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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon,</p><p class=MsoNormal>I just wanted to remind all of you that your dues need to be paid between now , and December 31<sup>st</sup>, if you want to vote in the election, or run for office, or a position on the board. Anyone interested in running please contact Barbara Hamel at <a href="mailto:poetlori8@msn.com">poetlori8@msn.com</a> cell 5154238083 </p><p class=MsoNormal>You can pay your dues later, but you won’t be able to vote. Remember that our Christmas party is on December 9<sup>th</sup> We will be eating at noon, and have the assembly room until 4:00 P.M. We will have a gift exchange that you can participate in if you want to. Participation isn’t required. If you would like to participate, please bring a $5.00 gift wrapped or in a gift bag. We are going to have a wonderful meal, along with Christmas carols. The retreat students are invited to attend. Also the tickets are $20.00 per person. You may pay for a student or someone else if you like. </p><p class=MsoNormal>The give it up or do it challenge has been extended until December 9<sup>th</sup>. Money needs to be turned in to Mary McGee at the Christmas party.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Remember that we are doing refundable recycling. Pop beer cans and bottles. This will be a continuous fund raiser. Our Teresa’s Gamming Salon is going to be on November 4<sup>th</sup> from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. The money we raise from the gamming salon as well as the give it up or do it challenge is going to BELL.</p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions, please contact me of list, or at my phone number listed below.</p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Becky Young, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa, Des Moines<br>Phone: 515-553-9270<br></span><a href="mailto:byoung@nfbi.org">Email</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Website</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>