<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This is wonderful news!</div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Let\u2019s give a warm welcome for Christina as she joins our NFB family!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I am looking forward to meeting and working with you! </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Allison E. Arbuckle </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">At Large Chapter President</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 23, 2025, at 10:01\u202fAM, maryanne.melley@gmail.com wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Federation Family and Board Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christina Thompson, Melissa Thompson\u2019s sister will be filling Lucia\u2019s position! She will be training with Lucia when it is convenient for Lucia to do so. I am very pleased and relieved that someone from our Federation Family was able to fill this important spot. Christina has a background in outreach so I think she will be a perfect fit for our future. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Maryanne Melley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">860-212-5549<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">A dream does not become reality through magic: it takes sweat, determination and hard work<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>