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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"'>Hello All,<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"'>The National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico has established a number of committees to plan for and support our upcoming 2019 state convention, to be held April 4-7, 2019 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 nfbnm.abqchapter.treasurer@gmail.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 is chairing 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. Tara Chavez chairs the Door Prize Committee. Contact Tara by email at </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>nfb.abqchapter@gmail.com</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> or by telephone at 505-328-3349.<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"'>Fundraising Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Fundraising 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 chair of this committee is Ernie Esquibel, and he can be reached by email at earnestjake.ee@gmail.com or by telephone at 269-5984.<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. Kaity Ellis chairs the Resolutions Committee. She can be reached via email at president.nmabs@gmail.com or by telephone at 575-694-4299.<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. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact Adelmo Vigil at nfbnewmexicopresident@gmail.com or by telephone at 575-921-5422.<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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Tonia Trapp, secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>www.nfbnm.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Live the life you want.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>