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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Save the Date!</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>NFB Washington Seminar Career Fair </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>January 30, 2023, 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Please save Monday, January 30, 2023, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern as the date for our Washington Seminar Career Fair, to be held at the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Holiday Inn Washington Capitol – National Mall, 550 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>There is no charge for employers or job seekers. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>National Federation of the Blind career fairs are events for blind people seeking jobs to connect with employers, and an opportunity for employers to seek more talent for their teams.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>This is an in-person event, not a virtual one</span></u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. Each registered employer will have a table and chairs, and registered job seekers will circulate around the room talking to employers. The Washington Seminar is the second-largest national event in the Federation year, and draws jobseekers from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Registration for the career fair is required for both job seekers and employers. Walk-ins will not be admitted. Registration closes at <b>12:00 noon Eastern on January 19, 2023</b>. We will not be able to accept registrations after then. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The links for registration will appear soon on the Washington Seminar page: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb.org/index.php/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar"><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1'>https://nfb.org/index.php/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. Please see the link to Washington Seminar Career Fair in the left margin. We will send you another email when registration is open. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>For more information on the career fair, please contact Dick Davis, Employment Committee Chair, at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:dickblind@gmail.com"><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1'>dickblind@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, John Dubay, Employer Liaison, at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jdubay@leadsatscale.com"><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1'>jdubay@leadsatscale.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, or Rachel Kuntz at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:rachelrkuntz@gmail.com"><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1'>rachelrkuntz@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>About National Federation of the Blind Employment Initiatives</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>With opportunities to compete in the workplace in terms of equality, blind people can achieve careers based on their dreams, talents, and abilities. The National Federation of the Blind connects working-age blind people with opportunities and resources to compete in the workplace on terms of equality. For more information, contact Maurice Peret, NOMCT, Coordinator of Career Mentoring & Employment Programs, at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:mperet@nfb.org"><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>mperet@nfb.org </span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>or 410-659-9314, extension 2350.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>