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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><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#0075C9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=600 height=28 style='width:6.25in;height:.2916in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=35742&qid=10339214"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=600 height=200 style='width:6.25in;height:2.0833in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/08-2024/transportation-w-blend-header-email.jpg" alt="National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you want. A blind woman with a guide dog reaches out to open a car door."></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-color:initial'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><h1><span style='color:black'>Rideshare Rally in San Francisco</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Thank you for your interest in the Rideshare Rally. Below, we list the date, location, hotel information, and the shuttle schedule.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>October 15, 2024<br>San Francisco, California<br>Uber and Lyft Headquarters<br>10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:black'>Book Hotel </span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>We will be using the Crowne Plaza San Francisco Airport (1177 Airport Boulevard, Burlingame, CA) as our headquarters hotel. We have secured a block of rooms. The rate is $139 per night plus taxes and fees. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>You can call the hotel at 650-342-9200 and ask to reserve a room in the “National Federation” block or <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=35743&qid=10339214">you can make your reservation on the Crowne Plaza website</a>. Please keep in mind that the hotel block deadline ends on<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Friday, September 27</span></strong> so please make your reservation soon to ensure availability.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The hotel block begins on Friday, October 11 and ends on Friday, October 18 for those who would like to extend their stay.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:black'>Shuttle Schedule</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The hotel has a free shuttle service that runs every 30 minutes between each of the airport (San Francisco International Airport) terminals and the hotel. We will provide bus transportation from the hotel to and from the rally sites. Here is a general timeline of the day’s events.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>9:00 a.m. Load buses at the hotel</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>9:45 a.m. Arrive at UBER and set up</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>10:00 a.m. UBER rally begins</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>11:30 a.m. UBER rally ends and break for lunch</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>12:30 p.m. First bus departs for Lyft location</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>1:00 p.m. Second bus departs for Lyft location</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>1:30 p.m. Lyft rally begins</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>3:00 p.m. Lyft rally ends and we load buses for the trip back to the hotel</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>4:00 p.m. Arrive back at the hotel</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>5:30 p.m. President Riccobono delivers live Presidential Release from hotel ballroom</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The Crowne Plaza Hotel also has a restaurant that serves breakfast and dinner.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Thank you again for your interest in the Rideshare Rally. 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