<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><br></div><div><br></div>Hi QSB members, <div><br></div><div>There is a free children's program held by the United Methodist Church this summer. You do not need affiliation to a religion or religious belief to attend and this seems like a valuable opportunity that may be important to graduate students and others with children this summer. While I would imagine there will be some faith based messages, I think there will be careful consideration of the broad range of backgrounds and beliefs to those attending. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hello everyone,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A FREE children’s summer
program that will be held June 17 through August 2, at the United Methodist
Church of Merced.
Participants are NOT required to be Methodist or any faith to
join. And, it’s not required that you attend the
entire summer; the program is flexible.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Breakfast and lunch will be provided in partnership with
Merced City School District. Activities
will be organized by staff and volunteers.
If you have children that you would like to enroll, please fill out the
registration form and return it to <a href="mailto:jomanilay@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:14.6667px" target="_blank">jomanilay@gmail.com</a><span style="font-size:11pt">. If
you have older kids or know of adults that would like a volunteer opportunity, please also contact </span><a href="mailto:jomanilay@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:14.6667px" target="_blank">jomanilay@gmail.com</a><span style="font-size:11pt"> (we can sign off on volunteer hours, so that the students have a record
of their service for their graduation honor cord). </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please share this with your family and with other families that you think might be interested. It could be a good opportunity for the children to meet other kids from around town in a fun, welcoming, inclusive atmosphere. If there are any questions, please direct
them via email: <a href="mailto:jomanilay@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">jomanilay@gmail.com</a>,
or to Pastor Ella Luna-Garza: <a href="mailto:ella@umcmerced.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">ella@umcmerced.org</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p></div>
</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="m_1528368232764877499gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Miriam Barlow</div><div dir="ltr">Founding Faculty and Professor<div>Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology</div><div>University of California, Merced</div><div><br></div><div>209.228.4174</div><div><a href="mailto:miriam.barlow@gmail.com" target="_blank">miriam.barlow@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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