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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our Walk for Opportunity Committee has asked me to remind you that we need participants to register by August 27. Part of this process determines how many T-shirts are needed and our walk is only two weeks from this Saturday. Also, please note other important information here as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Registering<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>You can get more information and register online by going do<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfbmn.org/42nd-annual-walk-opportunity-fund-raiser">42nd Annual Walk for Opportunity Fund-Raiser</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Promote on Social Media<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>There is now a FaceBook event in place as well which can be used to promote our walk on social media. By saying you are attending and referencing the event, the Walk for Opportunity will reach your friends and may result in additional donations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Donating Online<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>There are a number of ways to donate and they are described on the web page given above. The easiest way, though, is to go to our home page at<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbmn.org">http://www.nfbmn.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and click on “donate.” In the dedication field, put in the name of the person for whom you are pledging and also “Walk for Opportunity.” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Thank you to our sponsors<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>These sponsors, which include businesses run by our own members, have made significant donations toward the success of this event. Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2 style='margin-top:0in;background:white'>COLLABORATING SPONSORS<b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2><h3>EZ2See® Products<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>EZ2See® Products is proud to support the work of the National Federation of the Blind. Our products are designed by and for those dealing with vision loss. Each year, our large-print, high-contrast weekly calendars and other aids for staying organized help thousands. Explore our website, <a href="http://www.ez2seeproducts.com/"><span style='color:#1D8F4C'>EZ2SeeProducts.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:1.75rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>The Low Vision Store</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>The Low Vision Store is a Family Owned and run business for over 30 years, with over 90 years of employee experience. Daily Living Aids, Magnifiers, Blindness Products, Text To Speech (OCR).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>(651) 203-2200 | <a href="http://www.thelowvisionstore.com/"><span style='color:#1D8F4C'>thelowvisionstore.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>SUPPORTING SPONSORS</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:1.75rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>The UPS Store Uptown<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Proud supporter and printer of the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota's 42nd Annual Walk for Opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>The UPS Store Uptown is a locally Woman owned small business for over 20 years. Please consider us for all your printing, shipping, shredding, faxing and US Postal products.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>P: 612.822.0022 | F: 612.822.5813<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><a href="https://locations.theupsstore.com/mn/minneapolis/2801-hennepin-ave-s"><span style='color:#1D8F4C'>The UPS Store Uptown</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:1.75rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Big Snack Vending</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Big Snack Vending is proud to support NFBMN's Walk for Opportunity. As a blind owned business, Big Snack Vending recognizes and is grateful for all that NFBMN does.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>We at Big Snack want to invite all members and supporters of NFBMN to share in our successes and take pride in what we are building in Southern Minnesota.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>We would like to thank NFBMN for raising the expectations for all blind Minnesotans, and being such a vital part of us living the life we want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><a href="mailto:bigsnackvending@aol.com">bigsnackvending@aol.com</a> | 507-514-3277<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>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Jacobson, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbmn.org/">www.nfbmn.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(612) 872-9363<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pronouns: he, him, his<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Live the life you Want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>