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<root> <story story_uid="8661073946133417155" publish="true" publish_date="02 06, 2010" template="Winter Frost" category="8769865657561608971" categoryName="Community" filename="http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/7830705978420797343.jpg" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="165" hero_img_width="220" keywords="Clubhouse, Challenges, Youth, Special Needs," author_uid="null" story_title="FACELIFT"> <filename>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/7830705978420797343.jpg</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/WinterFrost/Background15-5.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>14</y> <z>0</z> <height>57</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> FORGOTTEN age group. </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>90</y> <z>1</z> <height>398</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> FORGOTTEN age group. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> There are programs for 12 yr and under called day-care. There are programs for the adult with physical challeges called day-hab. But there was nothing for AFTER-SCHOOL for the Jr High and High School age group with Special Needs. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> In 2006 The Clubhouse for Special Needs opened an After-School and Summer Program in a 1737 sq. ft. commerical building. 2009 The Clubhouse outgrew this facility. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> FACELIFT </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> We sure were hoping to expand into a larger facility, with a full-sized gymnasium - a place for our teens and young adults with mental/physical challenges. But, alas, funds just aren't available to do that at this time. So, since we are here to stay for a little while longer, we're having a "facelift." </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/WinterFrost/Background15-5.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>16</x> <y>91</y> <z>1</z> <height>251</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Hillside Bpt Church in Keller, Texas came in and has and is doing some fixing here, i.e. painting, doorknob and key, electrical plates, coat rack, enhancing the murals and more. They are returning to build shelves and a portable wheelchair ramp in case of emergency and still more. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> As one enters the building they will be greeted with the calming clouds and a since of more space. But in reality the space [sq.ft.] is the same. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> A big THANK YOU goes to the Hillside folks. </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/WinterFrost/Background15-5.swf"> <element type="photo"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>0</x> <y>0</y> <z>2</z> <height>2144</height> <width>2864</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/6522535128566127730.jpg</sourcefile> </element> <element type="photo"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>-1200</x> <y>-956</y> <z>3</z> <height>2144</height> <width>2864</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/6522535128566127730.jpg</sourcefile> </element> </page> </story> </root>

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Hollingsworth
<root> <story story_uid="7357713335702309605" publish="true" publish_date="06 06, 2009" template="Garden Silhouettes" category="8769865657561608971" categoryName="Community" filename="http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/7019316786758556607.jpg" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="120" hero_img_width="120" keywords="shoes, coats, Pennsylvania, Christmas, outreach" author_uid="null" story_title="This Sister has Heart and Sole"> <filename>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/7019316786758556607.jpg</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Spring/spring3.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>14</y> <z>0</z> <height>57</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Heart and Sole </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>90</y> <z>1</z> <height>583</height> <width>619</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Consider this equation: 5,000 pairs of brand new school shoes + 160 foster children + 2,000 gently used coats + 565 backpacks filled with small gifts. Add them up and what do you get??? Sister Audrey Quinn who has been mother, mentor, confidant, coordinator, sister, teacher and friend to any in need. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Distributing over 5,00 pairs of brand new tennis shoes is no easy feat!! It is a challenge Sister Audrey takes on each summer. Whether obtaining donations, asking stores for discounts, shopping for sales, she is undaunted in her quest. Over the past 10 years she has distributed over 5,000 brand new pairs of shoes to families in need so that their children can start school on the right foot. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> That would be enough to highlight all she does but there is more: </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Sr. Audrey has fostered over 160 children. Staying up all night with infants going through withdrawl, mentoring and challenging teenage girls, enabling chldren with learning disabilities to do their best in school, and providing stablity and love to so many children. </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Spring/spring3.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>12</x> <y>35</y> <z>1</z> <height>398</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Many of the children were the first in their families to complete hight school and go on to furhter their eductation. In may cases, Audrey also assists the families of the foster children so that the children can return to their homes. Helping with clothing, food, mentoring, and in some cases shelter, she has been instrumental in lending a hand to struggling families. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> She started a Christmas Backpack project when it was learned that all one child received for christmas was a brush and comb the previous year. The backpacks are packed with age appropriate gifts, hygiene items, hats, glove, etc. and they are donated to area teens for Christmas. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Sr. Audrey enjoys connecting those who want to help with those who need assistance. Each year she sponsors a coat drive simply asking folks to clean out their cupboards and donate the warm winter coats they are not using. Over 500 coats are donated and distributed each year. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> sister Audrey is truly an inspiration and an example of what one person can do to make a difference. </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> </story> </root>

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sfazzini
<root> <story story_uid="7460252716243167890" publish="true" publish_date="05 07, 2009" template="Argyle" category="9038250578353239210" categoryName="Parents" filename="http://RM.awarenessnetworks.com/9093936045020166658.JPG" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="220" hero_img_width="165" keywords="Mom" author_uid="null" story_title="My Mom, My Inspiration!"> <filename>http://RM.awarenessnetworks.com/9093936045020166658.JPG</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Garden/sunflowers1.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>-5</y> <z>0</z> <height>100</height> <width>620</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> My Mom, My Inspiration! </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>5</x> <y>39</y> <z>1</z> <height>405</height> <width>620</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> This story should begin from the day that I was born, because it is about the dedication, love and selflessness that I have experienced in my lifetime by mom. Although, that story would be a very long one so I decided to share with the world recent events that have made her such an inspiration. My mother by nature has a loving, tender heart that is always willing and wanting to help, support, nurture and protect the lives of others. She has always been supportive as a mother, a wife, and a loving grandmother that is adored by her three grandchildren. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> My mom has recently become the caregiver of a family friend that is a 98 year old man that is a double leg amputee. This man has been a friend of my grandfather's all of his life. He was a orphan and never had a family of his own, and my grandfather befriended him and gave him job and a place to stay and he became a part of our extended family. He lived with my grandfather until my grandfather's passing 10 years ago. Not able to care for himself for lack of education and mental incapacities my parents adopted him and assumed responsibility for providing him a home, care and a loving family to call his own. He has recently been through two separate surgeries that have taken both his right and left legs. My mom has dedicated herself as a full time caregiver to him and her role as a caregiver has escalated in the past year, which keeps her at home 90% of the time. Her time, dedication and daily requirements to providing full time care to this man has never been an issue nor would she ever think of asking anyone for anything in return. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> I truly believe we all have lessons to learn throughout our lifetimes are here to learn from one another. I feel through these life lessons we can heal our relationships and sometimes ourselves. I have suffered from depression throughout my adult years and recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. I feel that my mother's inspiration and life lessons and examples have inspired me to take on my depression and fight my breast cancer with the strength and determination that is displayed by her on a daily basis. I feel these life journeys become a part of us and make us who we are. The journey can be difficult when traveled alone. However, I want my mom to know that it does not have to be that hard and you do not and will not have to travel the road alone. Please honor my mom as my hero, my inspiration! </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Tracey </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> New Jersey </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> </story> </root>

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Tracey
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Feb 06, 2010 <root> <story story_uid="8661073946133417155" publish="true" publish_date="02 06, 2010" template="Winter Frost" category="8769865657561608971" categoryName="Community" filename="http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/7830705978420797343.jpg" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="165" hero_img_width="220" keywords="Clubhouse, Challenges, Youth, Special Needs," author_uid="null" story_title="FACELIFT"> <filename>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/7830705978420797343.jpg</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/WinterFrost/Background15-5.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>14</y> <z>0</z> <height>57</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> FORGOTTEN age group. </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>90</y> <z>1</z> <height>398</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> FORGOTTEN age group. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> There are programs for 12 yr and under called day-care. There are programs for the adult with physical challeges called day-hab. But there was nothing for AFTER-SCHOOL for the Jr High and High School age group with Special Needs. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> In 2006 The Clubhouse for Special Needs opened an After-School and Summer Program in a 1737 sq. ft. commerical building. 2009 The Clubhouse outgrew this facility. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> FACELIFT </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> We sure were hoping to expand into a larger facility, with a full-sized gymnasium - a place for our teens and young adults with mental/physical challenges. But, alas, funds just aren't available to do that at this time. So, since we are here to stay for a little while longer, we're having a "facelift." </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/WinterFrost/Background15-5.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>16</x> <y>91</y> <z>1</z> <height>251</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Hillside Bpt Church in Keller, Texas came in and has and is doing some fixing here, i.e. painting, doorknob and key, electrical plates, coat rack, enhancing the murals and more. They are returning to build shelves and a portable wheelchair ramp in case of emergency and still more. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> As one enters the building they will be greeted with the calming clouds and a since of more space. But in reality the space [sq.ft.] is the same. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> A big THANK YOU goes to the Hillside folks. </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/WinterFrost/Background15-5.swf"> <element type="photo"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>0</x> <y>0</y> <z>2</z> <height>2144</height> <width>2864</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/6522535128566127730.jpg</sourcefile> </element> <element type="photo"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>-1200</x> <y>-956</y> <z>3</z> <height>2144</height> <width>2864</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/6522535128566127730.jpg</sourcefile> </element> </page> </story> </root>

Hollingsworth
Jan 30, 2010 <root> <story story_uid="5798781802215082902" publish="true" publish_date="01 30, 2010" template="Winter Snowflakes" category="7274214726418309748" categoryName="Charitable Giving" filename="http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/8128850660668342555.jpg" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="120" hero_img_width="120" keywords="" author_uid="null" story_title="coupons help others"> <filename>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/8128850660668342555.jpg</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Winter/winter1.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>14</y> <z>0</z> <height>75</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content/> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>16</x> <y>101</y> <z>1</z> <height>167</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>true</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xcccccc</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> thank you so much to cvs for providing all the great coupon opportunities. my family is blended with childrens from adoption, foster, and natural as well as some family members chosen from the heart that benefit from my ability to save money at cvs. also my childrens teachers and the local shelters benefit from the all the extras i am able to get with my coupons as well as the additional savings from cvs. we would like to thank you from our family to yours for helping us to provide for ourselves and others. </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="doodad"> <theme>Winter Snowflakes</theme> <itemName>WinterSnowflakesDoodad3</itemName> <x>508</x> <y>313</y> <z>2</z> <height>110</height> <width>111</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Winter/winterdd4.swf</sourcefile> </element> </page> </story> </root>

syoung1411
Jan 29, 2010 <root> <story story_uid="6144717327547296164" publish="true" publish_date="01 29, 2010" template="Floral" category="7836844696320682366" categoryName="Illness" filename="http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/7150653730225334959.jpg" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="165" hero_img_width="220" keywords="Fibromyalgia, a personal battle with fibro, out of work" author_uid="null" story_title="my personal battle with fibro...."> <filename>http://rm.awarenessnetworks.com/7150653730225334959.jpg</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Floral/pink-flower4.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>16</x> <y>15</y> <z>0</z> <height>94</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> LIVING WITH PAIN....A WOMANS FIGHT WITH FIBOMYALGIA </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>5</x> <y>86</y> <z>1</z> <height>377</height> <width>634</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Living with Pain, somedays it is not so bad somedays the pain is excrutiating. Its hard to get out of bed the stiffness not only can consume your body but it can also consume your mind. Every move at times feels like someone is yanking my body apart limb from limb. Lose weight i have heard people say, the extra weight is no good for the joints. Okay so why does my 110 pound aunt have the same pain...yeah i am a little over 200 but that is irrelevant to this fight i must fight...daily the fight with this crazy thing called fibromyalgia. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Some people try to be sympathetic...employers and coworkers are but so understanding though. i have been out of work since september. a couple of corworkers call, just to report back how i am doing so they will know when my position will bcome vacant so they can get their friends a job. WoW!!!my job someimes I think to myself...i waited 12 years to get the nice office, my own computer and the extra salary and three years after landing the counselor position this stupid dreaded disease attacks me head on. Now i am waiting for SS disability to tell me whether or not I can work,, so now i fight not only this fibromyalgia but for benefits that someone else determines i am worthy of obtaining... </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Floral/pink-flower4.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>14</y> <z>0</z> <height>57</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> fibro continued.... </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>90</y> <z>1</z> <height>377</height> <width>616</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> sometimes i just want to scream but the word won't come out right!!! I did not ask for this, who wants to endure this pain day to day. my neck hurts right now, i can barely move it today from side to side. here in nc it is supposed to snow, can't wait for that...if it does anything to me physically like the rain does i am sure to be in bed in pain for 2-3 days. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> they say doctors don't really understand fibromyalgia...well unless you experience it i don't think you can or will understand it. the only thing to understand really is that it is so so painful and not fun not fun at all. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> now i spend my days at home trying to make since of it all. i am 35 and in pain what a way to live. doctors give me medicine....tramadol, skelaxin, concerta, lyrica....who wants to take all this mess!!!!! wow.....social security administration do you think i would rather stop earning 40000 a year, stay at home and kill my kidneys and other organs with meds to treat the fibro instead of working? </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Floral/pink-flower4.swf"/> </story> </root>

deb

May 05, 2009 <root> <story story_uid="7027602460401727986" publish="true" publish_date="05 07, 2009" template="Argyle" category="8715434921782709044" categoryName="Friends" filename="http://RM.awarenessnetworks.com/8582932407947048461.jpg" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="165" hero_img_width="220" keywords="karate, autism, disability, martial arts, children, confidence" author_uid="null" story_title="I hope my new friends all blog here with me!!"> <filename>http://RM.awarenessnetworks.com/8582932407947048461.jpg</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/SummerSun/Background15-9v2.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>18</x> <y>20</y> <z>0</z> <height>100</height> <width>620</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> My name is Jessie Vi </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>13</x> <y>113</y> <z>1</z> <height>234</height> <width>619</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>true</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>true</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>0</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> I am the luckiest man I know. I just made friends with 10 super stars at the 2009 CVS For All The Ways You Care celebration in New York! One of the most amazaing things that happened this weekend was that all these amazing people shared ideas and went away from the weekend with newer, better, cooler ways to improve the ways they were already helping people. I hope that all my new friends will use this page to share ideas. Feel free to chime in and let us know how you help people. Then watch the magic, as others take your improvments and improve it even more...and so on, and so forth....to help more people. Thank you CVS! </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="doodad"> <theme>Sun Rays</theme> <itemName/> <x>510</x> <y>391</y> <z>3</z> <height>64</height> <width>65</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/SummerSun/Summer_DD1.swf</sourcefile> </element> <element type="doodad"> <theme>Sun Rays</theme> <itemName/> <x>47</x> <y>348</y> <z>4</z> <height>140</height> <width>123</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/SummerSun/Summer_DD1.swf</sourcefile> </element> <element type="doodad"> <theme>Sun Rays</theme> <itemName/> <x>583</x> <y>4</y> <z>5</z> <height>101</height> <width>101</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/SummerSun/Summer_DD1.swf</sourcefile> </element> <element type="doodad"> <theme>Sun Rays</theme> <itemName/> <x>450</x> <y>-57</y> <z>6</z> <height>179</height> <width>161</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/SummerSun/Summer_DD1.swf</sourcefile> </element> <element type="doodad"> <theme>Sun Rays</theme> <itemName/> <x>417</x> <y>464</y> <z>7</z> <height>101</height> <width>101</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/SummerSun/Summer_DD1.swf</sourcefile> </element> <element type="doodad"> <theme>Sun Rays</theme> <itemName/> <x>313</x> <y>419</y> <z>8</z> <height>101</height> <width>101</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/SummerSun/Summer_DD1.swf</sourcefile> </element> </page> </story> </root>

JessieVi
May 06, 2009 <root> <story story_uid="4807410524436169150" publish="true" publish_date="05 06, 2009" template="Argyle" category="7836844696320682366" categoryName="Illness" filename="http://RM.awarenessnetworks.com/7432785815496074295.jpg" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="120" hero_img_width="120" keywords="autism, aspergers, dimentia, service dogs, wilderwood" author_uid="null" story_title="Changing Lives, One Dog at a Time"> <filename>http://RM.awarenessnetworks.com/7432785815496074295.jpg</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Sepia/sepia4.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>14</x> <y>15</y> <z>0</z> <height>100</height> <width>620</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Wilderwood Service Dogs </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>16</x> <y>64</y> <z>1</z> <height>401</height> <width>620</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Changing lives, One dog at a time </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> My name is Tiffany Denyer. I am the President and founder of Wilderwood Service Dogs. We are a 501 C3 organization that trains and places service dogs to individuals with brain disorders like autism, aspergers, dementia. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> We are one of only five other companies in the country that provide service animals to these types of individuals and the only one that specialize in children with autisn. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Wilderwood Service Dogs trains service dogs to help individuals with brain illnesses cope with the struggles of daily life. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Since the 1940's, service dogs have been changing the lives of partners with disabilities. </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Wilderwood dogs serve partners with: </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Emotional Disorders </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT 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</TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Benefits to medical providers include: </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Less need of supportive services </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> More client satisfaction through improved quality of life </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> To contact us: www.wilderwood.org or wilderwood@charter.net </TEXTFORMAT> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="photo"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>144</x> <y>326</y> <z>2</z> <height>130</height> <width>329</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> 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Apr 30, 2009 <root> <story story_uid="6979650231255091420" publish="true" publish_date="05 01, 2009" template="Argyle" category="8769865657561608971" categoryName="Community" filename="http://RM.awarenessnetworks.com/8153401686745671902.jpg" hero_img_x="0" hero_img_y="0" hero_img_height="165" hero_img_width="220" keywords="Boston, volunteer, children, school" author_uid="null" story_title="Where the Kids Can Play"> <filename>http://RM.awarenessnetworks.com/8153401686745671902.jpg</filename> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Bubbles/colordots5.swf"> <element type="doodad"> <theme>Whimsy</theme> <itemName/> <x>-133</x> <y>62</y> <z>0</z> <height>407</height> <width>384</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <sourcefile>/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Whimsy/Whimsy_DD4.swf</sourcefile> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>61</x> <y>131</y> <z>1</z> <height>76</height> <width>580</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>true</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Where the Kids Can Play </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>266</x> <y>196</y> <z>2</z> <height>62</height> <width>260</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> growing with my community </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> </page> <page page_number="0" backgroundSource="/site/cvs/img/libraryThemes/Bubbles/colordots2.swf"> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>18</x> <y>64</y> <z>0</z> <height>110</height> <width>477</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Learning lessons </TEXTFORMAT> </content> </element> <element type="text"> <theme/> <itemName/> <x>20</x> <y>132</y> <z>1</z> <height>200</height> <width>208</width> <rotation>0</rotation> <colorFilter>orig</colorFilter> <dropShadowEnabled>false</dropShadowEnabled> <dropShadowDistance>5</dropShadowDistance> <dropShadowAngle>45</dropShadowAngle> <dropShadowColor>0x0</dropShadowColor> <dropShadowAlpha>0.7</dropShadowAlpha> <outlineEnabled>false</outlineEnabled> <borderThickness>2</borderThickness> <borderColor>0x0</borderColor> <backgroundEnabled>false</backgroundEnabled> <backgroundColor>0xffffff</backgroundColor> <backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> Growing up, my parents taught me that it's important to be mindful of others and to help those in need. 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<backgroundAlpha>1</backgroundAlpha> <content> <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"> After the playground was completed, it was such a thrill to see how excited the kids were when they saw their new play space. 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