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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Visalia Education Foundation Invites You to the Second Annual</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">"<i>For the Love of Art</i>" Event</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Thursday, March 5, 2020!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">6:00 PM</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> -
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Auction Item Viewing and Bidding Begins</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Dinner</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">For the Love of Art will blend together an art show, dinner and silent auction featuring the work of Visalia Unified high school artists. The show and auction may include paintings, pottery, sculptures,
leatherwork, woodwork projects, jewelry, fashion designs, welding and more. Proceeds from the items auctioned will be divided equally between the artist and the Visalia Ed Foundation to be used for grants, scholarships and other projects that will benefit
VUSD students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">The dinner will consist of BBQ tri-tip, rice pilaf, beans, salad, dinner roll, ice tea or lemonade and a dessert. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dinner music will be played by a featured high school orchestra quartet for the enjoyment of attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Tickets can be purchased online
<a href="https://loveofart.ludus.com/">CLICK HERE</a> for $20 + $1.45 ticket fee or at the Visalia Unified School District Office at 5000 W. Cypress for $20</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">A flyer about the event, application for submittal of student work, and sponsorship information are all available on the VEF website</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">:
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="http://www.visaliaedfoundation.org/"><span style="color:#0782C1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">www.visaliaedfoundation.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">PLEASE feel free to forward this on to your art-loving contacts!
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Myron E. Sheklian</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Visalia Education Foundation</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"><a href="mailto:myron@sheklian.com">myron@sheklian.com</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"><a href="mailto:msheklian@vusd.org">msheklian@vusd.org</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">(559) 280-7315 Cell</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">(559) 730-7518 VUSD</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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