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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FYI – info on a series of webinars hosted by RDI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Alison Cassin [mailto:ACassin@rdiinc.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 21, 2016 4:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> sheri.stuart@state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Request for Sharing: RDI's Rural Economic Development Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Sheri,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I work for Rural Development Initiatives, and I wanted to reach out to ask if you would be interested in sharing information about a new series of Hot Topics webinars we are offering this fall. RDI’s Michael Held will be presenting the
next webinar, 5 Innovative Ways to Grow Your Downtown Businesses, on October 26, and he thought you might be interested in sharing details about the webinar with your network. During the hour-long workshop, Michael will be talking about how rural businesses
and communities are taking initiative on developing cutting-edge business models and strategies that are transforming local economies. This is part of a series, and other topics include the rural housing shortage, organizing for economic vitality, accessing
capital in rural communities, and retaining and growing young talent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would love to reach as many people as possible to let them know about this opportunity, and I’ve attached information about Michael’s webinar along with a toolkit that includes details about the series, including language that can be
copy and pasted for ease of sharing. Here is a link to the website for more details as well:
<a href="http://rdiinc.org/hot_topics">http://rdiinc.org/hot_topics</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you so much for your consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0D5570">Alison Cassin</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0D5570">
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Outreach & Engagement Coordinator<br>
<b>Rural Development Initiatives</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D5570">541.684.9077 | <a href="mailto:acassin@rdiinc.org">
<span style="color:#0D5570">acassin@rdiinc.org</span></a><br>
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