<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dear Friends,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> Thank you to those who were able to make it to the Community Service seminar and Division organizing meeting of the National Federation of the Blind.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> We hope you enjoyed the speakers and content as much as we enjoyed putting it together and having you there.</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> If you couldn’t make it, we are truly sorry and hope that you will make it a point to join us next year in Orlando, as i am sure there will be something special in place for our Diamond (75th Anniversary Convention. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">If for some reason you couldn’t make or stay for the Organizing Meeting, we are glad to tell you that we approved a constitution and elected the following officers:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> President: Darian Smith</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Vice-President: Chris Parsons</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> Secretary: Charlotte Czarnecki</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Treasurer: Corina Salinas </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Board member 1: Michelle Mitchell</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Board member 2. Sarah Leon</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Board member 3. James Gump</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> We look forward to getting to work on Building the Division and serving our communities, and in so doing strengthening the Federation.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> We look forward to working with you to expand community service opportunities for the Blind on all levels of the organization and creating a platform that promotes the recognition of the true capacity of the blind.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> Please be in touch should you have any thoughts, questions, ideas or want to become more involved in our work. which spans from community to country. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> Thanks,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> Darian</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> p.s.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #000000"> Join our list serve at:http://<a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.org"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.org</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #000000">Join our face book group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/205759772877055/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/205759772877055/</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><br></span></div></body></html>