<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:12pt;"><DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=OLE_LINK7 target=_blank></A><A name=OLE_LINK6 target=_blank></A><A name=OLE_LINK5 target=_blank><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>Hello to all members & friends of the NFB of CT:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>Yes, it certainly has been a hard cold winter. Cheer up, spring is just around the corner and hopefully all this snow will be gone in a few weeks!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Soon the trees will be budding, the robins will be singing, the daffodils will be reaching for the sunshine, and of course, golf will come into play.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Speaking of which, we are once again participating in the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity fund raiser.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may be thinking that it’s much too early to think about our fund raiser, but really it’s not.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Last year, we had a pretty poor response from our membership.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We had only 23 donors out of 200 active paid members and maybe 25 friends contributing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This year, we are asking members to not only donate but to ask family members, friends and business associates to participate. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>There are about 140 days until you would receive a bill for your 2015 pledge.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you put 7 cents a day or 50 cents a week in a jar, you should have enough for a $10.00 pledge come the billing date.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ask yourself honestly, is that too much of a hardship?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Remember, with your pledge/donation, you are entitled to make a free guess of how many birdies will be made during the 2015 Travelers Championship, June 22-28. The first prize for guessing the exact number of birdies that are made is a $1,500.00 Visa gift card.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By winning the first prize, our affiliate, the NFB of CT, will also receive a special bonus check in the amount of $500.00.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>For those of you who have some gambling blood in your veins, to make it more exciting, you can make a pledge of 2 cents or more per birdie (times the number of birdies that are made).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For example, if 1500 birdies are made and you pledged 2 cents a birdie, your pledge payment would be $30.00. You can pledge any amount you wish over the 2 cent per birdie minimum.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>Our goal this year is to raise $4,000.00, so let’s get going. Remember, “He who hesitates is lost”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>How do you make a pledge/donation?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s simple; there are several ways.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The easiest way to make a pledge or donation is to call me at (203) 754-0211 or our NFB of CT outreach office at (860) 289-1971 and you can give us the needed information over the phone. The second option is to request a pledge form be mailed to you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or, for those of you that are computer savvy, you can fill out your pledge form online by going to one of the following web site:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica'><A title=www.TravelersChampionship.com/birdies-for-charity href="http://www.travelerschampionship.com/birdies-for-charity" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.TravelersChampionship.com/birdies-for-charity">www.TravelersChampionship.com/birdies-for-charity</A> or directly to the donor pledge page at <A title=https://events.r2it.com/birdies/DefaultPage/TravelersChampionship/Default.aspx?site=travelerschampionship&siteId=72. href="https://events.r2it.com/birdies/DefaultPage/TravelersChampionship/Default.aspx?site=travelerschampionship&siteId=72." target=_blank mce_href="https://events.r2it.com/birdies/DefaultPage/TravelersChampionship/Default.aspx?site=travelerschampionship&siteId=72.">https://events.r2it.com/birdies/DefaultPage/TravelersChampionship/Default.aspx?site=travelerschampionship&siteId=72.</A></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>In 2012 our former president Beth Rival had won the Guess the Birdies sweepstakes. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica'>2014: 1,828 birdies; 2013: 1,620 birdies; 2012: 1,885 birdies; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica'>2011: 1,839 birdies; 2010: 1,834 birdies; 2009: 1,888 birdies<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>Make your pledge/donation today. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today”. Please do not hesitate to call or e-mail me with any questions or concerns.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin'>Make your pledge now.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may call me at your convenience, any time between 7 A.M. & 10 P.M. Please note that I will be away from March 18th to 26th. During that time, feel free to either call our community outreach office at 860-289-1971 or <A href="mailto:info@nfbct.org" target=_blank>info@nfbct.org</A>, or Esther Levegnale at 203-753-5932 or <A href="mailto:elevegnale@sbcglobal.net" target=_blank>elevegnale@sbcglobal.net</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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