<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dear families, educators, and blindness related professionals,</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We are so excited to welcome all students to our first NFB BELL Academy of Massachusetts on Monday! These two weeks will be full of learning, growth, and fun, and we know families will be eager to see all that their student accomplishes during the program.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">With that being said, we would like to warmly invite you to join us for the BELL Academy Open House on the last day of the program, which will take place </span><span dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">on Friday, August 16th from 1:00-3:30 PM</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> at </span><span dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">68 Northampton St in Boston</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. This will be a chance for the students to show parents and all in attendance the new skills they have learned, which will include making delicious desserts for all to share. We will also have an appreciation ceremony for the students and teachers, where students who complete the program will be able to ring the symbolic freedom bell. This will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all that the students have achieved over the course of the two-week program. At the same time, it will be a great opportunities for new families, educators, and any blindness related professionals to experience what the Nfb built Academy of Massachusetts is all about </span>and spread the word far and wide.</font></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If you are sure if the Academy was a good fit for your child, come join us in the open house and discover the great benefits of it. Please let me know if you have any questions. My contact info can be found below in my signature. We hope you will be able to join us for the Bell Academy open house!</span><div><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thank you for your time and have a braillent rest of your day :)<br></span></font><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Stephanie Barrera Valdes</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Coordinator, NFB BELL Academy of Massachusetts</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Find more info or register at: </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/education/nfb-bellr-academy/massachusetts">https://nfb.org/programs-services/education/nfb-bellr-academy/massachusetts</a></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">President, Massachusetts Parents of Blind Children.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">A proud division of the National Federation Of The Blind Of Massachusetts</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s2">781-839-0628</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s2">Stephanie.p.valdes@gmail.com</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://nfbma.org/chapters-divisions/massachusetts-parents-blind-children">fbma.org/chapters-divisions/massachusetts-parents-blind-children</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>