<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">October is <a class="_58cn" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/meettheblindmonth?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAUFXDq-iFVTF0j60ZkLuhDjLGTQUWZBV_gYlsQE-hZ2xX4KLf74gD3oRS_5aV7Z_BjBfmty8Rc75oYWsS7V5Z10dxDy0KBIT7AkGLlC_-Ab1u0gmFkjs3WLr0IzrYZL4UMEjwzjtpHebU-D1TajW6qSvbCjh0TVvvaml7V3_zDEKE_0woO8p6ta5L2ZP835oHfJdHKGSDLW1k8RjkwGrmuLbGgWPmj7H-tttZxlgU2c699lnf8tCVwuW4LvW4s0PIYknRV8GOn0IBonSEn82O6I-jM0NdFXgIj0f-2MIrPMkzbSIwWYxYv_hKit7oN-M5vm95ybDdfe8DYZmGAHAcTYEy-&__tn__=%2ANK-R" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" style="color: rgb(56, 88, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; font-family: inherit;"><span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-family: inherit;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="unicode-bidi: isolate; color: rgb(54, 88, 153); font-family: inherit;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">MeetTheBlindMonth</span></span></a>. Due to COVID-19, we cannot go out into the community to share our stories. So we are going to post profiles on some of our members for anyone to read. So, come <a class="_58cn" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/meettheblind?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAUFXDq-iFVTF0j60ZkLuhDjLGTQUWZBV_gYlsQE-hZ2xX4KLf74gD3oRS_5aV7Z_BjBfmty8Rc75oYWsS7V5Z10dxDy0KBIT7AkGLlC_-Ab1u0gmFkjs3WLr0IzrYZL4UMEjwzjtpHebU-D1TajW6qSvbCjh0TVvvaml7V3_zDEKE_0woO8p6ta5L2ZP835oHfJdHKGSDLW1k8RjkwGrmuLbGgWPmj7H-tttZxlgU2c699lnf8tCVwuW4LvW4s0PIYknRV8GOn0IBonSEn82O6I-jM0NdFXgIj0f-2MIrPMkzbSIwWYxYv_hKit7oN-M5vm95ybDdfe8DYZmGAHAcTYEy-&__tn__=%2ANK-R" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" style="color: rgb(56, 88, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; font-family: inherit;"><span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-family: inherit;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="unicode-bidi: isolate; color: rgb(54, 88, 153); font-family: inherit;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">MeetTheBlind</span></span></a>!</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px 0px; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Sharon Luka was introduced to the NFB of Kansas around 1973 where she met many other blind people who encouraged her in education and alternative cooking and cane travel. She is now the state secretary. Sharon is well known for baking pumpkin bread for state convention annually. She enjoys knitting and swimming. Sharon also performs and has taught music. Sharon thanks the NFB for its educational seminars, encouraging activities and great annual conventions.</p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Photo of Sharon in a red shirt and blue pants holding her cane, standing under a red and blue balloon arch. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="DFF9E762-824E-48EC-8988-9F36C7F30884" src="cid:FAE6F118-7646-4D40-B2BD-4D5FA272C456" class=""></div></body></html>