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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=whitesmoke lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Our convention this year is in person only. We will be following the policies set forth by the National office. This means all participants must submit a negative Covid test to Lucia Lee at </span></b><a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org"><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>llee@nfbct.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'> no sooner than 72 hours prior to the start of convention on November 4<sup>th</sup>. All attendees will be required to wear masks during the entire time, with the exception of when eating and speaking at the microphone.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Dinner starts at 6:00p.m. on Friday November 4<sup>th</sup>, not 5:00p.m. Please feel free to join in with Judy Potter, Jim Cronin and our national representative for an evening of entertainment on Friday November 4<sup>th</sup> starting at 7:00p.m. Also bring your extra cash for Jailhouse karaoke. For $5.00 you can put someone in “jail” that person has to either sing a song or pay $5.00 to get out of “jail”. Have fun putting people on the spot! Also, there will be a cash bar available.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Attached you will find our registration form. Coming soon: registration online via our website!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Below is a link to make hotel reservations online:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=640 style='width:480.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1662033847959&key=GRP" target="_blank">Book your group rate for National Federation of the Blind of CT Nov22</a></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>You will find the information for your online reservation link below. If you have questions or need help with the link, please do not hesitate to ask. We appreciate your business and look forward to a successful event.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Event Summary:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of CT Nov22</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Start Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>End Date: Sunday, November 6, 2022</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Last Day to Book: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=l-hotel-name style='margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><b>Sheraton Hartford South Hotel for 99 USD per night</b><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1662033847959&key=GRP" target="_blank">Book your group rate for National Federation of the Blind of CT Nov22</a></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>