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          <div class="bltn-announcement-body" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; white-space: break-spaces;">We need recipes for our cookbook. Categories needed are as follows:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; white-space: break-spaces;">Appetizer/Snacks, Main Dish Casseroles/Crockpot Meals, Pasta, Meat Dishes, Vegetable/Sides, Breads, Salads, Cheese Dishes, i.e., cheese ball, spreads. Desserts, Cookies, Candy, Pet Treats, Fun Food, i.e., edible play dough.  Recipes can be placed at the Worship Center, given to Kim Jackson, or sent to the office. Please include your name. It would be helpful if they were sent in a word document. Contact Kim Jackson if you have any questions. </p></div>
          
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