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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I was on the convention committee however no one contacted me. I will be happy to help. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Esther Levegnale via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 10, 2024 2:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Esther Levegnale <elevegnale@sbcglobal.net>; Melissa Thompson <lady1mnt@yahoo.com>; Mdiggs2@peopepc.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] State Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,Maryanne,<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you need more help, I would be more than happy to assist.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Esther<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On May 22, 2024, at 10:43<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>AM, Maryanne Melley via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Federation Family,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As of now we only have Jim Cronin, Allison Arbuckle and myself working on the convention committee. I need at least one person from each chapter to step up and help us. If not, next year there will be no convention. There will only be a business meeting. I need new ideas for speakers, people to look for sponsors and ideas for what to do on Friday night. Remember we are not a social club! We have important issues to work on to help the blind become more independent.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maryanne Melley<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>860-212-5549<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With love, hope, and determination we can transform our dreams into reality.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>CT-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org">CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/elevegnale%40sbcglobal.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/elevegnale%40sbcglobal.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>