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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><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Debbie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Debbie Malone via Massachusetts-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 18, 2024 8:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Debbie Malone <dmalone510@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massachusetts-NFB] NFBMA State Specific Washington Seminar Training TBD - Glitch With Zoom on Tuesday 1/16<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Good morning All,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shara has requested that the Washington Seminar delegates meet next Tuesday, 1/23 at 8pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join Zoom Meeting<br><a href="https://zoom.us/j/99664834709" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/j/99664834709</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Looking forward to seeing you all there. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM Mika Pyyhkala via Massachusetts-NFB <<a href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<br><br>Some of you may have tried to join a state specific NFBMA Washington<br>seminar training meeting today, Tuesday 1/16, and encountered<br>technical difficulties with the Zoom platform meeting id, etc.<br><br>We will reschedule a virtual meeting of NFBMA deligates from Massachusetts.<br><br>In the mean time, the best material to review is on:<br><a href="http://nfb.org/washington-seminar" target="_blank">http://nfb.org/washington-seminar</a><br><br>There have also been some prior messages sent out with Zoom recordings<br>of national office legislative training and mock meetings. These prior<br>recorded meetings also provide excellent audio training and overviews<br>of how you might think about presenting the issues in person. If your<br>a person that prefers to listen to material instead of just reading<br>it, these are excellent resources!<br><br>Again, as we get closer to the event, we will be sending out state<br>specific updates and information that you may need before leaving to<br>travel to Washington DC.<br><br>We also thank Debbie Malone who is working with me as a legislative<br>director this year and who will be with us for the full duration of<br>the Washington seminar event in DC. Debbie also has prior experience<br>with the state specific training programs that some of our members<br>have requested.<br><br>Thank you.<br><br>Best,<br>Mika Pyyhkala<br>Legislative Director<br><a href="mailto:pyyhkala@gmail.com" target="_blank">pyyhkala@gmail.com</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Massachusetts-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Massachusetts-NFB@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Massachusetts-NFB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Massachusetts-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org/dmalone510%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org/dmalone510%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Debbie Malone</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts</span></i><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Affiliate Second Vice President</span></i><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>At-Large Chapter President</span></i><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a href="https://inclusioneducation.com/" target="_blank">InclusionEducation.com</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B07RVCRR5R" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>