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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hey MDABS:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As you know, state convention is fast approaching, and that means our annual business meeting will soon be here! I’m beginning to put together this year’s agenda, and I’m confident that our meeting will be as lively and inspiring as ever. We already have a few items on the program, but we need more. So, I want to hear from you. What do you want to hear at this year’s meeting? What nagging questions do you have about being a blind student which could be addressed in a group setting? Do you have an interesting experience to share or story to tell? Or do you have something to say which you feel would benefit your fellow blind students? We need your ideas in order to make this meeting as beneficial as possible for our members. So, please share your ideas with me by shooting me an email or calling me at (443) 547-2409. I look forward to hearing your ideas and to finding ways to incorporate them into our agenda!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See you in Towson,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Nusbaum, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maryland Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (443) 547-2409<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: cnusbaumnfb@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Twitter: @Chrisn98 and @MDABS_NFB<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations for 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 bak.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>