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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>Hi You All<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Excuse me, in my forwarding of the notice I had receive where I was being asked if I was available to work and add some of my 60 years of experience in living with blindness, I should have prefaced the information differently! Hoping that first message hasn’t caused you and the Commission any difficulties!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First- If you saw my message as an opportunity to attend as a participant: Notices and/or arrangements to attend the summit, would have happened weeks ago between you and your Commission counselor/teacher. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Second, and I super apologize for putting that first message out as an advertisement for a chance to be a presenter. And if any of you did contact the Commission staff about --- a job, a opportunity to share your experience,… think of it this way: you may now be looked at as a person of interest for next year’s summit. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In closing, if you make a Boo-Boo like I did with this notice, reach out and work to straighten it out. These summits are truly one of the best events to learn or share how to… like we in the NFB Senior division say , don’t let blindness get in the way of you living the life you want!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Respectfully yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Robert Leslie Newman</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>NFBN Senior Division, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>