<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi all,<div class=""> As you know, we are a little over a month away from the 75th convention of the National Federation of the Blind.</div><div class=""> as is the case in past conventions the community service division will have a seminar, though this year’s seminar will be the first for the division as an official division of the Federation.</div><div class=""> We will also have a trivia night this year as we did last year.</div><div class=""> I’m looking for some individuals who would be willing to help the division reach the goal of welcoming a minimum of 75 people to our meeting.</div><div class=""> on the surface, this seems very ambitious, but if you consider that all that needs to be done is to spread the word via your friends going to convention and your social media networks, this is actually more doable than you think.</div><div class=""> If you are interested in helping us promote the community service division meeting please send me an e-mail with the subject “promoting the 2015 seminar” by Monday June 1.</div><div class=""> Thank you and See you in Orlando!</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class=""><div class="">
<div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Darian Smith</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(71, 135, 255); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class=""><a href="mailto:president@nfbcommunityservice.org" class="">president@nfbcommunityservice.org</a></span></div><p style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> </p><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">(415)215-9809</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> twitter: @goldengateace</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Connect with the Community Service Division </div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Facebook: search for “NFB Community Service Division”.</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Twitter:@NFBCSDivision</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 19px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">blindness is not what holds you back.</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> “We need your service, right now, at this moment - our moment - in history. I'm not going to tell you what your role should be; that's for you to discover. But I am going to ask you to play your part; ask you to stand up; ask you to put your foot firmly into the current of history” — Barack Obama </div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Did you know that your unwanted vehicle can be just what is needed to help <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> drive<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>change for the blind .</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!</div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(87, 86, 214); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(87, 86, 214); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/" class=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class="">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</span></a> or call 1-855-659-9314</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Times; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">“</div></div>
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