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Click on the link below to join today !<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/222034632111034\">Membership Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25_c62786-db > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25_c62786-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25_c62786-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25_c62786-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25_c62786-db > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25_c62786-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25_c62786-db{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25_c62786-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25_c62786-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25_c62786-db\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_deeef9-1a\">ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">48th Annual LHS Seminar<br>Date set for Saturday, August 8, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Details forthcoming &#8230; 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