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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> Thanks <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MD-AtLarge <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sharon Maneki via MD-AtLarge<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 3, 2021 2:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org; greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org; mabm@nfbnet.org; md-atlarge@nfbnet.org; md-sligo@nfbnet.org; mdabs@nfbnet.org; mdpobc@nfbnet.org; nationalharbor@nfbnet.org; nfbmd@nfbnet.org; nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Sharon Maneki <nfbmdsm@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [MD-AtLarge] Virtual Senior Retreat<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is a great program. Please spread the word. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Request for distribution from Janie Degenshein, National Senior Division Board Member<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We are pleased to announce this wonderful and highly affordable opportunity. </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The second virtual National Senior Division Retreat will be held from Sept. 19 to Sept. 25<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><h2 align=center style='margin-bottom:8.25pt;text-align:center;background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>2021 Virtual Senior Retreat</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p align=center style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;text-align:center;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>September 19th through 25th, 2021<br>Anywhere and Everywhere</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>This virtual retreat focuses on promoting a sense of wellbeing and self-confidence despite living with newly acquired vision loss, and/or lifelong blindness. Our collective experience has taught us, that learning about blindness from competent blind people, while sharing the camaraderie of fellow retreat members, strengthens personal growth and guides seniors to advocate for themselves. Participants can look forward to receiving training in basic skills in adaptive techniques, development of new strategies for solving problems, an introduction to valuable resources, all to be better able to determine for themselves, what steps they can take to Live The Life They Want. We cannot overstate the positive impact an individual will experience as a member of a group of seniors, working together, sharing the life-changing activities in a retreat of this nature; just ask one of our recent graduates!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.25pt'>ELIGIBILITY</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Participants must be legally blind or have a serious change of vision. They must have a strong desire to learn nonvisual techniques taught by competent blind instructors. You do not have to be a senior or a member of the National Federation of the Blind to apply.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.25pt'>COST</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The cost is $50 per attendee. Money must be received by August 30, 2021. Payment can be made either by check or PayPal. PayPal accepts credit cards and debit cards.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Checks should be made payable to NFB Seniors Division with 2021 Seniors Retreat in the memo, and sent to:<br>NFB Senior Division<br>c/o Duncan Larsen<br>Colorado Center for the Blind<br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/2233+W.+Shepperd+Ave.+Littleton,+Co%0D%0A80120?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">2233 W. Shepperd Ave.</a><br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/2233+W.+Shepperd+Ave.+Littleton,+Co%0D%0A80120?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">Littleton, Co 80120</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>To pay using PayPal, complete the online registration form and then complete the checkout process. You can pay via PayPal by using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.25pt'>Registration Form</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/registration" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3'>2021 Senior Retreat Registration Form (HTML)</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/sites/all/themes/nfb/images/2021SeniorRetreatRegistration.doc" target="_blank"><span style='color:#035D2F'>2021 Senior Retreat Registration Form (Word Document)</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h3 align=center style='margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.25pt'>Agenda</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/seniors-retreat/agenda" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3'>2021 Seniors Retreat Agenda (HTML)</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/sites/all/themes/nfb/images/2021RetreatAgenda.docx" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3'>2021 Seniors Retreat (Word Document)</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h3 style='margin-bottom:14.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.25pt'>Archived Retreats</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Please visit our <a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/archives" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3'>Archived Senior Retreats</span></a> page to listen to the audio archives of previous Senior Retreats.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.25pt'>Additional Information</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>If you have questions and need additional information, please contact:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Ruth Sager, President<br>Phone: 410-602-9030<br>Email: <a href="mailto:rsager78@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3'>rsager78@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>410-715-9596</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>