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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wishing you all a Happy Australia Day, enjoying a family time over an Aussie BBQ!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations to Dylan Alcott for being awarded Australian of the Year – a most deserved recognition of his ability to overcome obstacles with such a positive attitude.  This is the object of RDA – to give an opportunity for our riders to be the best that they can be.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Australia Day honours list came out today, so please, if anyone is aware of a volunteer member of their RDA Centre being awarded an honour could you let state office know as we would like to send our congratulations and share with all our centres?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Yours in RDA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Olwen Smith</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Hon. Director/EO/MPIO</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Email: </span><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="mailto:olwen.smith@bigpond.com"><span style='color:blue'>olwen.smith</span><span style='color:blue'>@bigpond.com</span></a></span></u><u><span style='color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> </span></u><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Web: </span><u><span style='color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.rdansw.org.au/"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>www.rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Mobile: 0400460337<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>“Riding Develops Abilities”  <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><img border=0 width=79 height=58 style='width:.8263in;height:.6041in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D812CB.0BA9D450"></span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><img border=0 width=68 height=60 style='width:.7083in;height:.625in' id="m_5806886395842159370Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D812CB.0BA9D450" alt="ACNC-Registered-Charity-Logo - small"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Donations of $2.00 or more are tax deductible<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>