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+<html><head><style>
+
+.center {
+  margin: auto;
+  margin-top: 50px;
+  width: 50%;
+  border: 3px solid green;
+  padding: 50px;
+
+}
+
+h1 {
+  margin: auto;
+  width: 50%	;
+  padding: 20px;
+  font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
+  font-size: 48px;
+}
+
+p {
+	font-family: serif;
+  	font-size: 24px;
+}
+
+
+</style><title>Welcome to VREC</title></head><body>
+
+
+<div class="center">
+<h1>Welcome to VREC</h1><br>
+
+<p>You have successfully logged into the online world of the <a href="https://vrec.coop">Vermont Real Estate Cooperative</a>. To activate your account please email 
+<a href="mailto:admin@vrec.coop ">admin@vrec.coop </a>  to have your account enabled and give you access to all the online tools available to VREC members. Someone will get back to you with everything you need to know about the next steps.</p>
+</div>
+</html>
