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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The Des Moines Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is working on one. On April 5 there will be a trip to fill meals from the heartland, and we are considering some other things as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Cindy Lou Ray, President,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Des Moines Chapter,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Community-Service [mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division via Community-Service<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 30, 2017 12:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Community Service Discussion List <community-service@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division <president@nfbcommunityservice.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Community-service] Community Service efforts in our state affiliates<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> I know that we have some folks currently working on organized community service efforts in Texas, Washington DC and California. Beyond that, are there any folks working on efforts in other states?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Are there people that aren’t working on organized community service efforts that want to see about getting one going in your state?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Darian Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Web: <a href="http://www.nfbcommunityservice.org">www.nfbcommunityservice.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Twitter: @NFB_CSD,@goldengateace<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityServiceDivision">www.facebook.com/CommunityServiceDivision</a>"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:#4787FF'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:president@nfbcommunityservice.org">president@nfbcommunityservice.org</a></span></u><span style='color:#4787FF'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>(415)215-9809<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> “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 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Help drive change for the blind .<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#5756D6'>For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</a> or call 1-855-659-9314<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black'>“<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>