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<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt"><FONT face=Calibri>NOVEMBER 6<SUP>th</SUP>, 7<SUP>th</SUP>, and 8<SUP>th<o:p></o:p></SUP></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
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<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt"><FONT face=Calibri>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><FONT face=Calibri>proudly hosts is 44<SUP>th</SUP> Annual State Convention!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
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<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Friday Afternoon:</SPAN></U></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt"> Job Seminar.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></div>
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