<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">David,<div><br></div><div>Can you please send the below invitation to NFB-MD Chapter and Division Presidents - so they can share with interested parties. Let me know if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much.</div><div>Melba</div><div>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiBold",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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Drive</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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afternoon of networking with other business owners and business-minded
professionals. Come enjoy good food, fun, music and feel free to Bring Your Own
Beverage.<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Gabriola"> </span></b></p>
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22<sup>nd</sup> </span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Gabriola">For more
information, please contact Melba Taylor at 240-381-1637 or </span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:m.taylor@EncoreAssoc.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Gabriola">m.taylor@EncoreAssoc.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Gabriola"> <span></span></span></b></p></div><div><br></div><div>_________________________________________<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#a64d79" face="times new roman,serif" size="3" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><strong><i>Melba J. Taylor</i></strong></font><font color="#351c75" face="times new roman,serif" size="3" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><strong><i> </i></strong></font></div><font color="#351c75" face="times new roman,serif" size="3" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><div style="text-align:left"></div></font><font style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#674ea7" face="arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4" style="color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><strong>Encore Associates, LLC</strong></font><font style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><div style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;text-align:left"><font color="#674ea7" face="arial narrow,sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><b>Phone: 240-381-1637</b></font></div><div style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;text-align:left"><font style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><b><font color="#674ea7" size="2">Email: m.taylor@EncoreAssoc.com </font></b></font></div><div style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;text-align:left"><font style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><b><font color="#674ea7" size="2">Website: </font></b><a href="http://www.encoreassoc.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#674ea7" size="2" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><strong>www.EncoreAssoc.com</strong></font></a></font></div><div style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;text-align:left"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font color="#a64d79" face="arial, sans-serif"><b>"It always seems impossible until it's done" - Nelson Mandela</b></font></i></div><div style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;text-align:left"><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></div></font></div><font color="#351c75" face="arial narrow,sans-serif" style="color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p style="text-align:right"><br></p><div style="text-align:left"></div></font><div style="color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;text-align:left"><br></div><font color="#0000ff" style="color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium"><p style="text-align:center"><br></p><div style="text-align:left"></div></font><p align="center" style="color:rgb(53,28,117);font-size:medium;text-align:right"><strong><br></strong></p></font><p style="font-size:medium"><br></p><p align="right" style="text-align:left"></p><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>