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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'><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><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sarah Villavicencio [mailto:sarahrv@hotmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 06, 2017 6:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> Adelmo Vigil; Curtis Chong<br><b>Subject:</b> Save the Date (as promised)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>It's time to get excited!!! Our Annual State Convention is right around the corner. Help us get the word out to all our federation friends and family so that we can have the best attendance in history this 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Attached I have created a "Save the Date" flyer, ready for printing, posting , handing out, emailing and spreading the word. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Below I have the information pasted from the flyer which is printed on our NFBNM letterhead.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Registration forms will be out shortly, in the mean time the key words are "Save the Date".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you in advance, for doing what you can to help us grow and prosper.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Sarah R. Villavicencio,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Convention Registration Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>NFBNM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><em><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>SAVE THE DATE</span></em><em><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'> April 19-22,2018</span></em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>National Federation of the Blind State Convention</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Held at the</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sheraton Uptown</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Albuquerque, New Mexico</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Attend and gain information about positive ways to deal with blindness, find out what blind people themselves are doing to shape their own futures, and learn about resources that can help people with vision loss.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Peruse our exhibit hall on Friday and meet vendors demonstrating accessible technology.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Who should attend? </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>People Losing Vision, Individuals who are Blind, Professionals, Blind Parents, Parents of Blind Children, Blind Students, Seniors struggling with vision loss, and anyone interested in advancing the cause of blind people.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Cost to attend:</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Conference registration fee is $100, if registered by March 20</span><sup><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>th</span></sup><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>, 2018. This includes two days of conference, two lunches, and banquet.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>For more information visit: <a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/" id=LPlnk956883>www.nfbnm.org</a> or,</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;display:inline-block;overflow:auto' id="LPBorder_GT_15099947598780.010403132772068113"><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="90%" style='width:90.0%;background:white;border-top:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-right:none'><tr><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.5pt;border:none;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt .75pt'><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;display:table' id="LPImageContainer_15099947598670.3169124535413839"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;background:white'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=250 height=166 id="LPThumbnailImageID_15099947598700.984939257063036" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D35736.48974500" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;display:table-cell' id="TextCell_15099947598700.05114949999873708"><div id="LPTitle_15099947598710.040564105006591966"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light","sans-serif";color:#DB626C'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>NFB New Mexico - Home Page</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt' id="LPMetadata_15099947598730.018403386164082713"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#666666'>www.nfbnm.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="LPDescription_15099947598760.7889729200144206"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Our Mission: Our mission is to empower the blind and visually-impaired people of New Mexico to achieve their highest potential. We believe that with proper training ...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Call Registration Chair, Sarah R. Villavicencio</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>at 505-550-4220.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>