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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Greetings Federation Family,</span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>I <span style='color:#313131'>am pleased to invite you to attend the 2023 Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico. This will be </span><span style='color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>held September 21-24, 2023, at</span><span style='color:#313131'>Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque Hotel & Spa, </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/1000+Woodward+Pl.+NE,+Albuquerque,+NM+87102?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>1000 Woodward Pl. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102</span></a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>, Phone 505-245-7100.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;word-spacing:1px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Everyone is invited to attend the Board of Directors Meeting which will be held at 7:30 p.m. on September 21,2023.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#313131'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;word-spacing:1px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>Join us as we work together to shape our future and be a part of the largest gathering of blind people to be held in New Mexico!</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#313131'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;word-spacing:1px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>We are happy to welcome a National Representative and will provide information as it becomes available.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#313131'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Kindly let us have your response by August 31, 2023, so that we may register you at our lower rate. We will continue to accept registrations after that date and onsite, however meals and banquet tickets may no longer be available.</span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Please see attachment for more details, information, and registration form. You may also register online by following this link on <a href="https://nfbnm.org/all-events" target="_blank">All Events | National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico (nfbnm.org)</a></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or anything at all.</span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Registration Chair,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Sarah R. Villavicencio, Treasurer</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Albuquerque Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0'><a href="mailto:NFBNM.AbqChapter.Treasurer@gmail.com" target="_blank">NFBNM.AbqChapter.Treasurer@gmail.com</a></span></u></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>505-550-4220</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Live the life you want.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/" target="_blank">www.nfbnm.org</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>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></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/" target="_blank">www.nfb.org</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>