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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please share with parents of children with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tara<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Tara Chavez, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:NFBNM.President@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>NFBNM.President@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(505) 328-3349<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbnm.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Wade, Michelle <mwade@pcgus.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 30, 2024 5:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> alicia.armijo@hed.nm.gov; susan.garcia@doh.nm.gov; Mario.Lucero@dvr.nm.gov; bchavez@drnm.org; jdonelli@parentsreachingout.org; Denise.Otero@cfb.nm.gov; nathan.gomme@cdhh.nm.gov; marthamondragon@bestbuddies.org; melissaw@epicsnm.org; janis.gonzales2@ececd.nm.gov; leahc.davidson@ececd.nm.gov; Elizabeth.Groginsky@ececd.nm.gov; eli@equal-accessconsulting.com; tonyaeapp@gmail.com; incredablemma@gmail.com; JChimarusti@salud.unm.edu; NFBNM.President@gmail.com; info@disabilitypridenm.org; sophie@mandysfarm.org; Lisa.McNiven@gcd.nm.gov; aliceliu.mccoy@ddc.nm.gov<br><b>Cc:</b> Wade, Michelle <mwade@pcgus.com>; Keedy, Meredith <mkeedymerk@pcgus.com>; Sipes, Sara <ssipes@pcgus.com>; Dinsmore, Jessica, PED <jessica.dinsmore@ped.nm.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> NM Parent University - Save the Date - Please Distribute<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Hello, NM Agency Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Public Consulting Group (PCG) is working in partnership with the New Mexico Public Education Department’s Office of Special Education to deliver the state’s first Parent University for Families of Children with Disabilities. This two-day event is scheduled for November 13 and 14, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Please help us get the word out to NM <a name="OLE_LINK56">families of children with disabilitie</a>s so they can attend this exciting event!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Attached you’ll find a Save-the-Date flyer that includes valuable information about November’s Parent University. Please circulate this flyer in your newsletters, email blasts, or other outlets where you share parent communication. Also attached is a <a name="OLE_LINK57">social media post</a> that can be shared through your virtual communities and networks. The Save-the-Date and the social media post are provided in both English and Spanish. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>More information on how to register for this event will coming soon. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>We appreciate your help with getting the word out as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Michelle Wade<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>PCG Project Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><img border=0 width=327 height=162 style='width:3.4062in;height:1.6875in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DB129E.FBCCFE50"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#007FE8;mso-ligatures:none'>Michelle Wade<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;mso-ligatures:none'>Sr. Project Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;mso-ligatures:none'>603-957-5230 tel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;mso-ligatures:none'>publicconsultinggroup.com</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>