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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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Tonia Trapp, secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>www.nfbnm.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Live the life you want.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><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 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"'> National Federation of the Blind [mailto:webmaster@nfb.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 15, 2018 2:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tonia Trapp<br><b>Subject:</b> Encouraging Success with Awards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FEFFFF'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:0%'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='background:#FEFFFF;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:119.25pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 0in 18.75pt 0in;height:119.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9932&qid=2122736"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. National Federation of the Blind Logo - Go to NFB.org"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:61.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:61.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt 3.0pt 0in .75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. Imagineering Our Future"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;line-height:125%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00005B'>January 2018 </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00005B'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:155%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2F0F2'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;background:#FEFFFF;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;height:15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. Image of President Mark A. Riccobono"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:155%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A7A7A7'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#FEFFFF'>It is a new year and this invites us to think about all the ideas in front of us. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Where might we find innovation, imagination, and inspiration in 2018? You can help us answer this question by nominating award recipients...</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A7A7A7'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9953&qid=2122736"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0075C9;text-decoration:none'>Read more from President Riccobono</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;background:#FEFFFF;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;height:15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. Image of Cary Supalo and chemistry students"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:155%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>THE JACOB BOLOTIN AWARD</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A7A7A7'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>It is always tempting to take the well-traveled road, and this is particularly true if you are a blind person who has been told that the number of paths you can take is limited and any of them you choose will be difficult...</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A7A7A7'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9934&qid=2122736"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0075C9;text-decoration:none'>Read more about how Cary chose the road less traveled</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:213.75pt'><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;background:#FEFFFF;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt;height:213.75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. Debbbie Stein with Freedom Link members at a baseball stadium"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:155%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#FEFFFF'>A PROFOUNDLY MEANINGFUL AWARD</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Debbie is uniquely qualified to speak about the Bolotin Award. She was honored individually in 2008 and serves as the coordinator for Freedom Link, a transitions club focused on mentoring that was honored in 2017...</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A7A7A7'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9935&qid=2122736"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0075C9;text-decoration:none'>Here's what she says</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;background:#FEFFFF;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;height:213.75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. Image of students in a lab."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:155%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ACTION ITEMS</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A7A7A7'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Download the new <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9936&qid=2122736">NFB Connect app</a> and watch our <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9937&qid=2122736">Supporter Thank You Video</a> to see how your help truly makes a difference in the lives of blind kids and their families...</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A7A7A7'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9938&qid=2122736"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0075C9;text-decoration:none'>more information</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 11.25pt 3.75pt 11.25pt;height:15.0pt'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:155%'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>HAPPENINGS</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:155%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9939&qid=2122736">The National Federation of the Blind Announces Winners of 2017 Onkyo Braille Essay Contest</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:155%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9940&qid=2122736">Blind People Condemn Nepal’s Ban on Blind Everest Climbers</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:155%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9941&qid=2122736">Sheltered Workshop and Honda of America Manufacturing Sued for Disability Discrimination</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:155%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt;height:15.0pt'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:155%'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>CALENDAR</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='background:#0075C9;padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt;height:15.0pt'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:155%;background:#0075C9'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FEFFFF'>JAN 29: <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9942&qid=2122736"><span style='color:#F8EFD7'>The Great Gathering In, Washington, DC</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FEFFFF'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt;height:15.0pt'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:155%'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>JAN 29-FEB 1: <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9942&qid=2122736"><span style='color:#1A5632'>Washington Seminar, Washington, DC</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='background:#0075C9;padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt;height:15.0pt'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:155%;background:#0075C9'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FEFFFF'>MAR 22-23: <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9943&qid=2122736"><span style='color:#F8EFD7'>Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Baltimore, MD</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:155%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FEFFFF'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='background:#FEFFFF;padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 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