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<p class="MsoNormal">The Cleveland County Conservation District, working with the OU Lean Institute and OU Writing Center are hosting a sustainability-themed essay contest this fall open to all residents of Cleveland County. Essays will take the form of “letters
to the future” on the need for and effect of sustainable living practices. Winning essays will be printed in the Norman Transcript. All submissions will be buried in a time capsule to be opened in 2054.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Full contest guidelines and submission directions are attached.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Dr. Marc Jensen</span></b><span style="color:#C00000">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#C00000">Program Coordinator, University of Oklahoma Lean Institute | Adjunct Professor of Music<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#C00000">1700 Asp Ave, Room 211 | Norman, OK 73072 | Ph: 405-325-9135 | Fax: 405-325-7044<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#262626">Visit the Lean Institute online at
<a href="seewhatwesee.ou.edu"><span style="color:blue">lean.ou.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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