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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The NFB of Maryland will hold an in-person Board Meeting and Convention Planning Retreat on Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 9:30AM – 3:30PM at the NFB National Center for the Blind in Baltimore. We are grateful to the Greater Baltimore Chapter for hosting this meeting. All are invited to attend. Lunch will be available for purchase for $20 per person. We do not know if we will have a virtual option at this time, so you are encouraged to make plans to attend in person if at all possible. We will cover a great deal of business, including making plans for our 2026 State Convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We ask that you RSVP by Noon on September 3, 2025 and provide the following information to both Chris Danielsen (<a href="mailto:CDanielsen@nfb.org">CDanielsen@nfb.org</a>) and me (<a href="mailto:President@nfbmd.org">President@nfbmd.org</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Whether you plan to attend in person<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Whether you wish to purchase lunch for $20 per person (Note that if you commit to purchasing lunch and don’t attend, you will still be responsible for paying for the lunch we procured for you.)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>If you wish to purchase lunch, which of the following you are requesting:<o:p></o:p></li><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'>Tuna salad wrap<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'>Chicken salad wrap<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'>Ham and cheese wrap<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'>Turkey and cheese wrap<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'>House salad <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'>Caesar salad (Caesar comes w/ grated parmesan and croutons)<o:p></o:p></li></ol><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Any needed reasonable accommodations for the meeting.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>We look forward to being with you on September 6, 2025.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Ronza<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 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<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>