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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=604 height=86 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.png@01D707BB.C5A0FDA0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Florida DI is participating in a Super Southeast Affiliate tournament this season. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'>This will be a fully virtual tournament. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'> It will give us the opportunity to measure ourselves against teams from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Even though </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'>all teams will be scored by a combined affiliate appraisal team, Florida teams will only compete with other Florida teams for placement and advancement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'>We invite you to watch our closing ceremonies which will be available on utube March 28. Check our </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.floridadi.org/">Florida DI</a></span></b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'> webpage for more information as the date approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#606060'><img border=0 width=529 height=51 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D707BB.C5A0FDA0" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20/images/5313a540-5f05-46c6-a9b1-68c92ded7a4b.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'>“Vintage” pins are available from us (from 2018) as well as pins from Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Louisiana (from 2019). To check out these cool pins as well as for ordering information please go to our </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><a href="https://sites.google.com/divirginia.org/superaffiliate/shop-di">Super Affiliate pin and tee shirt order site</a></span></b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'> . Southeast Super Affiliate tee shirts are also available on this site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#606060'><img border=0 width=529 height=51 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D707BB.C5A0FDA0" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20/images/5313a540-5f05-46c6-a9b1-68c92ded7a4b.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'>We have word of a lecture series for our Jacksonville area friends, happening next week. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>The Jacksonville Science Symposium is scheduled for <b>February 21st - 26th</b> at the<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Orange Park Lions Club<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>423 McIntosh Ave., Orange Park, FL 32073<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>The Jacksonville Science Symposium is an evening lectureship appropriate for the whole family or date night. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Each evening features a different expert and a different field of study. Speakers engage the audience with their warm personalities and multimedia presentations for 50 minutes and then accept 10-15 minutes of questions from the audience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>FREE admission!! Preregistration is required.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Additional information can be found at <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="http://www.JacksonvilleScienceSymposium.com">www.JacksonvilleScienceSymposium.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#606060'><img border=0 width=529 height=51 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D707BB.C5A0FDA0" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20/images/5313a540-5f05-46c6-a9b1-68c92ded7a4b.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.destinationimagination.org/">Destination Imagination</a></span></b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>and <span class=MsoHyperlink><b><a href="https://www.lumen.com/en-us/home.html">Lumen Technologies</a></b></span> have paired up to bring an exciting STEM and project based learning experience to underserved students grades K-12 this spring. Teams of students will learn about Artificial Intelligence, as they collaborate on a digital solution to their challenge. </span><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Thanks to the generous support of Lumen, the program will cover all registration fees, online training and a stipend of $500 US dollars per team for qualified organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Learn more about the <span class=MsoHyperlink><b><a href="https://www.imaginexperience.org/">imagineXperience</a></b></span> program</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'> and find out if your students qualify to participate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#606060'><img border=0 width=529 height=51 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D707BB.C5A0FDA0" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20/images/5313a540-5f05-46c6-a9b1-68c92ded7a4b.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>See our <span class=MsoHyperlink><b><a href="https://www.floridadi.org/">Florida DI</a></b></span><b> </b>page for more information (including tournament timeline) or email us at <span class=MsoHyperlink><b><a href="mailto:Information@FloridaDI.org">Information@FloridaDI.org</a></b></span>. Don’t forget to “like” our <span class=MsoHyperlink><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FloridaDI">Florida DI facebook page</a></b></span>, where we continue to post Instant Challenges, virtual Instant Challenges and articles/information that we find interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Erica Bowler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Affiliate Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Florida Destination Imagination<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.floridadi.org/">www.floridadi.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white'><a href="http://www.floridadi.org/cgi-bin/SendMail.cgi?to=information"><span style='text-decoration:none'>information@FloridaDI.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=317 height=45 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D707BB.C5A0FDA0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>