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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning Colorado!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Did you know that some of the earliest Federationists were mobsters? The Minnesota Organization of the Blind (MOB) was founded in 1920 and later became the Minnesota Affiliate of the Federation. Many of you probably also know that I began my Federation journey in the Minnesota affiliate. Curtis and Peggy Chong were my chief mentors when I first got involved, and they became and are life long friends. Thanks Chong’s!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyway, I have been asked to bring the below announcement to you from our MOB friends. It’s a deal you can’t refuse!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scott <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>Subject:</b> [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Celebrate 100 years of Collective Action with the NFB of Minnesota<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Date: May 27, 2020<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Time: All day, stream starts at the beginning every half hour<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Audio Stream of Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of NFB of Minnesota<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>May 27th, 1920, was the day of the first convention of the Minnesota State Organization of the Blind, today known as the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota. Since we could not get together in person this May 27th to celebrate, we have found another fun way to honor the occasion. We have put together a celebratory audio review of 100 ways the organization has made a difference throughout its history, presented in 100 voices of Minnesota Federationists. A text version will also be posted, with explanatory notes, links to the fuller stories, acknowledgments, and references. <a href="http://www.nfbmn.org/100years">www.nfbmn.org/100years</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>#NFBMN100Years<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please tune in when you can, and feel free to distribute this far and wide. Members of the National Federation of the Blind are excited to celebrate with our fellow federationists in just two days.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ryan<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>