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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Best wishes,<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'>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'><a href="mailto:nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com">nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tara Chavez <nfb.abqchapter@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tara Chavez <tmatzick06@hotmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: News Release-Ride ABQ RIDE for Free All Day on Election Day<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the email below about free son van and fix route bus service next Tuesday, November 5.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tara Chavez, President<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico, Albuquerque Chapter<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>(505) 328-3349</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:nfb.abqchapter@gmail.com">nfb.abqchapter@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Live the life you want.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org">www.nfbnm.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>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><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> "De Reyes, Rick M." <<a href="mailto:rdereyes@cabq.gov">rdereyes@cabq.gov</a>><br><b>Date:</b> October 29, 2019 at 9:36:45 AM MDT<br><b>To:</b> "De Reyes, Rick M." <<a href="mailto:rdereyes@cabq.gov">rdereyes@cabq.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>News Release-Ride ABQ RIDE for Free All Day on Election Day</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><image004.jpg><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:16.0in;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Contact: Rick DeReyes | 505-917-5751</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Oct. 29, 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><h3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ride ABQ RIDE for Free All Day on Election Day</span><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ALBUQUERQUE</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> – You can ride ABQ RIDE’s fixed route buses and Sun Vans for free on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2019. The free fares run from the beginning of service until the end of service that day.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The City of Albuquerque and ABQ RIDE are waving all fares for the day to make sure all voters get a chance to go to the polls.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>While no fares will be charged on that day, riders will still be able to buy bus passes as usual. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Albuquerque joins other transit departments in communities such as Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Tampa, Louisville, San Antonio, Columbus and Richmond that have either waived fares on past Election Days or are planning to wave them for Election Days this year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>###</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ABQ RIDE is Albuquerque‘s principal form of public transportation. It logs a daily average of 160,000 Passenger Miles on its buses.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B2BF0D'><image005.jpg><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B2BF0D'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B2BF0D'>Rick De Reyes</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>public information officer | ABQ RIDE</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B2BF0D'>o</span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> 505.724-3149</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B2BF0D'>m</span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> 505.917-5751</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A8AD00'><a href="https://www.cabq.gov/transit"><span style='color:#A8AD00'>cabq.gov/transit</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>