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    <p>Hello advisors. I am just a little late sending this message on,
      but it is never too late to congratulate one of our members for
      their long time dedication to community networking. <br>
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    <p>Happy 31st Birthday NCF!!!!<br>
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    <p>Marita<br>
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            <td>NCF celebrates 31 years by reflecting and planning for
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:11:52 -0000</td>
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            <td>NCF Executive Director <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:execdir@ncf.ca"><execdir@ncf.ca></a></td>
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                          <p style="font-style: italic;">
                            Veuillez noter que ce message sera
                            disponible en français la semaine prochaine
                            dans la section nouvelles de notre site,
                            nous nous excusons pour le retard.
                          </p>
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                            NCF Members, </p>
                          <p>
                            Happy birthday to us! National Capital
                            FreeNet (NCF) was founded September 29,
                            1992: 31 years ago today. </p>
                          <p>
                            Technology and the internet have changed
                            nearly beyond recognition since those early
                            days. NCF has been adapting to these changes
                            while staying true to our original
                            commitment to connect everyone in our
                            community. </p>
                          <p>
                            This time last year, we released videos
                            featuring 30 digital equity advocates from
                            across Canada on the current state of
                            technology, the internet and digital equity:
                            <a
href="https://www.ncf.ca/digitalequityperspectives/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true">ncf.ca/digitalequityperspectives/</a>
                          </p>
                          <p>
                            Interviews included the former Mayor of
                            Iqaluit Madeleine Redfern, Ottawa professor
                            Michael Geist, author and activist Cory
                            Doctorow, and Eyra Abraham, founder of an
                            app that helps those with hearing loss
                            become aware of sounds in their environment.
                            They also made predictions about the future
                            for every five years from 2027 to 2052.
                            Together these predictions form a digital
                            time capsule and are locked until the year
                            of their prediction date: <a
                              href="https://www.ncf.ca/timecapsule/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true">ncf.ca/timecapsule/</a>
                          </p>
                          <p>
                            Thirty-one is often a quieter celebration
                            than 30 or the other big milestones. This
                            year we’re celebrating by taking time to
                            reflect and plan. This includes:
                          </p>
                          <ul>
                            <li>continuing to advocate to the CRTC and
                              the government for affordable access to
                              the highest speed services. We will be
                              sending information about an upcoming CRTC
                              submission deadline.</li>
                            <li>updating the last phase of the 2019-2024
                              Strategic Plan – the last few years have
                              had many unexpected challenges and we’re
                              laying the groundwork to sustain our work
                              while growing our impact.</li>
                            <li>implementing more network upgrades to
                              ensure we continue to offer members a
                              high-quality and resilient service.</li>
                            <li>expanding our work to connect those
                              living on low incomes through our
                              Community Access Fund and in other ways.</li>
                          </ul>
                          <p>
                            We also had help from Bashir Saidi and Kelly
                            Huang, two summer students supported by the
                            Canada Summer Jobs program, to develop some
                            new digital skills resources, website
                            updates and other improvements to our
                            communications, coming soon!
                          </p>
                          <p>
                            Thanks to funding from the Ontario Trillium
                            Foundation Resilient Communities Fund, we
                            will be hiring a coordinator to support a
                            new digital skills workshop series — the
                            first since before the pandemic — as well as
                            to help recruit and train more volunteers
                            for the HelpDesk, and other digital equity
                            work. If you’re interested in applying,
                            please keep an eye on our Careers page over
                            the next few weeks: <a
                              href="https://www.ncf.ca/careers/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true">ncf.ca/careers/</a>
                          </p>
                          <p>
                            Some of you have been NCF members since when
                            we launched our dial-up community platform
                            on February 1, 1993. Some of you may have
                            just joined us. Thanks all of you for your
                            support for NCF as a local not-for-profit
                            alternative to commercial internet
                            providers, committed to affordable internet
                            as a right and ensuring digital equity for
                            all. Here's to another good year!
                          </p>
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                            Feel free to reply to this message with any
                            questions or comments (or birthday greetings
                            I can pass on to staff, volunteers and the
                            Board of Directors!) Please just give me
                            some time to get back to you. </p>
                          <p style="font-weight: bold;">
                            For questions related to your internet
                            service, billing or other questions about
                            your NCF services please contact the
                            HelpDesk by emailing <a
                              href="mailto:support@ncf.ca"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                              class="moz-txt-link-freetext">support@ncf.ca</a>
                            or by calling <a href="tel:+16137211773p0"
                              moz-do-not-send="true">613-721-1773 ext. 0</a>.
                          </p>
                          <p>
                            Talk soon, Shelley </p>
                          <p>Shelley Robinson<br>
                            Executive Director<br>
                            National Capital FreeNet<br>
                            206-1305 Richmond Rd.<br>
                            Ottawa, ON<br>
                            K2B 7Y4<br>
                            (613) 721-1773 ext. 1001</p>
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                  National Capital FreeNet<br>
                  206-1305 Richmond Road, Ottawa, ON, K2B 7Y4<br>
                  <a style="color: #888888; text-decoration: underline;"
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                          <p style="margin: 0;">National Capital FreeNet
                            is a local, not-for-profit alternative to
                            commercial internet service providers. Since
                            1992 we have connected more than 100,000
                            members.</p>
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