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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is a friendly reminder for the meeting tonight about the future of the Minnesota Center for the Blind. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Corbb, from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Corbb O'Connor (he/him), President<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbmn.org">www.nfbmn.org</a> | (612) 872-9363<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Corbb O'Connor <<a href="mailto:president@nfbmn.org">president@nfbmn.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> May 8, 2026 at 6:39:30<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>PM CDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfbmn-news@nfbnet.org">nfbmn-news@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Join the MCB/NFBMN Task Force for an Information Session on May 19</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>TL;DR: The 2026 MCB/NFBMN Task Force will hold an information session on Tuesday, May 19 at 6pm CDT. We\u2019ll discuss the task force\u2019s planned recommendation to dissolve the Minnesota Center for the Blind as an organization, explain the answer questions, and hear feedback from members.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear Federation Community,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>For many of us, the Minnesota Center for the Blind (formerly known as BLIND, Inc.) has been deeply personal. The Center shaped lives through training, mentorship, leadership development, friendship, and the belief that blind people can live the lives we want. Members of our affiliate have connected with MCB and BLIND, Inc. as students, staff, volunteers, donors, board members, and advocates for decades. Because of those connections, we know conversations about its future carry real emotion and importance.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Over the past several weeks, the 2026 MCB/NFBMN Task Force has met weekly to better understand MCB\u2019s financial position, governance structure, and operational realities. At its first meeting on April 3, the task force quickly reached consensus in support of dissolving MCB as a legal entity.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>What surprised many of us was how quickly people with very different perspectives and experiences arrived at the same conclusion. The task force includes longtime Federation leaders, former staff, board members, and people with different levels of connection to MCB, yet the conversations consistently pointed in the same direction once we examined the operational, financial, and governance realities facing the Center.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We recognize that some NFB members may feel concerned that this consensus formed before a broader public conversation took place. Rather than start with an open-ended brainstorming process, the task force believed it needed to first review the facts, understand the logistical realities, and determine whether a viable path forward existed for MCB as an operating organization. We wanted to bring members a focused recommendation grounded in data and careful discussion, rather than speculation or false hope.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>To continue this process transparently, the task force will hold an information session on Tuesday, May 19, at 6pm CDT via Zoom. Connection information is at the end of this message.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>At the information session, we will review the information and considerations that led MCB and the NFB of Minnesota Board of Directors to decide not to restart direct-service programming, along with the additional operational and governance factors that led the task force toward dissolution. Members will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback before final recommendations go to the boards.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If MCB dissolves, its bylaws require all remaining assets to transfer to the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota. Conversations about the future use of those assets would happen later and would ultimately be decided by the members and Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota. Because of that, we want to be clear about the scope of this meeting. This will not be a brainstorming session about future projects, programs, or uses of funds. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the proposed dissolution of MCB and hear member feedback on that process.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Anyone is welcome to reach out to any task force member individually with questions or thoughts. <b>We also encourage you to email the full task force at <a href="mailto:MCBtaskforce@nfbmn.org">MCBtaskforce@nfbmn.org</a> so the entire group can hear directly from as many members as possible.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Task force members are Mike Colbrunn, Steve Decker, Jennifer Dunnam, Steve Jacobson, Lauren McLarney, Carley Mullin, Corbb O\u2019Connor, and Steve Sawczyn.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Corbb, on behalf of the 2026 MCB/NFBMN Task Force</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Corbb O'Connor (he/him), President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbmn.org">www.nfbmn.org</a> | (612) 872-9363</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Zoom Details for May 19 Information Session<o:p></o:p></h1><h2><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/99041551511?pwd=dLbYvqrKoU2eT7Uys2frkmjmNrQ4iB.1">Join the Zoom meeting</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></h2><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Meeting ID: 990 4155 1511</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Passcode: 533032</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><h2>One-tap mobile<o:p></o:p></h2><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>+13052241968,,99041551511#</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>+13092053325,,99041551511#</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><h2>Dial in by phone<o:p></o:p></h2><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>(305) 224-1968</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Meeting ID: 990 4155 1511</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Passcode: 533032</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>