like to share with you is
in the beginning with the Advent of ifta
there were many questions concerns and
quite a bit of resistance
however it did not take long for ifta to
gain a strong foothold and become an
outstanding and viable Partnership of
government and Industry Representatives
working together
for the betterment of the motor carrier
industry
the success of if the Inc over these
last 40 years is due in large part to
the cooperation and commitment of its
Partners especially those involved early
on who are doing the heavy lifting to
get things started
all Partners working through the years
and those currently involved in ifta
should be commended as well for their
contributions
also it must be mentioned that if the
staff both former and present members
deserve much credit for if the success
so let there be no doubt that if the ink
is poised to be successful for many more
years to come congratulations ifta on
the first 40 Years thank you
hey everyone it's Ron Hester here in
Ontario just wanted to wish you think a
happy 40th anniversary
as I look back over the years I think of
many great memories I have of serving on
the if the board as well as many if the
Committees and on serving on those
committees I've developed some long
lasting great friendships and I'm sure
many of you have as well so if there
definitely is a model of collaboration
and success between industry and the
government between our two great
countries so on behalf of all of us here
in Ontario happy 40th anniversary ifta
greetings at the community from the
great state of Maryland I think we're
all aware that the success of any
organization is often linked to the
people involved so I feel it's only
fitting that I point to my time spent
serving on the at the Board of Trustees
as among my Fondest Memories were left
up I was very fortunate to work with
many representatives from multiple
jurisdictions industry partners and of
course the up to staff in addition to
the important work of the board the
greatest reward by far were the forever
friendships which were developed so
thanks for the wonderful memories and
let's not forget the bear-jackson
options and congratulations on your 40th
year anniversary
this is former board member Gary
Hinckley happily retired from the main
Bureau of Motor Vehicles sending you
wishes for a successful and productive
ABM and congratulations to the ifta
community on ifta's 40th anniversary
over its 40 years of existence ifta has
served the needs of the member
jurisdictions and trucking industry to
Foster efficient uniform and fair Motor
Carrier fuel Tax Administration
I am honored to have been able to serve
11 years On The Board of Trustees as
president in 2007 and on many ifta
committees I have the great honor and
pleasure of working with so many
dedicated and capable people in the ifta
community jurisdiction members industry
representatives and of course the gift
of Inc staff
ultimately if it works because of the
foresight dedication and vision of the
men and women who created and staffed
the organization and and because of the
people who continue that tradition today
and into the future
congratulations once again and have a
great ABM
hello everyone I'd like to recognize the
association for 40 years of excellent
work it's amazing to think it all
started with a small handful of states
and a Bay State agreement
at the time nobody really knew where it
would lead
today the association Works in
partnership with industry and IT
resolves issues it reduces regulatory
requirements and its streams line
Administration that's a win-win-win for
everyone
I have really enjoyed my time with the
association with the jurisdictions on
the board and the friendships I've made
and that continue today
so keep up the good work and the sky's
the limit
thank you see you later Rick oh by the
way
there's the beach so when you're retired
that's good right bye
hello my name is Rodney Richard I'm your
current if the Board of Trustees
president
I'm from the state of Arkansas and I'd
like to share with you my first
experience my first annual business
meeting for ifta back in 2005 is when I
actually started with uh if the for the
state of Arkansas but my first annual
business meeting was actually in Las
Vegas Nevada
now that first meeting outside the state
of Arkansas being in Las Vegas was quite
different
I was there by myself no one else
attended that meeting from Arkansas but
me
and so it was different I didn't know
anyone but one of the things I realized
once I got there uh and got to know some
people was that that taught me so much
about if the I learned a whole lot uh
just from that meeting rather than just
trying to read up on it when I was in my
office so once I got to that meeting I
started networking with the neighboring
states and they really explained some
things and and and enabled me to to
really understand if the the way it is
and and how it worked so I like to
encourage you uh those of you especially
your newcomers that
at this 40th celebration of ifta that we
having
um get to know your neighbors get to
know different people from different
states because all of them have lots of
information that I can share with you
that can help you understand after a
whole lot better and even at this day
and time I'm still learning things so as
your board president I want to welcome
you uh for this 40th uh anniversary uh
concerning ifta so enjoy and have a
great time thank you
hi I'm Christy tuning vice president of
the Board of Trustees I have been a
board member for the Southeast region
for the past four years I have been
working with ifta taxes for
approximately 17 years of my 28-year
North Carolina Department of Revenue
career during my time working with the
iftic community I have found the members
to be knowledgeable and helpful I enjoy
the meetings and always learn something
new from each one however I love the
networking opportunities with ifta I
enjoy meeting and talking with my
counterparts for other jurisdictions if
I ever have a question for other
jurisdictions about how they handle
certain situations I can reach out using
my attendee list or the communications
list and the person is willing to work
with me and explain how their
jurisdiction handles the situation I am
also excited to see all the possible
changes coming in the next several years
we could potentially change the way we
do business and the method we use to
calculate the motor carrier taxes for 40
years we have operated in the same way I
am excited to see the membership work
together for the good of the group and
make the changes necessary for the motor
carriers I found a quote recently by
Warren G Bennis in life changes
inevitable in business change is vital I
look forward to working with each of you
now and in the future
wow 40 Years of ifta hello I'm Darren
Gary Board of trustee member for the
Midwest region I've been on the board
for two years and have worked in the
after area of my jurisdiction for the
past four years
in those four years I've learned a lot
about this community it's a wonderful
and helpful community and as a newer
member of ipta it's a very easy to see
why if the community has flourished in
the past 40 years the amount of people
that I can talk to and work through
things that I've never seen in South
Dakota many of you have seen before is a
tremendous asset to this community
now we're at a changing landscape in the
motor vehicle world some have said the
new technologies being developed is like
the time of Henry Ford and his mass
production of automobiles I look back to
the history of this organization is
roots and see the possibilities that are
ahead
the organization members for 40 years
have adapted and worked together to make
transportation of goods and people and
the taxes associated with that word the
least cumbersome for all involved I have
no doubt the four members of this
organization would be excited by The
Challenge and ready to find the correct
solution
I say to the current and future members
of ifta let's learn from those that came
before us let's continue to work
together as members industry and if to
staff to find the right answer to those
challenges ahead thank you for being a
member of ifta
hi I'm Michael Romeo happy anniversary
ifta it has been an honor and a pleasure
to be part of the ifta community over
the last 10 years both as Connecticut's
if the commissioner and as a member of
the Board of Trustees representing the
Northeast
thank you to all of you for attending
this special annual business meeting and
for your dedicated and passionate
contribution to ifta
40 years ago the idea of a uniform
approach to Administration a motor fuel
use tax came to fruition
the notion that 58 jurisdictions could
agree on anything was unprecedented
while much has changed in the last 40
years the ifta core principles have
remained the same
today we Face additional challenges with
the ever-increasing use of alternative
fuels but I'm sure that the ifta
community will face this challenge as it
has always done together
I wish you all the best and hope you
enjoy your time at this year's annual
business meeting
hello I'm Scott Brian I'm the Epic
Commission of the State of New Hampshire
Department of Safety and a two-time
member of the if the Board of Trustees
I've served as boy president have served
on the executive committee twice for 40
years if there has served both
government and Industry to The
Cooperative administration of fuel use
tax
the 58 jurisdiction membership has
resolved to work with each other in a
partnership in uniformity to deliver
government service to the motor carrier
industry efficiently fairly seamlessly
for the administration this Landmark
agreement
the if there ain't staff has guided the
membership and is ensured that the
agreement operates smoothly and that the
Clearinghouse provide the safe and
secure method for the transfer of data
and funds it's a shining example of
government operating efficiency the
dedicated people are involved and I'm so
proud that I've been part of this for 22
years and I made it so many lifelong
friends as a direct result of being
involved with nifta congratulations if
the 40 Years of serving government in
the motor carrier industry the future is
so bright that you're going to have to
wear shades and here's to many more
Decades of continued success
hello I'm James Ackroyd current member
of the Board of Trustees for Rift to Inc
and the if the commissioner for the
province of Alberta the first Canadian
jurisdiction to join after
congratulations zifta for 40 years of
collaborative administration of motor
fuel use taxes
ifta really serves as a shining example
of what can be accomplished when
jurisdictions work together to bring
value to our industry stakeholders while
minimizing administrative burden
I consider myself very fortunate that my
career has intersected with the after
community
the opportunity to interact and work
with so many great people from so many
other jurisdictions across North America
has been an invaluable experience in my
career and as in turn really benefited
my jurisdiction in so many ways
I've learned a lot from the many
Fantastic people I have met while
working on ifta and I look forward to
many more years
working with other jurisdictions under
the international fuel tax agreement
making life easier for carriers and
administrations alike
hi my name is Joni St John and I am from
the province of Nova Scotia
I'm a senior auditor here with the
province for almost 15 years over the
years I've specializes in the ifta and
IRP audits in addition to other audit
tax programs that we administer
all I can say is I work in the field all
the time and see and hear firsthand how
valuable the ifta organization is
personally I really appreciate all the
relationships and connections I have
developed over the years uh with ifta
and I wanted to say happy 40th
anniversary after
hello my name is Julian JD Daniels on
what the Texas comptroller or Public
Accounts I'm in the tax policy division
for motor fuels tax and ifta and I just
wanted to
um let everyone know how much of his
honor it's been to be a part of the if
the ink program as well as a board
member I've been dealing with ifta for
the last 15 years out of my 18-year
career at the Comptroller's office and I
just want to just wish if the Inc
um this won't congratulate him to eat I
should say for the first four years and
I look forward to another 40 years and
um it's going to be a park I'm glad to
be a part of what the future would hold
uh with the at the community as well of
all everyone that's involved thank you
again and see you guys for another 40.
hello and welcome I'm Amy Ramsdell from
Oregon and we're excited to be here
together celebrating 40 Years of ifta
whether you have been here from the
beginning or you're just joining the
ifta community we welcome you you're
here at an exciting time in
transportation the world is changing
rapidly and as we contemplate how we
move into the future together and how
those changes will impact us as a
community it's important that we don't
forget the 40 Years of collaboration
between all of us the jurisdictions and
the industry that have created what we
have today where a body that works
together to adapt and to thrive and we
look forward to another 40 Years of
collaboration and more with the
jurisdictions and the industry we hope
you enjoy tonight and many years to come
hi and welcome my name is Omer Guzman I
serve as the commissioner for the great
state of Michigan
and I'm also on a Board of Trustees for
if the Inc I've been with the
organization 11 years I've been with the
Department of Treasury
for 37 years by far this uh
administering this tax being a part of
this organization is a highlight of my
career uh and working and learning from
great people like Rick Larose and Scott
Breyer has been a great experience for
me
um I hope to pass that knowledge and
experience onto the new folks coming
into if the Inc uh in other
jurisdictions
and I'd like to again wish and
congratulate if the Inc on 40 years
I look forward to another 40. I may not
be around for it but I'm sure the new
folks coming into ifta will have some
great experiences and hopefully enjoy it
as much as I have
hello it's the Commissioners and the
ifta community
bonjour
my name is Antoinette tanus from the
beautiful province of Quebec Canada
my career started 35 years ago in the
private sector as a controller with the
bachelor's degree from University of
Montreal in accounting and Finance in
addition to being a CPA
the last 28th of those years were spent
working for Revenue Quebec as manager in
multiple Fields such as income tax fuel
tax and ifta
I have been ifta Commissioners for the
last 15 years believe it or not
I have also been on the ifta Board of
Trustees for six years last year I had
the privilege of being your president on
the ifta
Board of Trustees and this year I am
still on the board as vice president
during the 15 years I developed an
interpersonal relations with the
Commissioners and the staff as well
people had gone and you have arrived
I cherish those memories
I am proud to be part of such an amazing
organization we went through a lot of
changes that you may be not aware of
like our name our logo our way of
thinking being present at events such uh
also as the the motor fuel
acting as a leader in events such as the
electric vehicles
today
we have the best team ever ifta could
get
Carmen executive director
head of ifta Inc with his awesome team
Debbie Rick
John Jason Tom Maria and bethan
on this 40th anniversary we celebrate
all the great things that if the Inc
accomplished and look forward to all
that has to come
to the ifta team
your hard work and commitment are truly
inspiring you have contributed and
continue to contribute to the
organization's success
thank you
and happy 40th anniversary to all
joyous anniversary ifta
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hello everyone wow 40 years where has
the time gone I can't believe that I've
been part of this organization for 27 of
those 40 years we've experienced a lot
of change in the last 40 years and not
just with the organization but with
membership take a look at the person to
the right and left of you because we
never know how long they'll be involved
with ifta promotions and retirements do
happen and regardless of what you may
hear from my fellow ifta team members
retirement for me will happen that said
this is not a retirement speech but it
has been my absolute pleasure serving
the three executive directors the many
different Board of Trustees and working
with simply the best team members we
couldn't have come this far without any
of them our industry Partners our
sponsors and our supporters here's to
many more years of continued success
happy 40th anniversary if the Inc this
is John salagi little did I know that
when I was attending my first if the
meeting in Tempe in 1994 what a big part
of my career if the would become
I've always been impressed that this
agreement has been able to bring
together 58 different state and
provincial agencies to create working
documents
that all membership can use to
efficiently and equitably collect fuel
use taxes granted there was a lot of
give and take needed to develop the
agreement but together we did it
finally I am honored to be part of the
ifta team
I've never worked with a group so
dedicated to moving this organization
forward I can't wait to see what the
future holds for us gather here today
cheers to the past 40 Years of ifta
until the next 40 years
hello all I'm Rick Larose 40 years
and I've been around for most of them
whether it was at the Connecticut
Department of Revenue Services promiles
are now coming home as the Director of
administrative services at ifta Inc four
Decades of Cooperative Administration
fuel use taxes and a collegial
partnership with industry the mission of
ifta lives on each and every day and it
is the model by which all Tax
Administration programs are measured and
I've made so many lifelong friends along
the way
congratulations ifta I'm 40 Years of a
model of Tax Administration
serving government and the motor carrier
industry here's to another 40 years
hello at the community congratulations
on 40 years I've been stuck in this
basement for about 23 of those years
with this to eight
it has been a pleasure working with if
to Inc and being a part of I.T and being
part of technology and doing all kinds
of new and different things each and
every year
here's the 40 more years of ifta and
thank you for that opportunity you've
given me
hello my name is Tom King
I'm a software developer for the ifta
Inc website
I've been with this company for 22 years
now
I'm responsible for Designing the
graphics writing all the code creating
the databases making it look nice
keeping the website secure up to date
and always backed up Jason works with me
quite often on the website and I'll work
with him on the if the Clearinghouse to
get cross-trained on them we do this
frequently
I've made four of the five different
versions of the ifta website over the 22
years
I have an awesome team that I work with
daily that Carmen has assembled we've
never had a team like this before it
feels so good working with these people
and it's amazing that ifta has been
around for 40 years now working daily
with industry and the member
jurisdictions from the US and Canada and
it works because the trust and the
cooperation but mainly it works because
of the people it's the people in ifta
that make this organization work and I I
can't wait for more time more years
this is an incredible organization thank
you so much for having me along with
this journey congratulations
hi I'm Maria Coronado program compliance
review facilitator with ifta Inc thank
you all for joining us and making this
celebration extra special
wishing if to Inc and its Community all
the best on its special day I'm excited
to see what the creature holds for ift
Inc
hello I am Bethany I am the
administrative assistant for efta and I
am delighted to be here today and
celebrate this Milestone 40 Years of
ifta
and from what I have learned and the
people I've spoken with and the people
that I am surrounded by the team on a
daily basis it all comes down to being
passionate and compromising
and moving forward in the best interest
in the tax administration for membership
in industry
I look forward to the next 10 20 years
if this future is bright
hey and if you see Debbie tell her
denied
anyway congratulations zifta on 40 years
wow 40 years it's great to see the
partnership between government and the
motor carry industry continued through a
compact agreement like gifta
if 10 RP are just sound examples of
great collaboration and cooperation that
can lead to a very successful result
and there is no doubt the if the
agreement has worked to make the process
a field taxation a much more efficient
and effective process for all
having been involved on involved on both
the government and the association side
I've had the opportunity to see the if
the program grow and sustain over the
years as you all know IRP and ifta
forged a partnership that has allowed us
to better serve our membership of our
respective organizations and and we look
forward to the future opportunities
congratulations to all those that have
worked so hard in the past and the
present to make the if the program a
success for over 40 years on behalf of
the IRP Inc board and staff we offer our
hope for a bright future as the world of
commercial vehicles continues to evolve
thank you
Hello friends this is Michael Jordan I'm
with the Federal Highway Administration
now but I spent plenty of years with the
Comptroller of Maryland where I work
directly with the ifta program
I wanted to say congratulations to ifta
for 40 fantastic years in administering
this program
and I would like to thank the staff at
ifta Inc
in the jurisdictions and in industry
who made this a model Tax Administration
program
I would also like to thank all of my
friends that I've made over the years
some of them lifelong friends it's been
a great journey and I hope you have
another 40 Years of success
thank you
hello if the family congrats on your 40
year anniversary I am so proud to have
been a part of that Journey over the
years from attending a meeting in 1983
the small hotel outside the cornfields
of Iowa to the recodification sessions
held at the LA Chardon in Phoenix and to
the many states and provinces that have
hosted us over the years
we clearly had a purpose reduce
paperwork achieve audit consistency and
promote a fair and equitable
approach to tax collection policy
the fact that you're here today
celebrating 40 years is a testament to
that achievement
please keep in mind
collaboration and compromise it's not a
sign of weakness but one of strength I
will always cherish the friendships
forged at meetings just like this please
take the time to meet new people welcome
a new idea and after a long day of
meeting please relax with some friends
and enjoy a cool beverage in the bar for
me here's to the next 40 years
happy 40th anniversary to ifta I can say
I was there when it all began
what a concept one license one report
who knew
compromise became the word most
essential to the success of the program
the willingness to cooperate sometimes
took a while and a bit of arm twisting
but in the end the good of the many
outweighed the good of the few
cheers from Canada ifta for many more
years of success
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hi I'm Gary Markham Executive Vice
President of Regulatory Compliance for
promile software we here at promiles are
really excited about being the event
partner at this year's ifta annual
business meeting
but this is a special ABM this year
marks 40 years ifta has been in the
Forefront of bringing government and
Industry together
I can't wait to see what the future
holds for ifta and promiles
and we here at Pro Models look forward
to being part of that future
so I hope everyone has a great meeting
here this week and I don't want you to
forget to stop by our exhibitors table
and register for our iPad giveaway and
also check out some of the new things
that we have going on and we really do
look forward to seeing you at our cup of
joe at 8 A.M on Wednesday morning and
just remember you could win a really
great door prize
hello ifta Community this is John
Christensen with explore and on behalf
of Explorer we want to wish ifta a happy
40th birthday
we've been blessed to be associated with
ifta along with our amazing clients
and the lifetime friendships that we've
made
and for those of us who've had a 40th
birthday you realize that at 40 you're
just getting started and that's
certainly the case uh with this
organization we're looking forward to an
exciting future with ifta and we think
the best is yet to come so happy 40th
ifta
collaborating with ifta for two decades
has been a fantastic opportunity that
has seen incredible success
if this dedication combined with I3
vertical's Innovative Technology
Solutions have helped countless
Transportation agencies streamline
processes and adhere to regulations we
want to extend a huge congratulations
for 40 years of meaningful work thank
you for the support and cooperation
you've given us and we look forward to a
continued partnership for many years to
come
foreign
s to ifta for 40 years of supporting
local economies here at fast Enterprises
we're so grateful for the opportunity to
collaborate with the ifta community in
the last year alone our systems have
helped agencies issue over 1 million
ifta decals we're excited to continue
partnering with ifta and member
jurisdictions as the future unfolds
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hello again I sincerely hope you are
enjoying our annual conference and 40th
anniversary celebration
again I want to say what a great
milestone
40 years since the framework of our
Cooperative agreement was put into place
by a handful of jurisdictions
40 Years of cooperation like no other
the compromise the foresight the ability
of our membership to come together and
evolve and adapt to the changes taking
place around us over the last 40 years
is exactly what has sustained us for so
long
these same principles will continue to
sustain and Advance our Cooperative
agreement for the next 40 years
I can't think of a better time to be
involved with ifta similar to the
challenges that many jurisdictions faced
back in 1991 when Ice-T created that
mandate to comply with the if the
agreement
which by the way was created long before
iced tea we once again face many
challenges with the accelerated
progression of alternative fuel vehicles
and then continued decline in revenue
from fuel use taxes
one of the great things about our unique
Cooperative agreement is its ability to
adapt and to change over time
Congress and the ncsl report had it
right the if the agreement is not and
was never intended to be a static
agreement if it was our agreement would
have been obsolete a long time ago
we have gone through many amendments and
significant changes over the last 40
years and yes that's sometimes involved
a lot of compromise maintaining an open
mind and the ability to realize how the
future may affect our current agreement
I think over the next few years our
Cooperative agreement will continue to
be tested and put under pressure
we will once again have to rise to the
occasion just as we have over the last
40 years and find a way to compromise
adapt and evolve so we can sustain what
we have built over the last 40 years
please enjoy the conference and
celebration of our anniversary and
please take advantage of this networking
opportunity and make some new lifelong
friends along the way
finally no Debbie you request to retire
has once again been denied
thank you and enjoy the reception
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