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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Have a safe trip and have fun.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Becky Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:rmirdi@aol.com">rmirdi@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Cell:860-8451<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>:Whenever we are impressed with what a non-human animal does its simply because we underestimated its intelligence.: Neil deGrass Tyson </span> from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, July 29, 2022 10:18 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'</a>; <a href="mailto:erival@comcast.net">erival@comcast.net</a>; <a href="mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com">marysilverfox@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">'Nathanael T. Wales'</a>; <a href="mailto:j.mccollum64@comcast.net">j.mccollum64@comcast.net</a>; <a href="mailto:veronicalalston@gmail.com">veronicalalston@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com">deb.reed57@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:rmirdi@aol.com">rmirdi@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com">deb.reed57@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:jcronin442@gmail.com">jcronin442@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Vacation</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello Federation Family,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I will be leaving for vacation tomorrow (July 30<sup>th</sup>) morning and returning on Monday (August 8<sup>th</sup>.) If you have any URGENT matters, please reach out to Beth Rival or Mary Silverberg. Secondly, Lucia will be on vacation from August 4<sup>th</sup> through August 10<sup>th</sup>. Please do not try and reach her during that time frame. Otherwise, I believe we are in good shape for one week. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryanne Melley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>860-212-5549<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>maryanne.melley@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>