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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SAVE THE DATE!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN LIVING THE LIVES WE WANT!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.nfbco.org/"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">THE NATIONAL FEDERATION
OF THE BLIND</span></a></span></b></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.nfbco.org/"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">OF COLORADO</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img border="0" width="359" height="190" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D53004.3876CD50" alt="Hilton Fort Collins Hotel, Co - Hotel Exterior"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">65th ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<b><i>October 31 through November3 <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The 65th Annual State Convention will kick off Thursday afternoon, October 31 in Fort Collins. Activities will continue all weekend long with exhibitors, informative presentations, seminars,
and much more! Join the largest gathering of blind men and women in Colorado to make a difference in the lives of the blind across the state!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NOTE: </span>
</b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Exhibitors will be demonstrating their products on Friday and Saturday.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Look for information about our vendors times and location.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">THE NFBCO CONVENTION HOTEL:
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Our 2019 convention will be held at the Fort Collins Hilton, nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at 425 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526.
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HOTEL ROOM RATES:
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The NFBCO room rate is $109 a night for singles and doubles; $119 a night for triples and $129 a night for quads. Reservations MUST be made by Wednesday, September 25. You must
get your reservations in by the deadline, because we will not be granted any extensions. We urge you to make your reservation as soon as possible!!! There is a CSU Rams, home football game going on that same weekend, and when our block expires, there will
be absolutely no further rooms available to us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To reserve your room by phone call: 970-482-2626 and mention that you are with the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado.
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pre-registration will be up and running later this summer.
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pre-registration fees: BEFORE October 18<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">$20 registration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">$25 Friday luncheon<br>
$25 Saturday luncheon<br>
$40 Saturday banquet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Total: $110.00
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Registration fees AFTER October 18
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">$25 registration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">$30 Friday luncheon<br>
$30 Saturday luncheon<br>
$45 Saturday banquet <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Total: 130.00 (Save up to $20.00 and pre-register!)
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stay tuned to your email and check our website at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.nfbco.org"><span style="color:black">www.nfbco.org</span></a></span></span> for more information about convention registration. OR contact Lisa Bonderson at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:lkb@labarrelaw.com"><span style="color:black">lkb@labarrelaw.com</span></a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">FOR MORE CONVENTION INFORMATION CONTACT:
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scott C. LaBarre, President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Phone: (303) 504-5979
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com"><span style="color:black">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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