<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;">Hi Tara our state president in Nm will be hosting, managing the meeting day, and we will be doing the nfb page, and the one minute message. It is in the body of this email. See you all at 8:00 PM EST, or 5:00 PM PST. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><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);"><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><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tara Chavez <tmatzick06@gmail.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Pledge and belief message</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 18, 2025 at 21:11:59 GMT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nfbdbpresident@mmines.org<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tmatzick06@gmail.com<br></span></div><br><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">National Federation of </span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">the </span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">Blind Pledge</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">I </span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National</span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri"> Federation of the Bl</span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">ind</span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">; </span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">to achieve equality, </span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">opportunity,</span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri"> and security for the bl</span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">ind</span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">; </span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its Constitution.</span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri"><br></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">National </span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">Federation of the Blind </span></span><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">Belief Message</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="line-height:19.200001px;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;font-family:calibri"><span style="line-height:28.799999px;font-size:1.5em;font-family:calibri">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know 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. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span></span></div><br></div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div></div></div></div>
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