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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E'>Vernon Humphries, the president of the National Association of Blind Veterans, is looking for all veterans to include in the convention’s Celebration of Freedom. This year he is asking to receive a ten-second audio recording of each veteran introducing themselves and providing a short glimpse of their service. He is requesting that you all spread the word and to assist veterans who might have difficulty in creating an audio recording. He would like to receive these at </span><a href="mailto:mr_president@nabv.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>mr_president@nabv.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E'> before June 6. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E'>Chapter Presidents, please work with members without email and who otherwise need assistance to get recordings for your members who are veterans!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E'> </span><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><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows 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. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<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></div></body></html>