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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you are able to enjoy this unusually warm weather. How lovely to have a glimpse of summer in April, here in New England. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However, don’t get too complacent and register now and book your room for our upcoming National Convention in Houston, Texas from July 1 through July 6! We hope to have all of you there! As you remember, our goal is to have 100 of us there, this summer!! So, please share this with all of your Mass friends. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The deadline to apply for the Kenneth Jernigan scholarship is almost here. Saturday, April 15 is the deadline for this scholarship. For those of you who do not know; if you will be attending the National Convention for the very first time, in person, you can apply for this scholarship. This will help with the cost of your convention and provide you with lots of information and personal resources for your very first, life-changing experience at the NFB National Convention! Here is the Link: https://nfb.org/form/kenneth-jernigan-convention-scho<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, if you haven’t booked your room or registered for the convention. Please don’t delay, and do it, as soon as possible. Here is the link with all of that information. <a href="Https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention">Https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For the best experience, plan to arrive on July 1 and depart on July 7!! I can’t wait to see all of you there!! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Warm regards, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>President, National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>617-600-8130<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="nfbma.org">Visit NFB MA Website for more information</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="nfb.org">Visit the NFB website for more info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-of-the-Blind-of-Massachusetts-1593379944322253">Visit us on Facebook</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>“</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#01893E;mso-ligatures:none'>You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>”</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>