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<Summary>UMBC's Retriever Essentials and Parking Services are working together once again for our second Food for Fines campaign.     What is Food for Fines? A program created to collect food and...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello, RE Community!<div><br></div><div>We have updated this week's signup link to pack meals at True Grits and we need your help!</div><div><br></div><div>Sign up here: <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49a8a82aa3fdc70-frnxretriever9?useFullSite=true#/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49a8a82aa3fdc70-frnxretriever9?useFullSite=true#/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please note that all current opportunities to get involved are kept up-to-date on our <a href="https://linktr.ee/retrieveressentials" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Linktree</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you and hope to see you soon!</div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Volunteer signups are now open for Thursday's Free Farmer's Market at AOK Library Loading dock. <div><br></div><div>Plan on arriving at 1:45 and leaving around 3:15. We hope to see you there!<br><div><br></div><div>Please sign up <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f45aea72aaafbc52-free7#/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>. For the specific location, see the map below.</div></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials/posts/130892/attachments/46057" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div></div>
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