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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>Good Morning to All of our Great minds and creative Souls! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our 2025 State Convention will be held on March 14-16, 2025 in Springfield, Massachusetts. This is going to be the biggest and best convention ever! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In order to make that happen, your input is needed! For this meeting I want everyone who hopes for a fantastic State convention to be there! Please come and tell us what would make this convention great for you! Bring all of your concepts and your willingness to hear everyone else’s suggestions, as well. Please understand that we want to hear everyone’s thoughts and we will make as many of those as possible come to fruition. This doesn’t mean that if we are not able to make your idea come to be, that we don’t appreciate your suggestion. We will absolutely keep it in mind for future events. So come one, come all and let’s hear your ideas! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This one time meeting will be held on Thursday, August 29 at 7PM. Below are the Zoom details.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Date: August 29, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Time: 7P.M. EST <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Join Zoom Meeting<br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/95988295663?pwd=DbPBuyBa91Sa7f3IVOcA5G916u5qtY.1" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:Roboto;letter-spacing:.1pt'>https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/95988295663?pwd=DbPBuyBa91Sa7f3IVOcA5G916u5qtY.1</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.1pt'><br><br>Meeting ID: 959 8829 5663<br>Passcode: 2024<br><br>---<br><br>One tap mobile<br>+16469313860,,95988295663#,,,,*2024# US<br>+s13017158592,,95988295663#,,,,*2024# US (Washington DC)<br><br>---<br><br>Dial by your location<br>• +1 646 931 3860 US<br>Meeting ID: 959 8829 5663<br>Passcode: 2024</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbma.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbma.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>sharawinton@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>617-304-0347<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>