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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Morning;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have heard from a few people, and through the grapevine comments like “I want to help with affiliate activities but don’t know how to” and “why can’t I ‘get in’ on state projects”. These comments make me sad … and happy at the same time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sad because people feel they cannot help at an affiliate level.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy knowing you folks want to help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, what can you do? Simple. CONTACT YOUR AFFILIATE PRESIDENT! Believe me, there’s more than enough for everyone to do. I just need to know you are interested and how you would like to help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have lots of great things happening at the state level and I’m sure I can find a good match for your interests.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So contact me and we’ll talk!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Mike Robinson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>NYS President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="mailto:preasident@nfbny.org">preasident@nfbny.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>716-361-3705<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>716-222-3632<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>