december & january newsletter 2014 - gladstone

All day trips depart from the west side of Happy Rock Park, 76th & old Antioch Road.

HOLLYWOOD CASINO - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 - Visit Kansas City’s newest Casino at the Legends. Enjoy over 100,000 square feet of gaming including 2,000 of the newest, most exciting slots and 40 big-time table games. Lunch is on your own here. Cost: $8.00 in-cludes transportation. Bus departs at 9:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 2:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: November 14th.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOUR WITH DINNER - MON-DAY, DECEMBER 1 - Join us for our always-popular Holiday Lights Tour. You will begin your evening with a wonderful dinner at BRIO Tuscan Grill on the Country Club Plaza. After dinner you will view the holiday lights on the Plaza, “Christmas in the Park” at Longview Lake and Crown Center where you’ll see the Mayor’s Christ-mas Tree. Cost: $48.00 includes transportation, dinner and lights donation at Longview Farm. Bus departs at 4:30 p.m. and will return at approximately 9:30 p.m. Res-ervation deadline: November 12th.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOUR - TUESDAY, DECEM-BER 2 - Board the bus for a tour of some of Kansas City’s prettiest holiday lights. You will visit Longview Lake to see “Christmas in the Park” with approximately 170 animated figures, the Country Club Plaza (the wiring of the Plaza Lights spans 80 miles and has nearly 280,000 jewel-colored bulbs) and Crown Center where you’ll see the Mayor’s Christmas Tree. Bus departs at 5:30 p.m. and will return at approximately 9:30 p.m. Cost: $12.00 includes transportation and lights donation at Longview Farm. Reservation deadline: November 21st.

LUNCH OUT AND HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE AT VIVILORE - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2 - A popular restaurant with our Lunch Out participants in August! Their shop will be filled with hand picked antiques and treasures and the restaurant will be beautifully decorated for the holidays. Lunch will be on your own. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 10:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:30 p.m. Deadline: Novem-ber 21st. Note: They prefer cash payments for lunch.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT OAK PARK MALL - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 - You will find every-thing you’re looking for with 200 stores, anchored by JC Penney, Dillard's, Nordstrom and Macy’s. Cost: $10.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 9:00 a.m. and will return at approximately 2:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: November 21st.

DAY TRIPS

HOLIDAY HARMONY SPECTACULAR – SATUR-DAY, DECEMBER 6 - This popular annual event fea-tures two internationally ranked choruses in a joint con-cert, the Heart of America Chorus and the Kansas City Chorus of Sweet Adelines. The show will be held at Unity Village in Lee’s Summit. Cost: $28.00 includes transportation and show. Bus departs at 1:45 p.m. and will return at approximately 6:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: November 15th.

KANSAS MANSIONS AT CHRISTMAS - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10 - Seelye Mansion in Abilene is one of the finest historic homes in Kansas. Mrs. Seelye began the Christmas tradition with an open house at the Seelye Mansion in 1906. Decorated Victorian trees, red poinsettias everywhere, stairway greenery, and a collection of over 600 nutcrackers provide attractions throughout the house. The historic Brookville Hotel has been serving delicious chicken dinners since 1870. You will enjoy lunch here before visiting the Russell Stover Outlet Store featuring the entire line of Russell Stover, Whitman's and Pangburn's candies, plus seasonal close outs and "factory seconds." You will travel to Topeka and tour Cedar Crest, the Kansas Governor's Mansion. The Kansas Governor's Residence is the smallest occu-pied governor's residence in the United States; however it sits on the largest piece of property at 244 acres. The Mansion will be decorated for the holidays. Cost: $95.00 includes motorcoach transportation, tours and lunch. Mo-torcoach departs at 7:00 a.m. and will return at approxi-mately 5:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: November 21st.

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL - SUNDAY, DECEM-BER 14 - This is the true American dream story of Mo-town founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robin-son and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. The show is at the Music Hall. Cost: $95.00 includes trans-portation and seats. Bus departs at 12:00 p.m. and returns at approximately 4:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: No-vember 12th.

ST. JO FRONTIER CASINO - TUESDAY, DECEM-BER 16 - You’ll enjoy 587 famous name slots and video poker machines plus many table games. Lunch is free for our group in the buffet. Cost: $12.00 includes transporta-tion. Bus departs at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approxi-mately 3:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: December 5th. RESERVATIONS - CALL 423-4091 OR 423-4086

Gladstone Parks & Recreation

GLADSTONE 50+ NEWS December 2014 & January 2015

“CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL” AT THE KAUFFMAN CENTER - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 - “Christmas Festival” is an annual holiday concert. The Symphony and Chorus present stunning musical arrangements of cherished Christmas carols and songs of the season, and welcome exciting guest singers and musicians for a healthy dose of Christmas cheer...plus, an early visit from Santa. Cost: $65.00 includes transportation and Mezzanine seats. Bus departs at 7:00 p.m. and will return at approximately 11:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: November 14th. LUNCH OUT AT 88 AT THE ELMS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 - Located at the Elms Hotel & Spa, you’ll savor rustic American Midwest fare prepared using fresh ingredients sourced from local farms. Lunch is on your own. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 10:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:30 p.m. Res-ervation deadline: January 9th. QUALITY HILL PLAYHOUSE “THE MGM YEARS” - THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 - No studio dominated the movie musical more than Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. With its roster of talent that included “more stars than there are in heaven” - Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Ann Miller, Frank Sinatra, Howard Kell, Lena Horne, Van Johnson, Elvis Presley—MGM musicals delighted audiences with their spectacle, glamour and pure joy, not to mention sound-tracks by some of the best songwriters of the Great Ameri-can Songbook. From An American in Paris to Ziegfeld Follies, relive the Golden Age of Movie Musicals through some of the best film music of all time. You will enjoy lunch before the show at Garozzo’s where your entrée choices are Chicken Speidini, Eggplant Parmigiano, or La-sagna. Please give your menu choice when registering. Cost: $49.00 includes transportation, lunch and show. Bus departs at 10:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 4:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 2nd. CHESTNUT FINE ARTS “ALWAYS A BRIDES-MAID” - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 - This show treats us to 4 high school friends who vowed to be in one another’s weddings no matter what ... Little did they know, 30 years later, they’d still be keeping that promise! Join the gals as they go through their lives & MANY weddings. This hilarious comedy will keep you laughing from begin-ning to end! You will enjoy dinner after the show at Uncle Bucks in the Bass Pro Shop. Your entrée choices are Rotisserie Chicken, Fish & Chips, or Marinated Top Sir-loin. Cost: $55.00 includes transportation, show and din-ner. Bus departs at 1:45 p.m. and will return at approxi-mately 8:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 22nd. ST. JO FRONTIER CASINO - TUESDAY, FEBRU-ARY 24 - You’ll enjoy 587 famous name slots and video poker machines plus many table games. Lunch is free for our group in the buffet. Cost: $12.00 includes transporta-tion. Bus departs at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approxi-mately 3:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: February 13th.

LUNCH OUT AT LIDIA’S- THURSDAY, FEBRU-ARY 26 - Lidia Bastianich, regarded as the first lady of Italian cuisine, opened Lidia's Kansas City in a former railroad house just north of Union Station. The menu at Lidia's features a daily sampling of seasonal, daily-made fresh and filled pastas. Entrées start at $12.00. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 10:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: February 13th.

Sweetheart Lunch

Wednesday, February 11th Gladstone Community Center

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. $12.00

Reserva�on deadline: January 30th.

We would love for you to come to this lovely affair that we hold each year.

You will love the food and you will love the entertainment and you will love the company.

Your loving Gladstone Parks & Recrea�on Department will show you a lovely �me

so don’t miss this sweet event!

GLADSTONE COMMUNITY CENTER

Attention Clay County Residents who are 60+ years of age. Clay County Senior Services will provide class scholarships to Clay County residents age 60 and older for exercise classes through the City of Gladstone Parks & Recreation Department. This includes both land and water classes. Clay County Senior Services will pay up to $30 per person, each quarter, not to exceed $120.00 per year. Funds will be available until the max amount is met per quarter. This is a first come, first serve basis.

Gladstone Community Center—Walking Club Punch Pass Program— Walk Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Punch Pass costs $12.00 for 12 punches. The Clay County Senior Services Subsidy program can be used toward punch card. Buy your pass at the Gladstone Community Center.

Silver Sneakers at Gladstone Community Center Gladstone Community Center offers the signature Silver-Sneakers® Muscular Strength & Range of movement plus additional signature SilverSneakers classes, such as Water Arthritis Classes. Call the Community Center for more information—816-423-4200.

OVERNIGHT & EXTENDED TOURS

All itineraries for the extended tours are available online at gladstone.mo.us

PELLA TULIP FESTIVAL - MAY 7-8, 2015 - This trip is offered every other year due to it’s popularity. This year celebrates the 80th Annual Tulip Time Festival in Pella, Iowa. You’ll enjoy a step on guided tour of Pel-la, then you’ll have time on your own to shop in their ex-quisite stores filled with imported goods, and bask in the sensational smells of the bakeries and meat markets as you purchase goods made from old-family recipes. Food stands fill side streets with food ranging from traditional Dutch to American. Demonstrations of Dutch Letter mak-ing and wooden shoe carving take place in the Historical Village. That afternoon you will take your reserved seats for the parade, which begins with street scrubbers with their buckets of water and brooms cleaning the streets for the many beautiful floats. The entire community gets in-volved in the celebration of their Heritage with costumes and wooden shoes. Details will be available in December. Call for a complete brochure of this popular trip. LONDON & PARIS - MAY 23-30, 2015 - Spend a week in London and Paris experiencing all these historic European cities have to offer. Highlights in London in-clude a night-time river cruise on the Thames, guided sightseeing including all of the famous landmarks: the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace and a Lon-don Eye Champagne Experience. Hop aboard the high-speed Eurostar train and head to Paris. Highlights in Paris include the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Mont-martre, Sacre Coeur Basilica and much more. Cost: $4115.00 per person includes airfare, hotels, tours and 9 meals. Register before January 16th and save $150.00 per person. PACIFIC COAST ADVENTURE - JULY 16-24, 2015 - This exciting Pacific Coast Adventure will take you from the Pacific Northwest along great parts of the Ore-gon & California Coasts to the great city of San Francis-co. Highlights include a tour of Seattle featuring the sce-nic University of Washington, historic Pioneer Square, the Chittenden Locks & Fish Ladders and great views of the iconic Space Needle. You’ll visit the Mt. St. Helens Visitor’s Center, and drive along the Mt. Hood Route to the spectacular Columbia River Gorge. You’ll stop at the Multnomah Falls, the second highest year-around water-fall in the U.S. before arriving in Portland. You’ll visit Newport, and experience a Dune Buggy Tour at the Ore-gon Dunes National Recreation Area. Other highlights include Coos Bay, Crater Lake National Park, Medford, Redwood National Park, Avenue of the Giants, Sonoma Valley, San Francisco and much more. Cost: $2975.00 includes air, hotel accommodations, tours, cancellation waiver and 12 meals. A $500.00 deposit is required to hold space by December 20th.

CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS - SEPTEMBER 6-12, 2015 - Enjoy a six-night stay in Hyannis, Massachusetts and visit Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket & New-port. In Hyannis you’ll learn the history of the Kenne-dy’s, see the Kennedy Memorial & St. Francis Church. You’ll visit Plimoth Plantation, an accurate re-creation of the Pilgrim’s 1627 village where costumed interpreters portray colony residents. You’ll board the Mayflower II, a reproduction of the original ship that brought the pil-grims to the new world. Also see Plymouth Rock, Sand-wich and Heritage Plantation. You’ll take a ferry to Nan-tucket Island and see cobblestoned Main Street, unspoiled beaches, lone lighthouses, captains’ houses and art galler-ies. You’ll visit Boston and enjoy a city tour featuring Boston Commons, The Old State House, the Old North Church, Beacon Hill, Old South Meeting House, Old Ironsides and more. Enjoy a scenic ferry ride to Martha’s Vineyard featuring colorful Victorian cottages, pristine beaches and colorful yacht harbors. In Newport, Rhode Island you will marvel at the extravagant life-style of a bygone era with a guided tour of the Breakers mansion, the Vanderbilt’s lavishly decorated turn of the century mansion. Cost: $2399.00 includes air, hotel accommoda-tions, tours, cancellation waiver and nine meals. A $495.00 deposit is required to hold space by April 3rd. DANUBE RIVER CRUISE - SEPTEMBER 21-OCTOBER 1, 2015 - Book before December 22nd and save $200.00 per person. Sail past breathtaking scenery pausing along the way in quaint villages and lively cities on a timeless trip down the Danube River. Wurzburg, Germany - an ancient Franconian wine town rich in his-toric sites, you’ll visit the Prince Bishop’s Residence boasting the largest ceiling fresco in the world. Rothen-burg, Germany - one of the most well-preserved medieval walled towns in all of Europe. Munich, Germany - enjoy a tour featuring Olympic Park, the world-famous Glock-enspiel, and Marienplatz, a beautiful square surrounded by shops, restaurants and cafes. In Passau, Germany you will board your lovely ship for a 7-night Danube River cruise. Regensburg, Germany - one of Germany’s grand medieval cities with nearly 1,400 historic buildings. Pas-sau, Germany - explore the ornate Baroque architecture and St. Stephan’s Cathedral, home to Europe’s largest church organ. Wachau Valley, Austria - view the pictur-esque landscapes dotted with magnificent castles and small riverside towns. Vienna, Austria - join a local ex-pert exploring Vienna’s Imperial architecture including g the Hofburg Palace, the Vienna Opera House, the Ring-strasse and St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Bratislava, Slovakia - sites include St. Martin’s Cathedral, Michael’s Gate, and the Archbishop’s palace. Budapest, Hungary - visit the Buda Castle area, Fisherman’s Bastion and 500-year old St. Matthias Church. Cabin space and categories are very limited. Cost starts at $5369.00.

SENIOR LEARNING NETWORK Join us for this exciting new program at the Gladstone Community Center. Senior Learning Network offers en-riching virtual programs to encourage lifelong learning The Network brings remarkable people and programs right into your world through the wonders of technology. The presenter comes to you live from their location. They see you and you see them!

TRAIN ROBBERIES OF THE OLD WEST MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014

10:30 A.M. This program is presented by The Durham Museum. With great expansion and settlement of the west also came some-thing a little more undesirable; the Outlaws. As soon as the tracks were laid bad guys began turning their attention from robbing banks to the railroads crossing vast open country carrying money, goods and passengers, with only the train’s crew as defense. In this session you will explore the fol-lowing robberies out of the many that took place in the old west: The Rock Island James Gang Robbery in 1873, Adair Iowa. First Moving train robbery and first train robbery west of the Mississippi. Big Nosed George’s attempted robbery in 1878 at Medi-cine Bow Wyoming. In this failed robbery the consequenc-es for the robbers were almost unbelievable. Tipton Wyoming Union Pacific train robbery. A well-documented robbery by the Hole in the Wall Gang in 1899. Part of the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” was based on this robbery. There will be time for questions at the end. The program will last approximately 45 minutes. Please RSVP at 423-4086.

EARLY LIFE & TIMES OF HARRY S. TRUMAN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16

1:00 P.M. Presented by The Truman Presidential Library. This video conference will focus on the early life of Presidents Harry Truman from his birth in Lamar MO, to his life as a farmer. There will be time for questions at the end. The program will last approximately 1 hour. Please RSVP at 423-4086.

THE SCIENCE OF SLED DOGS TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015

10:30 A.M. This interesting program will be presented by Denali Na-tional Park and Preserve. You will explore the adaptations – behaviors, forms (anatomy) and functions (physiology) – that make Denali’s sled dogs well-suited to living and working in subarctic winter conditions. There will be time for questions at the end. The program will last approximately 1 hour. Please RSVP at 423-4086.

The Lunch Bunch

Join me (Paige) at a different restaurant each month just to get acquainted (or reacquainted), meet new people, see old friends and just enjoy some camaraderie and great food. We will meet at 11:15 a.m. at the following Restaurants: November 13—Cascone’s, 3733 North Oak December 17—Olive Garden, Barry Road January 16— Stroud’s

Everyone pays individually. Please RSVP (423-4086)

Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Tuesday, November 25th

6:00 p.m. Linden Square

(70th & N. Cherry) Join the Gladstone City Council for this holiday tradition. The annual holiday lighting event will

serve as a visual symbol of Gladstone’s effort to assist those in need during the holiday season. Proceeds to benefit the

Northland Christmas Store, Get Kids Connected Scholarship Fund, the Gladstone Animal Shelter and Gladstone Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Monetary

donations are accepted at Gladstone City Hall.

LINE DANCING Gladstone Community Center

Mondays, February 2 - February 23 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Cost: $16.00

No partner needed! You will enjoy easy, fun-to-learn and fun-to-do dances. Line Dance is loved by all. When peo-ple start dancing, laughter bubbles, hearts are joyful and smiles are found all around. Line dancing is doubly re-warding, offering a chance for social interaction and gen-tle exercise. Registration deadline: January 23rd.

Jingle Bell “White Elephant”

BINGO! Friday, December 12,

2:00 p.m. Gladstone Community Center

(69th & N. Holmes) Cost: $5.00 (3 cards each)

Reservation Deadline: Friday, December 6th

Bingo cards must be purchased in advance and will be given to you on Bingo day.

Bring one prize either wrapped or in a gift bag. A special holiday treat will be served!

December 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Holiday Lights

with Dinner - de-part at 4:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

2 Holiday Lights Tour - departs at 5:30 p.m. Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m.

3 $1-$2 Bingo - Pizza Street 11:30 a.m.

4 Holiday Shopping at Oak Park Mall - depart at 9:00 a.m.

5 6 A German Christ-mas - depart at 7:00 a.m. Holiday Harmony Spectacular - depart at 1:45 p.m.

7 Handel’s Messiah - depart at 1:00 p.m.

8 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center

Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

9 Cancer Action Workshop 9:00 a.m. Community Center

Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m

10 Kansas Man-sions at Christmas - depart at 7:00 a.m. $1-$2 Bingo Perkins N. Oak 11:30 a.m.

11 Quality Hill Playhouse - depart at 10:45 a.m.

12 13 The Nutcracker - depart at 1:15 p.m.

14 Motown the Musical - depart at 12:00 p.m.

15 Gladstone Seniors Meeting 10:30 Community Center Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

16 St. Jo Casino - depart at 8:45 a.m. Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m. Early Life of Truman - 10:30 a.m. Commu-nity Center

17 Lunch Bunch - Olive Garden on Barry Road 11:15 $1-$2 Bingo Cap-tain D’s 11:30 a.m.

18 Lunch Out at Affare - depart at 10:45 a.m.

19 20 Christmas Festi-val at Kauffman Center - depart at 7:00 p.m.

21 22 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center


23 Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m. Community Center

24 $1-$2 Bingo Olive Garden 11:30 a.m.

25 Merry Christmas!

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31 $1-$2 Bingo Mama’s Buffet 11:30 a.m.

January 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

Happy New Year!

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6 The Science of Sled Dogs - 10:30 a.m. Community Center Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m.

7 The New Theatre - depart at 11:15 a.m.

$1-$2 Bingo - Pizza Street 11:30 a.m.

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14 The New Thea-tre - depart at 11:15 a.m.

$1-$2 Bingo Perkins N. Oak 11:30 a.m.

15 16 Lunch Bunch - Stroud’s 11:15 a.m.

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21 $1-$2 Bingo Captain D’s 11:30 a.m.

22 Lunch Out at 88 at the Elms - de-part at 10:45 a.m.

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25 26 Gladstone Seniors Meeting 10:30 Community Center Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30



28 $1-$2 Bingo Olive Garden 11:30 a.m.

29 Quality Hill Playhouse—depart at 10:45 a.m.

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City of Gladstone 50+ Newsletter 7010 N Holmes Gladstone, MO 64118

50+ ACTIVITIES These activities are held at the Gladstone

Community Center, 6901 N. Holmes

Gladstone Seniors: Fourth Monday of each month, 10:30 a.m. business meeting followed by entertainment and pot-luck luncheon.

Cancer Action Workshop: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month, 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Pinochle Club: Mondays at 12:30 p.m. (no partner need-ed)

Bridge: Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. (no partner needed)

Gladstone Duplicate Bridge Club: Mondays at 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Hand & Foot: Mondays at 12:30 p.m.

Card Games of Choice: Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.

$1.00-$2.00 White Elephant Bingo: Wednesdays - meet at a different restaurant each week to enjoy lunch and BINGO! Check the calendar inside for upcoming dates and locations.

RETIREMENT RECEPTION

FOR SHEILA LILLIS Thursday, January 15th

4:00-6:00 P.M. Gladstone Community Center

Join us in honoring Sheila Lillis, Director of Parks & Rec-reation for her 27+ years of service to the City of Glad-stone.

REGISTRATION

All programs must be paid at the time of registration unless otherwise noted.

By Phone - (816) 423-4091 or (816) 423-4086 with Visa, MasterCard Or Discover. By Mail - make checks to Gladstone Parks & Recreation, 7010 N Holmes, Gladstone, MO 64118. In person at Gladstone City Hall or the Gladstone Com-munity Center.

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued in the event of a trip cancellation due to insufficient enrollment. Refunds are available up to the registration deadline. If a refund check is required, a $5 processing fee will be de-ducted. After registration deadline, a refund will be issued only if the participant can be replaced, If a refund check is required, a $5 processing fee will be deducted. If partici-pant desires, a credit will be issued for the entire amount for use in future programs.

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