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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 forward to all parents in our state.<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><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> Tuesday, October 8, 2024 2:05 PM<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> 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 Regisration - Save the Date<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,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><a name="OLE_LINK6"><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. <b>Registration is now open for this two-day event scheduled for November 13 and 14, 2024. </b></span><o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Please help us get the word out to NM families of children with disabilities so they can register for this exciting event! </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Attached you’ll find a registration flyer that includes a link to register for the Parent University. Please circulate the attached flyer in your newsletters, email blasts, or other outlets where you share parent communication. Also attached is a social media post that can be shared through your virtual communities and networks. The registration flyer and the social media post are provided in both English and Spanish. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><a name="OLE_LINK8"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Note: Families traveling more than 75 miles can request financial assistance to cover lodging. This will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis, so registering early is strongly encouraged.</span></i></a></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8'></span><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>We appreciate you sharing the attached Parent University registration information with families as soon as possible. </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><a name="OLE_LINK5"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>If you have any questions, please reach out to us at </span></a></span><a href="mailto:NMParentUniversity@pcgus.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>NMParentUniversity@pcgus.com</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK5'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK5'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK6'></span><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Michelle Wade</span><o:p></o:p></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@01DB1982.872B5B10"></span><o:p></o:p></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</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;mso-ligatures:none'>603-957-5230 tel</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;mso-ligatures:none'>publicconsultinggroup.com</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>