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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please, if you have not done so, consider participating in this action which can help our BEP operators. It will only take a few minutes, and if you need help call me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You’ll just need to fill in your information and click a couple of buttons. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul Sandoval<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President - Wild West Metro Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board Member - National Association of Guide Dog Users<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board Member - National Federation of The Blind of Colorado<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board Member - Colorado Association of Guide Dog Users<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>email: paulsandoval75@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 720-620-8007<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Bradley Basta <bmfvend@yahoo.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 17, 2020 8:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> Blind Tech Training <blindtechtraining@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Fw: Final Push Contact Congress Today<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hey Paul, <br><br>Can you please send this to everyone you can to ask for support again? <br><br>Thanks, greatly appreciated.<br><br>Bradley Basta<br>Pawcuz, Inc.<br>President<br>Cell:(303)775-7841 <o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:7.5pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>----- Forwarded Message -----<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Terry Smith <<a href="mailto:terry@merchants-nfb.org">terry@merchants-nfb.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Terry C Smith <<a href="mailto:tsmith@nfb.org">tsmith@nfb.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Thursday, April 16, 2020, 11:49:41 PM MDT<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Final Push Contact Congress Today<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=yiv9548077107><div><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><img border=0 width=1855 height=860 style='width:19.3263in;height:8.9583in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:2B2E0035-B56D-4BBF-BE15-DD4F30185BB5"></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"></a><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Dear NABM Member: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>We need to make one final push to let Congress know we need them to remember us when they consider the next COVID-19 relief package which will be coming up soon. Based on our conversations with Congressional staffers, we are pleased that they are listening. But they need to continue to hear from their constituents. Many of you sent letters the first time we asked. This is a different letter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Approximately 90% of our blind entrepreneurs have seen their businesses either shut completely down or seriously curtailed. Congress has provided some relief for small businesses but the Randolph-Sheppard Program is unique. We need to let Congress know that more needs to be done to assist our hard working men and women who feed our government employees every day. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Please click on the link below and send letters to the President, both of your U.S. Senators, and your Member in the House of Representatives. </span><span class=yiv9548077107bumpedfont15><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#26282A'>The Randolph-Sheppard Act authorizes Congress to appropriate funds for the Randolph-Sheppard Program. To this date Congress has never made such an authorization, therefore we are asking Congress to appropriate dollars for the first time ever. These funds couldbe used to provide relief for our displaced blind entrepreneurs and emergency funding to the states so they can meet their responsibilities as the state licensing agencies. </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:16.2pt'><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>It’s as easy as 1-2-3. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-left:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>1. Go to: <a href="https://blindmerchantsspeakout.org/alert/-urge_congress_to_appropriate_funds_to_help_blind_vendors/message/congress/write?style=webform" target="_blank"><span class=yiv9548077107s5>https://blindmerchantsspeakout.org/alert/-urge_congress_to_appropriate_funds_to_help_blind_vendors/message/congress/write?style=webform</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>2. Type in your personal information and then click on “Preview Message”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and hit “Send All.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>It really is that simple. Act now and let the collective voices of the blind be heard. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Nicky Gacos, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:16.2pt'><span class=yiv9548077107bumpedfont15><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:red'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span></i></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv9548077107s8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>