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Fun at the 2012 Holiday Party!

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We had a great time at this year’s Holiday Party at Windows on the Lake on December 1st.  We want to thank all of our families for being there (47 families attended this year).  It is so wonderful to see how much the children have grown, and it reminds us all at NB how important and worthwhile our mission is to create families.

We wanted to thank some very important people, without whom the day would not have been nearly so special:  Steve and Nancy Loccisano, Matt and Laura Balkam, Tim Druckenmiller, Barbara Kennedy, Tom White and Carolyn Borella.  Your selfless work and time in helping with the party ensured all the smiling happy faces we saw that day!

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