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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut State Convention 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Friday, November 3 – Sunday, November 5, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Holiday Inn<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>35 Governor Winthrop Boulevard<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>New London, CT 06320<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>860-443-7000<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Group Code: FTB <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Direct link: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><a href="https://www.holidayinn.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=HI&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=HFDNL&checkInDate=02&checkInMonthYear=102023&checkOutDate=05&checkOutMonthYear=102023&_PMID=99801505&GPC=FTB&cn=no&viewfullsite=true"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;background:#EEEEEE'>Federation Of The Blind</span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Book your room Now! Do not wait to the last minute or you may not get the room block rate of $102.80 after taxes. All rooms must be booked by October 2<sup>nd</sup>, after that our block expires.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Check-in starts at 4:00pm Friday November 3<sup>rd</sup> and late check-out on Sunday November 5<sup>th</sup> is 12:00pm. The hotel will hold your bags for you if you arrive early or need to leave later than 12:00pm on Sunday. Each room has a coffee maker, refrigerator, and microwave. There are only three handicapped rooms in the hotel. Please book early if you need one of these rooms. Friday night’s dinner will be on your own this year at the hotel restaurant which is called La Luna Ristorante Italiano. Jim Cronin and Allison Arbuckle ate there and said the food was exceptionally good. By the time we get there they will have an outside patio finished with firepits. There are plenty of grassy areas for guide dog relief. More information on that will be coming. This hotel is not pet friendly; it is a service animal only hotel (Smiley face.) People traveling to the Holiday Inn can take the Amtrak NE Regional from Union Station in New Haven and then the Shore Line East train to New London. Shore Line East phone number 1-877-287-4337. Riders who need assistance can request Red Cap service on Amtrak trains only. This must be done prior to boarding the train. Metro North is also available for those who live as far away as New York. They do help you board and de-board the train. Please make sure you call them one hour before you arrive. Metro North phone number 877-690-5114. Amtrak is also available from Hartford, and further north, making stops along the way. The Red Cap service is only offered at Springfield and Hartford. We did not check further North but did check the smaller stations heading South. If you call for a reservation you will get a recording. Please be patient and keep saying representative. They may need to call you back. They will. Jim Cronin went through this, and his train is already booked. The phone number for Amtrak is 1-800-872-7245, TTY 1-800-523-6590. Once you arrive at the New London train station there are three taxicab choices and of course Uber and Lyft. The Hotel is not far away but Jim recommends taking a ride rather than trying to walk there.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>