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VAN Annual Conference draws near

Picture1 Have you heard?  VAN’s annual conference will be held on Tuesday, June 25th at Seattle University.  Check out the conference tab to see all the workshops to look forward to, the wonderful speakers, a delicious lunch and best of all the opportunity to meet other volunteer managers and coordinators.  How often do you get to be with others who really “get it”!  So be sure to sign up now either on line or by mail.  You can find the registration page at http://vannw.org/registration  Any questions?  E-mail Lisa Yeager at conference@vannw.org.

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors: United Way of King County, United Way of Snohomish County, and Volunteers of America!

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