<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr">Students,<div><br></div><div>Please check out the below opportunity to connect with other blind students and learn from successful blind mentors.<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ellana Crew, President</span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Maryland Association of Blind Students</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">443-758-7211</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 13pt;"><a href="http://nfbmd.org/students">nfbmd.org/students</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://facebook.com/mdabs.federation">facebook.com/mdabs.federation</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">@MDABS_NFB<br></span><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Maryland Association of Blind Students knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind students because low expectations create obstacles between blind students</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 13pt;"> and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Peret, Maurice" <<a href="mailto:MPeret@nfb.org">MPeret@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> April 16, 2019 at 3:48:14 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Ellana Crew <<a href="mailto:eemcrew@gmail.com">eemcrew@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Attention Blind or Low Vision Student, Parent, or Educator:</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attention Blind or Low Vision Student, Parent, or Educator:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you, your child, or student is at least a high school freshman between 14 and 22 years of age thinking about the future and how to live the life you want, please
complete our online National Federation of the Blind Career Mentee application at:
</span><a href="https://nfb.org/menteeapplication"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">https://nfb.org/menteeapplication</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are now scheduling participation in the May 3 to 5, 2019 Spring Maryland Career Mentoring Weekend Retreat to be held at the National Federation of
the Blind Jernigan Institute</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">At 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Come share information, engage in interactive discussions, educational activities, and fun challenges to help us live the lives we want.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You don’t want to miss this excellent opportunity to meet and hang out with other blind and low vision peers from Maryland.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please contact Maurice Peret, Coordinator of Career Mentoring Programs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute at 410-659-9314, extension 2350 |
</span><a href="mailto:mperet@nfb.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">mperet@nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">or Ellana Crew, Local Coordinator at 443-758-7211</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:eemcrew@gmail.com">eemcrew@gmail.com</a> for further information and details.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maurice Peret, NOMCT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coordinator of Career Mentoring Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(410) 659-9314, extension 2350| <a href="mailto:MPeret@nfb.org">
MPeret@nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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