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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Happy New Year, everyone! Louisiana Center for the Blind staff and students and members of the National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana wish each of you a happy and prosperous
2018.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please see the links below for important and beneficial information for students, parents, and educators. More information about NFB of Louisiana state convention and
our state scholarships (including online preregistration and the online state scholarship application) may be found at
</span></span><a href="http://www.nfbla.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.nfbla.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
More information about the Federation’s national scholarship program may be found at
</span></span><a href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.nfb.org/scholarships</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
Details about Louisiana Center summer programs will be available next week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please distribute this information widely. And, as always, if I can be of additional assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/irt1y9mq1d5ut02/LPOBC%20membership%20form.docx?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Louisiana
Parents of Blind Children Membership Form</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mqwql7ctlnajgiw/NFBL%20info%20flyer.docx?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">NFB
of Louisiana Information Flyer</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/6dyewu17q6ucdz5/NFBL%20Scholarship%20Application%202018.docx?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">NFB
of Louisiana 2018 State Scholarship Application</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"> (print edition)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzuzuxotxmpgxp8/2018-print-application-form.docx?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">NFB
2018 National Scholarship Application</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"> (print edition)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/uz7b3rm1i345rcu/State%20Convention%20Flyer%202018.doc?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">NFB
of Louisiana 2018 State Convention Flyer</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0o6jacf2bdvtns/pre-registration%20form.doc?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Preregistration
Form for NFB of Louisiana State Convention</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/diexd7st7ia3g77/National%20Convention%20Flyer%202018.docx?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">NFB
2018 National Convention Flyer</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk502928307"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eric Guillory, Director of Youth Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Louisiana Center for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">101 South Trenton Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ruston, LA 71270<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Voice: 800-234-4166<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Fax: 318-251-0109<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Twitter: ericguillory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Skype: brllovingdad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.louisianacenter.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.louisianacenter.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">“Together, we are changing what it means to be blind.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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