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<td rowspan="1" align="center" colspan="1"><br /><br /><img height="115" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.42" width="480" alt="for save the date on line" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs014/1102035075033/img/42.gif?a=1102367315146"><br /><br /><font style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" size="5">We hope to see you at <br />Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants'<br />25th Anniversary Party</font><br /><br /><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This coming Tuesday, December 16th </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">6:00-9:00 PM</span></font><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">With honored guests and Honorary Event Committee member Grace Ross; <br />and original MAHT Board Members Mary Yeaton and Jim McNeil.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"><br />With world music singing group, Una Voce,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">And as many current and former staffers as can fit!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></img></td>
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<span><font style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;" size="6"><font size="6">Tuesday, December 16, 2008</font></font></span><br /><span><font style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;" size="6"><font size="4">6:00-9:00 PM</font></font></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">at Susan Bailis House</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">352 Massachusetts Avenue</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">Boston, MA</span></span></font><br /><br /><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">The Bailis House is wheelchair accessible.</span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><font style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" size="1">(take the orange line to mass ave; green line to symphony; number 39 bus to mass ave.)</font></span><br />
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Bob Wadsworth</span></font><br />(</font><font size="4"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Boston Foundation</span></font><span style="font-style: italic;"><font size="2"><font size="4">)<br />&<br /></font></font></span><font size="2"><font size="4"><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hyams Foundation</span></font></font></font><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></font></font></div>
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<span><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">Invite your friends to join us! </span></font></span><br /><span><font style="font-style: italic;" size="5"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-weight: bold;">To reserve tickets, call 617.267.2949 X12</span></font><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="5"><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-weight: bold;"> Friends & Supporters: $25<br />HUD Tenants: $5</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-style: italic;"><img border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.45" alt="testb" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs014/1102035075033/img/45.gif?a=1102367315146"><br />And...ask your employer or local business to be an event sponsor in honor of <span style="font-weight: bold;">MAHT's 25th anniversary</span>.<br /><br /></img></span></font></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">Honorary Chair of the NAHT Board: $2,500</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">Honorary NAHT Board Member: $500-$2,499</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">Honorary MAHT Board Member: $250-$499</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;">Honorary HUD Tenant Leader: $100-$249</span></span></span><br /><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Organizing Committee Member: $25-$99</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Names and/or the names of organizations will be added to MAHT's 25th Anniversary Donors List and will be placed in the event program. <br /><br />For event tickets and sponsorships, please make checks out to Boston Affordable Housing Coalition and try to submit your pledge or donation by December 15, 2008. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Checks can be mailed to our address below. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pledges can be emailed to: maht@saveourhomes.org.<br />Our goal is $25,000 for our 25th Anniversary. You can help us reach it.</span><br /><br /></span></span></span></font><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you! See you on December 16th!</span></span></span></span></font><br /></div></div><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="5"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-style: italic;"><br /><img border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.42" alt="for save the date on line" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs014/1102035075033/img/42.gif?a=1102367315146"><br /></img></span></font></span></span></div>
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