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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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Today could be your lucky date! In fact, you can select any day of the year you feel is lucky for you and pair it with a donation to the National Federation of the Blind of NJ. The lucky part becomes your opportunity to win $500 if your date is selected at random on July 8, the final day of the NFB’s National Convention in Orlando, Florida.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></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:black'>Wait, you think; this sounds a lot like calendar raffles we have held in the past. Well, an official raffle requires a license or permit from a governmental agency or body. A request for a donation to a tax-exempt organization like the NFBNJ requires no such certification.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></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:black'>To participate in this project, all you need to do is donate at least $10 for choosing one lucky date and at least $25 for three lucky dates. The winner does not need to be present to win. We will call you with the happy news should your date be drawn.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></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:black'>Each date can be selected only once and gives you a chance of 1 in 366 to try your luck. Due to our website migration, we were unable to change the form for a smoother purchasing process. Know that the process will be much simpler in the future.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></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:black'>So how do you choose your date or dates and make your donation?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> First, if you donated last year to this project, please confirm with me that your chosen -- and paid-for -- number has already been set aside for the drawing.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Then, click on the link below to submit your form which includes the option to pay via PayPal, credit or debit card. Also, text your name from your mobile number</span><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'> </span></u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>and the date or dates you’ve chosen to the National Federation of the Blind of NJ at: (908) 590-1747. You can email the same information to: </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:convention.nfb@nfbnj.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>convention.nfb@nfbnj.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Cash donations can also be given during the National Convention. Listen for us in the convention area.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></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'><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/calendar-fundraiser/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.nfbnj.org/calendar-fundraiser/</span></a><span style='color:black'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></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:black'>Donations to the NFBNJ help underwrite programs and projects that assist blind and visually impaired New Jerseyans with living the lives we want. Find more information about the NFBNJ at </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbnj.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></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:black'>The last day for making a lucky date donation is 12 noon Eastern Time on July 7, 2024, the day before the drawing. Remember just like Lotto you gotta be in to win it!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></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:black'>If you need additional information please call, text or email me at </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:convention.nfb@nfbnj.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>convention.nfb@nfbnj.org</span></a><span style='color:black'>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Warmly,<br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br><span style='color:#313131'>908-590-1747</span></span><o:p></o:p></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'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><br clear=all></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>