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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico has established a number of committees to plan for and support our upcoming 2018 state convention, to be held April 19-22, 2018 in Albuquerque. Each of these committees has a chairperson assigned, and they need members who are willing to serve and work to carry out the work of the committee. If you are interested in serving on any of the state convention committees described below, please contact the committee chairperson directly to express your interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Registration Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Registration Committee processes all registrations for the convention and staffs the registration table at specific times during the convention. The chair for this committee is Sarah Villavicencio, and she can be reached by email at sarahrv@hotmail.com or by telephone at 505-550-4220.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Public Relations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Public Relations Committee will write and distribute press releases about our upcoming convention and develop other opportunities designed to publicize the convention and the work of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico. ShaRon Dandy has agreed to chair this committee. ShaRon can be reached by email at </span><a href="mailto:sdandy51@msn.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sdandy51@msn.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> or by telephone at 505-798-0192.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Door Prize Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Door Prize Committee obtains door prizes for the convention, arranges to have them brought to the convention, and handles the distribution of and drawing for these prizes during convention general sessions. Caroline Benavidez chairs the Door Prize Committee. Contact Caroline by email at crounds1@msn.com or by telephone at 505-350-3589.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Auction Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Auction Committee plans and coordinates the auction that is conducted at various points throughout the convention. The auction raises funds for parent scholarships to attend the NFB National Convention. The committee collects items to be sold during the auction and coordinates the auctioning of the items. The co-chairs of this committee are Michelle Chacon, who can be reached by email at rascal.angel2@gmail.com, and Jon Deeden, who can be reached by email at jonrdeeden@gmail.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hospitality Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The purpose of the convention Hospitality Committee is to plan a hospitality event for the convention and to carry it out. Lisa Garza chairs this committee. She can be reached via email at lisag524@icloud.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Resolutions Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Resolutions are policy statements of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico. The Resolutions Committee reviews these policy statements and decides whether or not they should be considered by the entire convention. The Resolutions Committee meets on the first day of the state convention. Curtis Chong chairs the Resolutions Committee. He can be reached via email at curtischong@earthlink.net or by telephone at 505-508-1978.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Exhibit Hall Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The job of the Exhibit Hall Committee is to find exhibitors to come to the convention who will be of interest to the membership, to tell them about the opportunity to exhibit at the convention, and to get exhibitors organized in the exhibit hall during the first day of the convention. Urja Lansing chairs this committee. Urja can be reached by email at urjalansing@q.com or by telephone at 505-345-3378.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Childcare Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Childcare Committee arranges and provides childcare during the convention so that parents with young children can attend the general sessions and or the banquet. Brianne Kotschwar is the chair for this committee, and she can be reached by email at brilko@comcast.net or by telephone at 505-401-9712.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Committees are only as strong as the members who work on them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you want to serve on any of these committees, please contact the committee chairs directly. You will be notified if there is a place for you on the committee in which you have expressed interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>