<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">This is an email that Jim sent to me today. I am in contact with someone from the AC B to work out the details so that we can all work together on this project. We have not chosen a date yet, I just thought I would put this email out for all of you to see so that we can start planning. <br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="x-apple-outlook-blockquote"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Becky Young, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa, Des Moines<br>Phone: <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">515-553-9270</span><br><a href="mailto:byoung@nfbi.org">Email</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><font color="#ffffff"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i>Website</i></a><i> <br>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></i></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Jim Rechkemmer <j.rechkemmer@mchsi.com><br><b>Date:</b> July 20, 2023 at 2:55:35 PM CDT<br><b>To:</b> byoung@nfbi.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Jim, the 16th Annual Hunger Fight is right around the corner!</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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We need to find some people to join us and get registered for this event.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jim<o:p></o:p></p><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> Meals from the Heartland <noreply@mealsfromtheheartland.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jim Rechkemmer <j.rechkemmer@mchsi.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Jim, the 16th Annual Hunger Fight is right around the corner!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="http://community.mealsfromtheheartland.org/site/R?i=RmXP8jOZjVlZkyaic30P4LgYBOMnc6gleN8rOJOQSlHlXsSYrHxgbQ">View this email in your browser</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="850" height="162" style="width:8.8541in;height:1.6875in" id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://secure3.convio.net/mfth/images/content/pagebuilder/General_Header.jpg" data-unique-identifier=""><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00488E">Food For Thought </span></em><span style="font-size:29.0pt;color:#6AB443">eNewsletter</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p align="center" style="text-align:center"> <img border="0" width="450" height="44" style="width:4.6875in;height:.4583in" id="_x0000_i1040" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/HH0bX_PhxLHEbf-0E3b4KGlm6dqbt2dn4WZLxd6ndOsR3FPEEIdcQ_N3NWbDBw6sC07gjNtupqIFYJOL492-OmuyFVodNwks6xWWlcLGHvY4P7TmIKE1MCAQddX46WzMg3yn2t_BwPscT1flkWUhEht7GPsAabgsKTKxljdblj9psJsJFfxRbznmWv680FB_=s0-d-e1-ft#http://community.mealsfromtheheartland.org/images/content/pagebuilder/Raise_Your_Hand_Logo_4c_Purple_Field_Horz_-_Resized.jpg" alt="Raise Your Hand" data-unique-identifier=""><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#6AB443"> <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://community.mealsfromtheheartland.org/site/R?i=BDI62_2hIOcjskRjk-8kTVdIXHjnQXsNLq9rvB_FEJVKaUbZ1fKLuw"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#6AB443">Volunteer</span></a> • </span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#6AB443"><a href="http://community.mealsfromtheheartland.org/site/R?i=pgrZLCCKNiFbnNlkBSzNcmCG0fH3UC4xwAB8G2FsHK4AUfcMidW8fg"><span style="color:#6AB443">Donate</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#6AB443"> • </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#6AB443"><a href="http://community.mealsfromtheheartland.org/site/R?i=8_2ggPYkc--o4eaSuFas96m-kjlFIAR508D__hinhngoxF7v7UG7Xg"><span style="color:#6AB443">Host an Event</span></a> • <a href="http://community.mealsfromtheheartland.org/site/R?i=KDcqbDd4PWNIfduZQjQs9VQQdF3zfI8KtvTr48ESMM4j8yspgZx8Kg"><span style="color:#6AB443">Corporate Sponsorships</span></a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="700" style="width:525.0pt;border:solid #C41230 6.0pt"><tbody><tr><td width="425" valign="top" style="width:318.75pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"><h3 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;color:#6AB443">Is Your Team Competitive?</span><o:p></o:p></h3><h3 align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="600" height="422" style="width:6.25in;height:4.3958in" id="_x0000_i1039" src="https://secure3.convio.net/mfth/images/content/pagebuilder/Compete_then_Eat_Logo_2023.jpg" data-unique-identifier=""><o:p></o:p></h3><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#00488E">Grab your team of 10 and join us for the Hy-Vee One Step Challenge and Morsel Combat to kickoff the16th Annual Hunger Fight! The competitive part is a 2-Box Race and the eating part includes sampling the delicious morsels prepared by the cities top chefs and bakeries at the beautiful RecPlex in West Des Moines. <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Compete then eat!</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://community.mealsfromtheheartland.org/site/R?i=xbXGQoZdQw_lAFwcdCxMYGqhc3HYE8ZXiAqqYZfGHyEUA_N4Nqnhig"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="120" height="53" style="width:1.25in;height:.552in" id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://secure3.convio.net/mfth/images/content/pagebuilder/Read_More_Here_Button_Orange.jpg" data-unique-identifier=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div></div><h2 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#6AB443"> 16th Annual Hunger Fight at Hy-Vee Hall</span><o:p></o:p></h2><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="500" height="636" style="width:5.2083in;height:6.625in" id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://secure3.convio.net/mfth/images/content/pagebuilder/IMG_0076.jpg" data-unique-identifier=""><o:p></o:p></p></div><p><span style="color:#00488E">It's that time of year again - the Annual Hunger Fight! Join us August 30-September 2 at Hy-Vee Hall downtown to help us package 4 million meals in 4 days! Registration is open so get yourself or your team registered today. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://community.mealsfromtheheartland.org/site/R?i=Un87j73WszdL6Z1ODYrurH-Yn04l5DLKYIzXiFQXi_m39xGCoSeMrw"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="120" height="53" style="width:1.25in;height:.552in" id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://secure3.convio.net/mfth/images/content/pagebuilder/Read_More_Here_Button.jpg" data-unique-identifier=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><h2 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#6AB443">Part Time Position Open</span><o:p></o:p></h2><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#6AB443"><img border="0" width="400" height="276" style="width:4.1666in;height:2.875in" id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://secure3.convio.net/mfth/images/content/pagebuilder/Join-Our-Team.jpg" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#00488E">We're looking to add to a part-time Program Coordinator. 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