<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thank you, Will and Laci.</div><div>Appreciate your effort and all the work that you do for NFB NM and our Chapter at large.</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 29, 2026, at 12:37\u202fPM, Tonia Trapp via NFB-NM <nfb-nm@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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Janet Montoya wanted to share with us that a proclamation for White Cane Day for the Town of Bernalillo was read at their commission meeting last night, thanks to the efforts of Will Harmon and Laci Reynolds-Harmon. The proclamation is attached to this email
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<div style="direction: ltr;">PROCLAMATION TOWN OF BERNALILLO WHITE CANE AWARENESS DAY PROCLAMATION</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">WHEREAS, the white cane, which every blind citizen of our Town has the right to carry, demonstrates and symbolizes the ability to achieve a full and independent life and the capacity to work productively in competitive employment;
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<div style="direction: ltr;">WHEREAS, the white cane, by allowing every blind person to move freely and safely from place to place, makes it possible for the blind to fully participate in and contribute to our society and to live the lives they want; and</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">WHEREAS every citizen should be aware that the law requires that motorists and cyclists exercise appropriate caution when approaching a blind person carrying a white cane; and</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">WHEREAS, New Mexico law also calls upon employers, both public and private, to be aware of and utilize the employment skills of our blind citizens by recognizing their worth as individuals and their productive capacities; and</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">WHEREAS, the State of New Mexico, through its public agencies and with the cooperative assistance of the National Federation of the Blind of NM at Large Chapter, can and should facilitate the expansion of employment opportunities
for and greater acceptance of blind persons in the competitive labor market:</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jack Torres, Mayor of the Town of Bernalillo, do hereby proclaim October 15, 2026, as</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">WHITE CANE AWARENESS DAY</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">In The Town of Bernalillo and do call upon our schools, colleges, and universities to offer full opportunities for training to blind persons; upon employers and the public to utilize the available skills of competent blind persons
and to open new opportunities for the blind in our rapidly changing society; and upon all citizens to recognize the white cane as a tool of independence for blind pedestrians on our streets and highways.</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">DONE this 28th day of September 2026, in Bernalillo, New Mexico, County</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">of Sandoval.</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">Jack Torres Mayor of the Town of Bernalillo </div>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Tonia Trapp, secretary</span></p>
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