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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Dear SEMCO Members,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: purple;"><u><a href="https://masscsw.org/" id="OWA0e982c5d-a529-34e2-e65d-7a2192e8de85" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmasscsw.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clmcgee%40whoi.edu%7Cde6d7db9576a401c460d08dd715a07c8%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638791353715047810%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOn" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://masscsw.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable">MCSW</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">)
is hosting an <b>epic one-day in-person summit </b>that is slated to be a once in a lifetime experience. The Girls Empowerment Leadership Initiative (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: purple;"><u><a href="https://masscsw.org/programs/girls-empowerment-leadership-initiative-geli/" id="OWA212b8cf2-9967-1544-9a72-2af0e35fa904" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmasscsw.org%2Fprograms%2Fgirls-empowerment-leadership-initiative-geli%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clmcgee%40whoi.edu%7Cde6d7db9576a401c460d08dd715a07c8%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://masscsw.org/programs/girls-empowerment-leadership-initiative-geli/" data-auth="NotApplicable">GELI</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">)
2025 Summit is being held at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: purple;"><u><a href="https://www.whoi.edu/" id="OWA9a1de775-f549-035d-3aad-eca7d79cd19c" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.whoi.edu/" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable">WHOI</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">)
alongside Marine Biological Laboratory (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: purple;"><u><a href="https://www.mbl.edu/" id="OWAa68b0dc3-278c-fff9-40ac-3e47851efdf5" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mbl.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clmcgee%40whoi.edu%7Cde6d7db9576a401c460d08dd715a07c8%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638791353715085480%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOn" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mbl.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable">MBL</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">).
This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for girls and young women ages 14-22 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">MCSW accepting group and individual registrations now.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"><b>Mark Your Calendars and register to join us on Thursday, April 24, 2025.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"><b>Time:</b> 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"><b>Location:</b> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole (Falmouth), MA</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Registration is now open –
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://masscsw.org/2025/01/16/register-for-the-2025-geli-summit/" id="OWAae0f3445-cfcf-d2dd-279e-0b8f941284a5" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmasscsw.org%2F2025%2F01%2F16%2Fregister-for-the-2025-geli-summit%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clmcgee%40whoi.edu%7Cde6d7db9576a401c460d08dd715a07c8%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C63879135" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://masscsw.org/2025/01/16/register-for-the-2025-geli-summit/" data-auth="NotApplicable">register
here.</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">If you know of someone who would be interested in joining, help us spread the word!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: purple;"><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/15TMvjiBfu/" id="OWA09345187-bd73-795b-24ef-e38e434835c9" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F15TMvjiBfu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clmcgee%40whoi.edu%7Cde6d7db9576a401c460d08dd715a07c8%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638791353715115936%7CUnknown%7CTWFp" style="color: purple;" originalsrc="https://www.facebook.com/share/15TMvjiBfu/" data-auth="NotApplicable">Share
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Share or amplify MCSW’s posts on</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MassCSW/posts/pfbid029qvYbSobQzMPN3AxhFK2cqZorLwa5oLGEbLsWVCqAZjTRrRZc5DpjGqkHUyfzFpYl" id="OWA28e8f9a9-3ebd-2195-36f7-e3e39c57ea45" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMassCSW%2Fposts%2Fpfbid029qvYbSobQzMPN3AxhFK2cqZorLwa5oLGEbLsWVCqAZjTRrRZc5DpjGqkHUyfzFpYl&data=05%7C02%7Clmcgee%40whoi.edu%7Cde6d7db9576a401c460d08dd715a07c8%7Cd44c5cc6d" style="color: purple;" originalsrc="https://www.facebook.com/MassCSW/posts/pfbid029qvYbSobQzMPN3AxhFK2cqZorLwa5oLGEbLsWVCqAZjTRrRZc5DpjGqkHUyfzFpYl" data-auth="NotApplicable">Facebook</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">,
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