<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hello I'd like to take a moment to wish all of you a happy and joyous holiday season from the entire board of the division. And to wish you a prosperous 2025. After you win the new year. It's time to pay your 2025 division dues. You can pay them at the following link <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> </span><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: blue;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44">https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44</a></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After you're done paying your 2025 dues, please don't forget to send our national division secretary your contact contact information. This will help us make sure our membership list is corrupt and up-to-date. Please also note that the portal will reset in January. So it is important for you to help us make sure your contact information is corrupt.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am sure that I missed something, that either or national division treasurer Sara Coleman, or our national division secretary Doula Jarbowe. Will be happy to answer any questions you may have.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The other thing I wanted to let everyone know i is starting with our January 18 public meeting the new Zoom meetings accommodation policy will be in effect. What this means is that I will be strictly following that policy and will be posting it on or just before January 3 2025. This is because our next public meeting is scheduled for January 18 at 8 PM Eastern time that 5 PM Pacific time. The meeting will be our convention planning kickoff meeting so if you have questions about things pertaining to national convention please get your questions ready for that meeting on the 18th. That of course means please watch out for the announcement on the third of January. Because the policy is quite clear and quite specific. Again the entire board wishes you all the very best this holiday season.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Maurice A. Mines, President <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Email: nfbdbpresident@mmines.org <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Website: www.nfb.org <http://www.nfbdeaf-blind.org> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Live the life you want. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division, a proud division <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">of the National Federation of the Blind, is a community of members and <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></p></body></html>