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1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal'>MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN LIVING THE LIVES WE WANT!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND</span></strong><span style='color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> OF COLORADO<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal'>65th ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION</span></strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal'>October 31 through November 3</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333'>will kick off Thursday evening, October 31 in Fort Collins, Colorado and wrap up Sunday, November 3 by noon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>CONVENTION REGISTRATION <b><i>BEFORE </i></b>Friday, October 18:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Registration: $20<br>Friday & Saturday Lunch: $25 each<br>Saturday Banquet: $40</span></u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>CONVENTION REGISTRATION <b><i>AFTER</i></b> Friday, October 18:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Registration: $25<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Friday & Saturday Lunch: $30 each<br>Saturday Banquet: $45</span></u><em><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span></em><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://www.nfbco.org/nfbco-state-convention-review/registration-for-nfbco-convention"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#262626;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple;mso-style-textfill-type:gradient;mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype:linear;mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle:5400000;mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled:no;mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist:"0 \#1F4E79 8 100000 lumm=50000\,50000 \#5B9BD5 8 100000\,100000 \#9DC3E6 8 100000 lumm=60000 lumo=40000";mso-effects-reflection-dpiradius:.5pt;mso-effects-reflection-dpidistance:0pt;mso-effects-reflection-angdirection:5400000;mso-effects-reflection-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-reflection-pctsy:-90.0%;mso-effects-reflection-anglekx:0;mso-effects-reflection-angleky:0;mso-effects-reflection-pctalphastart:53.0%;mso-effects-reflection-pctstartpos:0%;mso-effects-reflection-pctalphaend:.3%;mso-effects-reflection-pctendpos:35.5%;mso-effects-reflection-angfadedirection:5400000;mso-effects-reflection-align:bottomleft'>Register Now!</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Our 2019 convention will be held at the </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/F/FNLCOHF-AFB-20191030/index.jhtml"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple;mso-style-textfill-type:gradient;mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype:linear;mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle:5400000;mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled:no;mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist:"0 \#1F4E79 8 100000 lumm=50000\,50000 \#5B9BD5 8 100000\,100000 \#9DC3E6 8 100000 lumm=60000 lumo=40000";mso-effects-reflection-dpiradius:.5pt;mso-effects-reflection-dpidistance:0pt;mso-effects-reflection-angdirection:5400000;mso-effects-reflection-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-reflection-pctsy:-90.0%;mso-effects-reflection-anglekx:0;mso-effects-reflection-angleky:0;mso-effects-reflection-pctalphastart:53.0%;mso-effects-reflection-pctstartpos:0%;mso-effects-reflection-pctalphaend:.3%;mso-effects-reflection-pctendpos:35.5%;mso-effects-reflection-angfadedirection:5400000;mso-effects-reflection-align:bottomleft'>Fort Collins Hilton</span></a></span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:#333333'>, <br>nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at 425 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>A block of rooms has been reserved for October 30, 2019 - November 3, 2019. The special room rate will be available until September 25th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. Room rate is $109 per night for singles and double, $119 for triples and $129 for quad per night.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>Convention kicks off Thursday evening with our Boot Scoot and Boogie Western Halloween Ball. Pay $5 at the door or show your NFBCO membership coin. Dress in your finest western duds or dress as a favorite character from the old west. Resolutions, General Session, and workshops begin Friday morning. Family fun night and more surprises Friday evening. Saturday features an array of informative activities. Saturday evening Banquet will feature a keynote address from the delightful and motivating Norma Crosby. We guarantee you will love her. A leader in our movement for more than a generation, Norma serves as President of the Texas affiliate. Norma is also member of our National Board of Directors. Of course, there will be childcare. Details on childcare, schedules, and costs coming soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif'>See you at the Hilton Fort Collins in October!</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>At Your Service,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kevan Worley<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Manager, Project Literacy<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>303-929-2369<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbco.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbco.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>