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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Kansas Federationists,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Most of you who have requested financial assistance to attend the 2019 NFB national convention in Las Vegas have been approved and will soon be receiving your checks by first class mail with letters containing need-to-know information. You will likely receive your envelopes over the coming weekend or early next week.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now is definitely the time to reserve your air trip or other transportation to Las Vegas and to reserve your hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort if you have not already done so. The number to call to reserve your room is (877) 632-9001. However, there may not be any rooms available in the NFB convention block at this late date. However, there are often postings from would-be conventioneers looking for a room mate. If you would like to share a room with a fellow conventioneer the best approach is to post an inquiry on a newly created listserv on the NFB member list site. To get subscribed to the conventions list go to <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-conventions_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-conventions_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is an announce oly list, which means that any response to an inquiry for a room mate must be communicated directly to the sender and not by responding to the list posting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>May your transportation and lodging logistics go smoothly, and I look forward to seeing you in Vegas.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rob Tabor | First Vice President National Federation of the Blind of Kansas<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(785) 865-9959<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rob.tabor@sbcglobal.net<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>