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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">With this being my very first communication to you for the year 2022, it is my sincere prayer that my email finds you all safe and well. This year started off quite catastrophically for some of us, with the Omicron
Variant of COVID spreading swiftly through our nations, and entering some of our Pacific Islands, who thus far have been COVID free.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Then there was the shocking volcanic eruption in Tonga, which subsequently led to the surge of devastating tsunami waves that swept through not only Tonga but surrounding island nations, as well as many other
parts of the world. So much has happened and it is still only the first month of the year and life as they say, must go on. Our prayers and thoughts remain with those most affected by these disasters.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">With this in mind, I would like to invite you all to the very first OPD Office Managers & PDF Management Team Monthly catch-up meeting for the year, which is scheduled to be held on Wednesday 26 January 2022 at
3:00pm Fiji Time. The link for the meeting is attached below for easy reference and a calendar invite will also be sent to you to update your diaries.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Topics of discussion will be, first and foremost to find out how everyone is managing and coping with the many added challenges that we are now facing as OPDs, during these extraordinary times and immediately
followed by the pressing matter of the Core Funding for this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">We encourage everyone to join in this meeting to touch base and hear from each other and we look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Vinaka vakalevu and GOD bless,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Arie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">With kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Arieta Dumaru | Human Resource & Compliance Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Pacific Disability Forum</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> |
</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">GPO Box 18458, Suva, Fiji |</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Tel: +679 331 2008 | +679 773 0200 |</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#2F5496">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Email:
<a href="mailto:Arieta.Dumaru@pacificdisability.org"><span style="color:#2F5496">Arieta.Dumaru@pacificdisability.org</span></a> |
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