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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Good Morning NFB Family and Friends!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The date and location of our next state convention have been confirmed. Please mark your calendar for the weekend of March 27-29, 2026!!!The 2026 Convention will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Woburn, Massachusetts, just a short distance Northwest of Boston. It is covered in the ride coverage area and easily accessible by train, bus and airplane shuttles. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We are just beginning to plan all of the innovative and empowering sessions. And of course, advocacy is always a huge part of what we do. Therefore, not by accident, this year’s theme is </span>“Empowerment Through Advocacy and Innovation!” if you have any ideas about things you would like to learn more about, have a presentation that you would like to share or resolutions that you feel need attention, please let me know. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Your convention team is already hard at work, planning a spectacular convention for you!!! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have a great day and I hope to hear from you soon. Stay tuned for much more information headed your way in the weeks to come. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With Love, Hope and Determination,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shara<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbma.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbma.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>sharawinton@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>617-304-0347<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>