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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">It’s never too early to teach kids the importance of pollinators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Support by just “Bee-ing himself”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Mark W. Seetin</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#595959"> | Director, Regulatory
and Industry Affairs | U.S. Apple Association</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
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