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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'>Hello from the (slightly) above-freezing North Shore-yes, the weather is cooperating!</span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2744\ufe0f🌨\u26c4\ufe0f</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Although, I wouldn\u2019t mind a white Christmas. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I\u2019m sending my very best wishes to you and yours this holiday season, with heartfelt thanks for your kindness, support, friendship, and goodwill\u2014whether from this past year, years gone by, or the many still ahead I am so happy that, whether you\u2019ve been here for years or just recently joined our NFB family, you are here now! </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🤸\u200d\u2640\ufe0f</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Wishing you and yours a holiday full of cozy blankets, hot drinks, and tiny bits of magic. Stay warm, be merry, stay safe, and please know that my thoughts are with you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With peace, joy, and gratitude,,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Shara<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'>=====================================<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>