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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Please see announcement below from the Maryland Association of Blind Merchants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>President</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Melba Taylor [mailto:m.taylor@encoreassoc.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 30, 2019 3:26 PM<br><br></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:red'>ATTENTION ~ ATTENTION ~ ATTENTION</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF BLIND MERCHANTS </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>(MABM)</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:26.0pt'>SYMPOSIUM & NETWORKING RECEPTION</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>during</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> NFB-Maryland State Convention</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i> </i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:26.0pt;color:red'>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>CROWNE PLAZA BALTIMORE - INNER HARBOR</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>MACON ROOM</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>105 WEST FAYETTE STREET, BALTIMORE, MD 21201</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:red'>5:00 PM – 7:00 PM</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>MICHAEL DALTO</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><i>SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS CONSULTANT</i><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><i>HIGH NOTE CONSULTING LLC</i><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>DENISE MERRITT</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><i>OUTREACH POLICY MANAGER</i><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><i>OFFICE OF SMALL & MINORITY BUSINESS POLICY</i><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><i>MDOT/STATE OF MARYLAND</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center;background:yellow'><b><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;background:yellow'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:red'>7:00 PM – 9:00 PM</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:yellow'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>NETWORKING RECEPTION</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:yellow'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>LIGHT HORS-D’OEUVRES & CASH BAR</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:yellow'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;background:#C5E0B3'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>COST: $10.00 PER PERSON </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;background:#C5E0B3'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>(Limited Seating)</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red'>RSVP BY OCTOBER 25<sup>TH</sup> TO MELBA TAYLOR, 240-381-1637 or <a href="mailto:m.taylor@encoreassoc.co">m.taylor@encoreassoc.co</a></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>______________________________________________<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='color:#A64D79;background:#F3F3F3'>Melba J. Taylor</span><span style='color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'> </span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#674EA7;background:#F3F3F3'>Encore Associates, LLC</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#674EA7;background:#F3F3F3'>P.O. Box 382, Bowie, Maryland 20719</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#674EA7;background:#F3F3F3'>Phone: 240-381-1637</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#674EA7;background:#F3F3F3'>Email: <a href="mailto:m.taylor@EncoreAssoc.com">m.taylor@EncoreAssoc.com</a> - Website: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><a href="http://www.encoreassoc.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#674EA7'>www.EncoreAssoc.com</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:blue;background:#F3F3F3'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:blue;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:#351C75;background:#F3F3F3'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>