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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope you are well and safe. We are pleased to report that our Newsline funding legislation has passed both the Assembly and the Senate. This is a great victory and is the result of everyone’s hard work. However, there is one more step. It must be signed by the Governor to become law.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As we did last year with the Blind Persons’ Right to Parent Act, we need to let the Governor know how important this legislation is to us. We urge everyone to write your own letter expressing the importance of Newsline in your life. You don’t have to be a good writer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you use Newsline in connection with your work, school, or even leisure activities, state that. If you are the parent of a blind child, indicate that, and explain how Newsline helps your child.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We ask that you complete your letters by Friday, July 1, and send copies to Mike Robinson and me. We will compile a package to forward to the Governor. Unless you know her personally, we ask that you not write or call the Governor’s office.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our email and regular -mail contact information is provided below. Thank you all for your continued hard work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Legislation Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ray Wayne, Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:raywayne1959@gmail.com">raywayne1959@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>President, Michael P. Robinson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>583 Delaware Road<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Buffalo, NY 14223<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:president@nfbny.org">president@nfbny.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Luis A Mendez, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>NFBNY-NEWSLINE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>