<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Good Morning,</div><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa would like to welcome you to our 2024 State Convention <span dir="ltr">October 18-20</span> in Urbandale Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines. I find visiting other state conventions fun, informative, and rewarding, and I think you might, too.</div><div>Our National Representative this year will be President Riccobono, and we will have sessions for seniors, students, parents, and more. We are gathering history of NFBI past, and also have a selection of exhibitors who will be at the convention, including technology vendors.</div><div><br></div><div>There will be door prizes and baked goods will be auctioned off.</div><div>To learn more or register, please visit</div><div><a href="http://nfbi.org/convention">nfbi.org/convention</a></div><div> </div><div>We have one additional opportunity for anyone and everyone that does not require attending our convention. Thanks<span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> to HumanWare, a sponsor of this year's convention, we will be holding a drawing during the convention for someone to win a Victor Reader Stream 3. In order to enter your name into the drawing, please complete the</span><a href="https://nfbi.org/victor-stream-drawing" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 123, 255); font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"> Victor Stream drawing entry form</a><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Each donation in the amount of $10 will give you a chance to potentially win the Victor Stream 3. You do not need to be present at the banquet in order to win. If you have any questions regarding the form, please contact Becky Young, president of the Des Moines Chapter, at <span dir="ltr">515-553-9270</span> or </span><font color="#007bff" face="Lato, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="mailto:byoung@nfbi.org">byoung@nfbi.org</a></span></font></div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me . I can be reached at</div><div>cindyray@gmail.com</div><div>(515) 208-2351</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We look forward to seeing you soon,</div><div>Cindy Ray and the rest of the NFBI convention planning committee</div><div><br></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr">Cindy Lou Ray<div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div></body></html>