<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Good morning, and happy new year.</div><div>It’s hard to believe that 2024 is coming to an end, and 2025 is about to begin. As we look back over the past year, we can think about all the things that we have accomplished throughout this year. And coming into the new year, now we can look forward to what Liza ahead of us. Things we will accomplish for the National Federation Of The Blind at the national level, as well as at our state level. We have lots of things happening in 2025. And I am excited to see how it all works out. Just a reminder that today is the last day that you can pay your dues which will allow you to run for office, and vote in our January elections. Our January meeting will be held on January 11, at 2 o’clock at Lutheran Hope Elim after our meeting and elections, we will be having a special shower for Helen, Enrique, and little Enrique. As always if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me off list at my information below. Looking forward to seeing all of you at our meeting, and remember that everyone in our chapter is important, and everyone in our chapter has a place. no one is any more important than anyone else.</div><div><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 chapter <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></body></html>