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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’re kicking off 2016 with a recap of the Community Service Division’s activities in 2015 written by division president Darian Smith. So head on over to the blog at <a href="http://www.nfbcommunityservice.org/blog">http://www.nfbcommunityservice.org/blog</a> and read about what we were up to last year. In honor of the recap and our accomplishments as a division in 2015, I’ve also posted a few new entries to the blog revisiting the 75 Days of Service campaign, so definitely check those out while you’re there as well. We look forward to all that we will accomplish in 2016 and beyond. If you have an idea for a blog entry or have a community service experience you’d like to share, please let me know at blog@nfbcommunityservice.org.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Parsons<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vice President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>