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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Walker, Carlton [mailto:CWalker@nfb.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 20, 2016 4:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> Kristen Sims (Ksims@opsb.net); Daphne Mitchell; Jones, Mya; Kimberly Banks; Lewis, Anil; State President, Hawaii; President, National Federation of the Blind; Walhof, Ramona; Ronee Silverman; State President, New Mexico; Tammy Robar (snoopytdr@aol.com); Urja Lansing; Alison Steven; Alyssa Bracamonte (abracamonte@saavi.us); Amy Crouse; Amy Lund; Amy Porterfield; Angie Moran; Arthur Jacobs; Audrey (atfarnum@icloud.com); Beth Rival; Briley O'Connor (brileyoc@gmail.com); Brittany Savage (tanielizabeth21@yahoo.com); Brook Sexton; State President, Oregon; Carmen Weatherly (browneyess@msn.com); Christina Clift; Christine Boone (christineboone2@gmail.com); Cindi Eskew; Conchita Hernandez; Corbb O'Connor; Danielle Petsch (danielle.petsch@ppsd.org); Debbie Briddell; Debbie Briddell (president88@nfbdelaware.org); Debbie Wunder; Deborah Worstman (dlworstman@gmail.com); Dominique Lawless (dlawless86@gmail.com); State President, Iowa; Ellen Schuman; Emily Gibbs; Emily Schlenker; Emily Wagner (skewbdobdo@verizon.net); State President, Ohio; Harriet Go (goharriet00@hotmail.com); hayleylalsingh@hotmail.com; Jackie Anderson; James Bevels; Jamie Allison (goalgirl@bellsouth.net); Jamie Forbis; Janae Burgmeier (janae.burgmeier@gmail.com); Jennifer Duffel-Hoffman; Judy Rasmussen (judyras@sprynet.com); Karen Anderson; Katie Chevalier; Krystal Guillory; Marianne Denning (marianne@denningweb.com); Mary Jo Partyka; Riccobono, Melissa; Chacone, Michelle; Michelle L Mcmanus; Mika Baugh (mikabaugh@yahoo.com); Molly Faerber; Nancy Yeager; O'Connor, Corbbmac; Chang, Patti; Rebecca Sherman (rsrebeccasherman@gmail.com); Halverson, Sandy; State President, Maryland; Siham Atshan; Sonya Lawrence (sflawrence1@gmail.com); State President, Kansas; Tom Anderson; Tonika Jordan (tonika.jordan@mtsu.edu); Vivian Carlile-Smith (vmsmith76@charter.net); Wendy Bybee; State President, Arizona; State President, California; State President, Colorado; State President, Connecticut; State President, Delaware; State President, District of Columbia; State President, Florida; State President, Georgia; State President, Idaho; State President, Illinois; State President, Indiana; State President, Iowa; State President, Kentucky; State President, Louisiana; State President, Maryland; State President, Minnesota; State President, Mississippi; State President, Missouri; State President, Nebraska; State President, New Jersey; State President, New York; State President, North Carolina; State President, Ohio; State President, Oklahoma; State President, Oregon; State President, Pennsylvania; State President, Rhode Island; State President, South Carolina; State President, Tennessee; State President, Texas; State President, Utah; State President, Virginia<br><b>Cc:</b> Lewis, Anil; Lamkin, Seth; Jones, Mya<br><b>Subject:</b> Call for Nominations--Deadline is tomorrow!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'>Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'>We have submitted a nomination for Mr. Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, to receive a White House Champions of Change Award for Summer Programs in recognition of his leadership in nurturing and growing what we now call the NFB BELL Academy. We know the impact of NFB BELL on the lives of blind children and their families throughout this nation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'>This type of recognition brings well-deserved attention to the work that we do and helps us secure support to grow. If you feel our BELL Academy helps your child live the life he/she wants, please offer your nomination of Mr. Riccobono as well. The nomination process is easy—just a few simple questions about you and your contact information and a text field for you to write, from your heart, about NFB BELL and it has meant to you and your child. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'>Here is the link to access the nomination page: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/champions">https://www.whitehouse.gov/champions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'>But there’s not much time left. Please submit your nomination by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, tomorrow, Thursday, January 21, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'>NFB BELL Academy Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Carlton Anne Cook Walker, J.D., M.B.A., M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Manager of Braille Education Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>200 East Wells Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>(410) 659-9314, extension 2225<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:CWalker@nfb.org"><span style='color:black'>CWalker@nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;background:white'>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><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>