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<Title>Retriever Essentials Action Committee Hub Open House</Title>
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<Title>Care.com Webinar Series: March 8th @ 12-1pm</Title>
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    <p>The webinar will be taking place on International Women’s
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    innovating and advancing equitable workplaces, as well as their own experiences
    of parenting during the pandemic.</p><p></p></div>
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<Title>Pending pickup: IKEA sofa. You haul</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Gray IKEA Ektorp sofa. About 10 or so years old. Damage from cat scratching but otherwise still in decent shape. Slipcovers still available for sale from IKEA to bring it back to its former glory.<div><br></div><div>See photos. Non-smoking home but with pets, so not allergy free.</div><div><br></div><div>Email <a href="mailto:jkriebe1@UMBC.edu">jkriebe1@UMBC.edu</a> if interested. In Arbutus near UMBC but you’ll have to pick up. Needs to go up one flight of stairs from basement and down short flight of steps from house to driveway to your vehicle.</div></div>
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<Title>Searching for laptops and smart devices for Afghan arrivals</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><h2><span><br></span></h2><div>Hello! </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you to everyone who helped collect and donate clothing last year for many Afghan new arrival families. </div><div><div><p><br></p><p>I am working with colleagues at The Shriver Center again to help collect laptops, tablets, and smart phones for many of the Afghan new arrivals who will use these devices to connect to virtual English as a Second Language (ESL)classes and to access online resources and information that will help their families become better acclimated and connected. </p>If you or someone you know is interested in donating any of these items feel free to email Kasey Venn<a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/freestuff/posts/null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> kasven1@umbc.edu</a> or Zareen Taj <a href="http://" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ztaj@umbc.edu</a> for any questions and I encourage you to watch the panel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVadV1dQExw" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Afghanistan Twenty Years Later: How Everything Has Changed and Nothing Has Changed</a> featuring Zareen to learn more. <div><div><span><br></span>Thank you!</div></div></div></div></div>
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<Title>Ask Fidelity Session</Title>
<Tagline>How to Make the Most of Your Retirement Savings</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>How much saving is "enough" for retirement? Learn
    strategies that can help you save more today and tips for preserving and
    growing your savings in retirement. </p>
    
    <p><strong>Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 </strong></p>
    
    <p><strong>Time: 12:00 pm ET </strong></p>
    
    <p><strong>Location: Online </strong></p>
    
    <p><a href="https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digital/wos/Events?planSponsorName=UNIVERSITY%20SYSTEM%20OF%20MARYLAND" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Reserve your spot today*</strong></a></p>
    
    <p>*To register for this event, please click Reserve your spot
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<Title>ISO: Insulated Shipping Boxes</Title>
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<Title>*Claimed* Free GRE prep books</Title>
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<Title>ATTN: Employees in the MD State Retirement &amp; Pension System</Title>
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    <p><span>These seminars are a valuable planning tool for all eligible
    members and their spouses, provided by the MD State Pension Agency via the
    Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). </span></p>
    
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    <p><span>Please register for the in-person seminars and/or webinars using
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    <p><span>All in-person seminars and webinars run from 9:00am - 4:00pm. </span></p>
    
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    <p><span>Upcoming <strong>webinar </strong>dates:</span></p><p><span><br></span></p>
    
    <p><span>·       </span>January 26 (CRN 77414)</p><p><span>·       </span>February 8 (CRN 77418)</p><p><span>·       </span>February 24 (CRN 77420)</p><p><span>·       </span>March 10 (CRN 77422)</p><p><span>·       </span>March 28 (CRN 77455)</p><p><span>·       </span>April 4 (CRN 77436)</p><p><span>·       </span>April 26 (CRN 77438)</p><p><span>·       </span>May 4 (CRN 77442)</p><p><span>·       </span>May 25 (CRN 77444)</p><p><span>·       </span>June 7 (CRN 77448)</p><p><span>·       </span>June 21 (CRN 77449)</p>
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>In-Person
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