<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I suspect that many of you will have or will receive this email, but just in case…<div class=""> Please find below details regarding our 80th convention of the national federation of the blind. <br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"National Federation of the Blind" <<a href="mailto:webmaster@nfb.org" class="">webmaster@nfb.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Important Update on National Convention</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">April 10, 2020 at 3:30:34 PM MDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Darian Smith <<a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com" class="">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"National Federation of the Blind" <<a href="mailto:webmaster@nfb.org" class="">webmaster@nfb.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<h1 class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size:20pt" class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="">Join the 2020 National Convention from Anywhere</span></span></strong></h1><p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt" class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class="">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the national convention of the National Federation of the Blind, originally scheduled for Houston, Texas, from July 14-19, is going virtual. The organized blind movement will connect blind Americans for the largest gathering of the blind in history!</span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt" class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class="">The 2020 national convention will include most of the elements conventioneers expect, with some new twists. Details about registration for the convention, as well as details of the convention schedule and logistics as they become available, can be found at <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=16548&qid=3445242" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline" class="">www.nfb.org/convention</a>. </span></span></p>
<h2 class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size:17pt" class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="">Message from President Riccobono</span></span></strong></h2><p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt" class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class="">“The National Federation of the Blind is delighted to celebrate our eightieth year by expanding the circle of participation to create what will surely be the largest gathering of the blind in history,” said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. “Through this unique event, we will connect blind Americans from anywhere to build opportunities everywhere. We look forward to spreading the 2020 view on blindness to the entire nation and beyond.”</span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt" class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=16549&qid=3445242" rel="nofollow" class="">Register now</a> at no cost and stay tuned for more details. We look forward to your participation in the 2020 NFB National Convention.</span></span></p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
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