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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>OF NORTH DAKOTA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>31<sup>ST</sup> ANNUAL CONVENTION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Web: </span><a href="http://www.nfbnd.org/"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>http://www.nfbnd.org/</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>When: FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 & 14, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Where: BEST WESTERN FARGO DOUBLEWOOD INN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 3333 13<sup>TH</sup> AVENUE, S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> FARGO, ND 58103<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Phone: (701) 235-3333<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota invites you to attend the 31<sup>st</sup> Annual Convention to be held the weekend of September 13 & 14.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We will be offering a FREE 2 hour question and answer session on using your iPhone on Friday, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Please call Caroline Congdon to reserve your time at (701) 850-5076 or Amber Kraft at (701) 390-3482<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Then, on Saturday, we will begin the day with Registration at 8:00 with the Call to Order at 9:00 AM and adjourn at 3:00 PM. An exciting program is being planned with speakers, demonstrations, a report from our National Representative Ever Lee Hairston member of the NFB Board of Directors, our "first timers" to the national convention and a report from a student who attended the STEM X summer program of the Jernigan Institute, lunch and door prizes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cost for registration is $5.00 and lunch is $20.00 Payment for registration and the Luncheon can be made at the door either in cash (correct change is preferred) or check made payable to the NFB of North Dakota.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Please call Charlene by Monday, September 2<sup>nd</sup> to indicate your attendance and indicate if you will be staying for the Saturday luncheon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We are also planning an optional item, Saturday Night at the Movies at a theater in Fargo where descriptive video service will be available. You will be responsible for paying your own admition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If interested, reservations can be made at the Doublewood. Room rates are:</span> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Room rate on Thursday $112.99 on Friday and Saturday $114.99. For those on official government business, there is a discount for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For questions call President Duane Iverson, (701) 281-1374 or E-mail him at </span><a href="mailto:diverson@midco.net"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>diverson@midco.net</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>* * *<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind is the oldest and largest organization of blind people with over 50,000 members in all 50 states, the district of Columbia and Porto Rico.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>