<div dir="ltr">Guess the weather is affecting everyone.<div><br></div><div>Anyways, I nominate Joshko Wakaniyasi as rep to PDF board.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Vinaka and Regards,</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Mereseini Bolaira <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mbolaira@gmail.com" target="_blank">mbolaira@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Voting Delegates<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings from the Secretariat!<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is a gentle reminder that we have few more days left to the
end of the nomination period and so far we have not received any nominations.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We thank you for your cooperation.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mereseini Bolaira</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Setareki Macanawai <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:CEO@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">CEO@pacificdisability.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Dear voting Delegates<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">This email serves as the call for nominations for the 2017 PDF Board election. This email group is for the voting delegates listed below as well as myself as Returning Officer,
Rose Wilkinson from the Association of Blind Citizens New Zealand as Scrutineer and Mereseini Bolaira my Secretary as back-up person for the Secretariat.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span>A.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Listed below are the voting delegates representing financial Full Members of PDF and will participate in the 2017 Board election. Those Full Members that have
not confirmed their voting delegate by Sunday, 28 May 2017, I have included as your voting delegate the representative of your organisation to the 2017 PDF General Forum held in Apia, Samoa on 24 February 2017.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Akamarama Advocacy Inc. (New Zealand) – Mr. Latoa Halatau<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Australian federation of Disability Organisations – Mr. Trevor Carroll <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Collectif Handicap of New Caledonia – Mr. Richard Fournier<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Cook Islands National Disability Council – Ms. Destiny Tara Tolevu<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Deaf Aotearoa – Mr. Oliver Ferguson<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Deaf Australia – Mr. Kyle Miers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Disability Promotion and Advocacy Association Vanuatu – Mr. Willie Sablan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Fusi Alofa Association Tuvalu – Mr. Taupaka Tinilau<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Huma Mero Association (Tahiti) – Ms. Henriette Kamea<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Fiji Association of the Deaf – Ms. Makereta Vuli<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>11.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation – Mr. Josko Waqaniyasi<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>12.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Marshall Islands Disabled Persons Organisation – Mr. Bonjo Ned<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>13.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Naunau O’E Alamaite Tonga Association (NATA) – Mr. Tevita Kiteau Kulihaápai
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>14.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Omekesang Association (Palau) – Mr. Natus Misech<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>15.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Papua New Guinea Assembly of Disabled Persons – Ms. Ipul Powaseu<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>16.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">People with Disabilities Australia – Ms. Samantha French<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>17.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">People With Disabilities Solomon Islands – Mr. Simon Dolaiaono<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>18.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Pohnpei Consumer Organisation (Federated States of Micronesia) – Mr. Henry Phillip<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>19.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Psychiatric Survivors Associations Fiji – Mr. Sydney Lord<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>20.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Solomon Islands Deaf Association – Mr. Ali Barnabas<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_6594859233332181432m_-608557338745552155MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>21.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Spinal Injuries Association Fiji – Ms. Merewalesi Roden<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>22.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Te Toa Matoa (Kiribati) – Ms. Teewata Aromata<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>23.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Tonga National Disability Congress – Mr. Timote Solo<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_6594859233332181432m_-608557338745552155MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>24.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">United Blind Persons of Fiji – Ms. Sovaia Coalala<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_6594859233332181432m_-608557338745552155MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>25.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Vision Pacific Charitable Trust – Ms. Tewai Halatau<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_6594859233332181432m_-608557338745552155MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_6594859233332181432m_-608557338745552155MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
<u></u><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span>B.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">For the Board election this year (2017), being a year ending with an odd number, and to comply with the PDF Constitution and Election of Board policy, the positions
of Co-Chairperson (Male) and 4 Board members will be open for election. The following Board members are currently serving on these positions and whose term ends this year.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Co-Chairperson (Male) – Mr Kevin Hosking, Cook Islands National Disability Council
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Board Member – Ms. Teewata Aromata, Te Toa Matoa (Kiribati)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Board Member – Ms Tewai Halatau, Vision Pacific Charitable Trust, New Zealand
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Board Member – Ms. Ipul Powaseu, PNG Assembly of Disabled Persons
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_6594859233332181432m_-608557338745552155MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:49.65pt;line-height:115%">
<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"> Kyle Miers, Deaf Australia<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">PLEASE NOTE: From the list above, board member Teewata Aromata has completed two terms in office and therefore cannot be re-elected in accordance
with provisions in the PDF Constitution and Election of Board policy. However, Board Members Ipul Powaseu and Tewai Halatau have only completed one term and can therefore be re-elected for a second term. Board Member Rakesh Chand has completed his term as
President of Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation and with a new President elected, he is not available for re-election. Kindly note that a term for a Board Member is 2 years.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span>C.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">The following Board members are still serving on the PDF Board and their positions will be up for election next year, 2018:
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Co-Chair (Female) – Nelly Caleb, DPA Vanuatu
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Board member - Mr. Kyle Miers, Deaf Australia
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Board Member – Ms Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo, NOLA, Samoa<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Board Member – Mr Richard Fournier, Collectif Handicap New Caledonia<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:35.45pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">PLEASE NOTE: No one from Australia, New Caledonia, Samoa and Vanuatu can be nominated as only 1 person from a PDF member country can be represented
in the PDF Board, in accordance with the PDF Constitution and Election of Board policy.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span>D.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">As Returning Officer, I am now calling for nominations through this email group for the following positions:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Male Co-Chairperson<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">3 Board Members
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:35.45pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Only Full Members through their voting delegates listed in paragraph A above can be nominated to any of the 4 Board positions with the exception
of those currently serving on the PDF board. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span>E.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">PLEASE NOTE: Some changes have been introduced for This year’s Board election as detailed below. Please read carefully before making your nomination.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"> All nominations will be made through this email group. This means that the nomination process will be done in full view of each other within the email group. Each
voting Delegate will know who is being nominated and by whom, and who has seconded that nomination. This will avoid candidates being nominated more than once as in previous elections.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Once a nominee receives a nomination and has been seconded by another Delegate, the nominee MUST FORMALLY ACCEPT the nomination by email to this email group and attach
his or her personal profile not more than 700 words to that same email.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Nominations will close on Friday, 09 June 2017 at 5:00pm Fiji time.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">If necessary, voting for the vacant Board positions will start on Monday,12 June 2017 with the Returning Officer sending ballot papers by email to each voting delegate.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Voting will close on Friday, 30 June 2017 at 5:00pm Fiji time.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt">I trust the above information is clear to all of you and do not hesitate to contact me if you need additional clarification.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Sincerely<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Seta<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Setareki S. Macanawai<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Chief Executive Officer<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Pacific Disability Forum<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 | Suva, Fiji
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Phone: <a href="tel:+679%20331%202008" value="+6793312008" target="_blank">(+679) 3312008</a> | <a href="tel:+679%20330%207530" value="+6793307530" target="_blank">(+679) 3307530</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Skype: setareki.macanawai
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Email:
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