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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='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2015 NFB of North Dakota State Convention<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota will hold its 2015 State Convention on Saturday, September 19. <br>Place: Kelly Inn Bismarck<br> 1800 North 12th Street<br> Bismarck, North Dakota 58501<br>Phone: (701) 223-8001<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Room rates per night at the Kelly Inn will be $89.00 plus all necessary taxes. Room reservations are blocked under "National Federation of the Blind of ND" to get the special room rate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I'm please to announce that our national representative to our state convention representing President Riccobono will be State Affiliate President of Utah, Everette Bacon. Mr. Bacon was recently elected to serve a two year term on our national Board of directors. Plan to come and join us and meet Mr. Bacon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Check back here often for more details!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Milton Ota<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Web: http://www.nfbnd.org/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone (701) 212-0154<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell (808) 295-2528<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E-mail mota1252@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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 have 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>