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Joanna Macy</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>623-363-3277</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:marilyn.oyler@gmail.com" target="_blank">jfwiegel@yahoo.com</a></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/" target="_blank">www.partnersinparticipation.com</a></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423152614990_64964"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=10" target="_blank">Upcoming ToP training opportunities in Arizona</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423152614990_64964"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423152614990_64969"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'>More info on:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423152614990_64976"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=48" target="_blank">ToP® Facilitation Methods</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=50" target="_blank">ToP® Strategic Planning</a>: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3mniiYCdI" target="_blank">Mastering the Technology of Participation</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.top-training.net/" target="_blank">Register on line / see the ToP National Schedule</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>AICP Planners: 14.5 CM for all ToP® courses<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=203" target="_blank">The AZ ToP® Community of Practice</a> meets the 1st Friday, of every month, 1-4 pm, at ACYR, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/648+N+5th+Ave/@33.456329,-112.080545,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x872b123a5312512d:0x93c9f71171108956?hl=" target="_blank">648 N. 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>