<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Greetings Federationists and Friends!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please join us on Wednesday, April 10, from 5-7pm for our monthly
chapter meeting. We warmly invite you and a friend to join us for fun and
fellowship, a presentation from the Maryland Technology Assistance Program, local,
state, and national updates, and much more! Feel free to arrive at 4:30 to
catch up with some old friends and make new ones. There will be door prizes,
raffles, and refreshments. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We love our members, brand new and veteran. Remember to pay your
2024 dues. Dues are $5 if paid in person and $6 on the NFBMD Dues Portal located
at <a href="https://www.nfbmd.org/dues">https://www.nfbmd.org/dues</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We hope you can join us!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u>In-Person Meeting Location</u>:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Blind Industries and Services of
Maryland</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3345 Washington Blvd</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Baltimore, MD 21227</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Please seek out the north entrance of the building.
This entrance faces Washington Boulevard. This is a secure entrance, so please
arrive by 5:10pm. If you arrive after this time, you will have to call a friend
to get in!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We would love to have you in person, but if you cannot attend, please
dial into the conference line at: 339-209-4083.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u>One Minute Message</u>:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The National Federation of the Blind
knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.
Every day 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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><i>Latonya
Phipps</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">President, Baltimore County Chapter</span></p>
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