<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Gentlemen,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">You may have read about this celebration planned for June 9. We have been asked to provide some input.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Here's what the original email requested:</div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A group of congregants and staff are organizing an end-of-year celebration on<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sunday, June 9th, 11:30am - 1:00pm</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">,  designed to celebrate the myriad contributions made by UUAA’s lay members.   </span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The theme is fun: a fair with an ice cream bar, music, bounce house (weather permitting), chalice tattoos, crafts, and plenty of other activities for folks of all ages. </span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Most importantly, we will be celebrating the contribution of each and every group and team at UUAA - from the SGD team, to those who build community, to those who lead social justice efforts, to those who care for us and our physical plant week in and week out, and more.  In total, there are nearly 70 unique teams with lay members at UUAA, each contributing something special to our community. We hope your team’s members come - to be celebrated and to celebrate!</span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Here’s what else we need from you:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>we are preparing a rotating slide deck for the big-screen TV in the Social Hall to play on June 9th with a slide for each of the nearly 70 teams/groups. Your group will have a slide. We’d like to share up to 30 words - more of a "shout out" than a report. You choose the 30 words - we’ll take it from there.  Please send them to<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:Vision@uuaa.org" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Vision@uuaa.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>by May 15, 2024.</span></b></p></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thirty words - that's not a lot! Below is what I propose to send them. This is not mission-critical, but I did want to give everyone a chance to see this before I send it. Plus that fact that it's due by May 15, before our next meeting. So an agenda item then would be too late. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I welcome your comments by Thursday morning, when I will forward it so that I don't forget to do it later. (I whittled it to 31 words - I hope they accept my 1-over!)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-eb2c0b6d-7fff-394a-698a-383973ea04aa" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Men’s Council celebrates:</span></p></span></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><ul><li><span style="font-size:14pt">The relaunch of our monthly “Men’s Night Out”</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size:14pt">A successful spring dinner in April</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size:14pt">Our 25th anniversary retreat this fall</span><br></li></ul></span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-eb2c0b6d-7fff-394a-698a-383973ea04aa" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We welcome all men in the congregation!</span></p></span></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">I welcome any input.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Bob</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font color="#ff0000">bob dinan | </font><font color="#38761d"><a href="mailto:bdinan83@gmail.com" target="_blank">bdinan83@gmail.com</a> | </font></b><b><font size="2" color="#6aa84f">734.674.7452</font></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>