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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Melissa Thompson <MThompson@independenceunlimited.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 6, 2025 10:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> ct-nfb@nfbnet.org; llee@nfbct.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Urgent! Call to action, please join us<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Federation, family,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My name is Melissa Thompson, and I am one of the advocates at one of the centers for independent living in Connecticut. We are partnering with the Disability community to have a call to action regarding the proposed federal cuts in Connecticut and the impact that they will have on the lives of people with disabilities. I am asking Everyone in the Federation to join to support me and and this fight to help show our solidarity in our fight to prevent the proposed cuts.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The zoom link to join is in the attached document, and we will start at 10 AM for one hour on May 7, 2025. I hope that everyone can join and come to listen and hear What is needed to know about these proposed federal cuts.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you so very much,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Melissa Thompson; MSW, IL Advocate<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Independence Unlimited<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>151 New Park Ave. Suite D<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Hartford, CT 06106<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Phone: (860) 523-5021<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Fax: (860) 523-5603<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><a href="mailto:mthompson@independenceunlimited.org">mthompson@independenceunlimited.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><a href="http://www.independenceunlimited.org">www.independenceunlimited.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>