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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=463 height=172 style='width:4.8229in;height:1.7916in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D86461.1BF7F570"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For Immediate Release:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5/10/2022<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Kevan Worley <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Telephone: 303-929-2369<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: kevan@nfbco.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Poudre Valley meet up for blind and low vision of all ages<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM Red Robin restaurant 601 E. Harmony Rd Fort Collins, Colorado.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of The Blind Of Colorado is inviting all people who are blind, low vision, and their families to our first gathering since before the pandemic. The need to share experiences, learn about access technologies, and available services for people who are blind in the Fort Collins area is profound. The National Federation of The Blind of Colorado has chapters throughout the state. The organization also supports several special interest divisions such as Colorado Association of Blind Students, Parents and Teachers of Blind Children, National Association of Blind Lawyers, Colorado Association of Blind Seniors, The Deaf-Blind Division, Colorado Association of Guide Dog Users, The Diabetic Action Network and others. The organization is both a self-help and civil rights organization. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>According to Jessica Beecham, president National Federation Of The Blind Of Colorado, "for many years, we have had a strong organization of people who are blind or low vision throughout the Greely, Loveland, and Fort Collins region of the state. But students graduate and move away. Many long-time elderly members are no longer with us. We know of new parents of blind children who have recently moved to the area." Beecham, a blind entrepreneur herself and a long-distance runner, continued, "whether a person has recently lost vision or has been blind for a long time, the camaraderie, support, and resources of The National Federation Of The Blind Of Colorado has truly changed lives. This meet-up is an opportunity to share a positive philosophy of blindness. It's a chance for our organization to learn the needs and wants of blind and visually impaired people of the Poudre Valley. We are not an organization speaking for the blind. We are an organization of blind people speaking for ourselves."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The NFBCO invites anyone interested in learning more about the training we provide at the Colorado Center for The Blind in Littleton, blind student activities, our blind senior in charge programs, and cutting-edge access technologies to break bread with us at the Red Robin beginning at 5:30. It's an informal event. Get there when you are able. There is no cost except for what you order from the Red Robin menu. There will be door prizes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness need not be the characteristic that defines us or our dreams. You can live the life you want. Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information, please contact Kevan Worley at kevan@nfbco.org or 303-929-2369<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>