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Hel l o Di vi si on 4 Nor t h!My name i sTer r y Nguyen and I ' m honor ed t o be ser vi ng al ongsi de you as your Li eut enan Gover nor t hi s t er m. Af t er r eadi ng my newsl et t er sl astt er m,Ihopeyoual lenj oyt hef ant ast i c ef f or t s KhoiNguyen,our20152016 DNE,i n cr eat i ng t hesepi ecesofARTt okeepyouot t er si nf or med.Sof ar , t hi smont hofMayhasbeenext r emel ybusy ,andIhope y' al lar e doi ng f ant ast i c on your upcomi ng exams.I know If eelcompl et el y dr ai ned,buthey . .t hat ' sl i f e. Asi de f r om t he st r essesofexams,Iwoul dl i ke t o say t hat I ' m ext r emel y pr oud of what ever yone has cont r i but ed t ot hi st er m so f ar !I n speaki ng wi t ht he pr esi dent s f r om each cl ub, Di vi si on 4 Nor t h has sur passed our $500 goalof El i mi nat e Week! Whi ch means. . . f r eecooki esatMayDCM ( yayf oryou,notf or me) .Al so,f ort hemont h ofApr i l ,asadi vi si on wehad compl et ed over2K ser vi ce hour s.Honest l y ,Ihave no wor ds t o say f or t hi s amazi ng accompl i shment . Anyways, besi des me r ambl i ng about how ot t er l y wonder f ulDi vi si on 4 Nor t hi s,I ' m j ustgoi ng t o end her e.Remember ,ot t er s,i fyoueverneedanymor al r eassur ance orj ustanyone t ot al kt o,I ' m her ef or youwi t hopenar ms!I t ' sonl ybeent womont hssi nce t het er m hasbegun,yet Ihaveaf eel i ngi twi l lbe agr eatonewi t hal lyourhar dwor kanddedi cat i on. I am so gr at ef ul t o be par t of t hi s amazi ng or gani zat i on t hathel ps and ai ds ot her si n need. I ' m goi ng t o end her e wi t h a quot ef r om t he Ci nder el l amovi e-' Remembert ohavecour age, andbeki nd. 'Al waysi nyourser vi ce.
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