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Exciting news! We have our raffle tickets for a Hot Air Balloon ride available for for purchase!</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Our raffle fundraiser for the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico at Large Chapter will be selling raffle tickets for a Hot Air Balloon ride until Saturday October 24, 2026 when the winner will be announced at the banquet
at state convention (winner need not be present to win)!</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">That means you can start purchasing tickets today to win an exciting Hot Air Balloon ride and have 12 days to purchase a raffle ticket or two while helping us raise money for our 2026 State Convention, taking place October 22, 2026
through October 25th in Albuquerque, NM.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">If you want to purchase a ticket, you can purchase through PayPal (qrcode below), CashApp $LaceL20 or Venmo
<a href="https://venmo.com/code?user_id=4061504718505425764&created=1791821582" id="OWAc2608315-2bf7-3cb6-baa4-a8cb3bdd72b5" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">
https://venmo.com/code?user_id=4061504718505425764&created=1791821582</a>. Contact me when purchasing so I can get your information to put on the raffle tickets and take a picture of the completed raffle ticket to send to you. </div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Not interested in a raffle ticket but still want to support our organization? We welcome direct donations of any amount through our website:</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><a href="https://nfbnm.org/ways-give" id="OWA883ee7f1-751e-3da3-fc95-c8c40f9f8e46" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://nfbnm.org/ways-give</a></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Whether you purchase a raffle ticket for a Hot Air Balloon Ride, make a donation, or share this post with friends and family, your support helps us continue our work in advocacy, education, leadership, and opportunities for blind
New Mexicans.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Thank you for supporting the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico at Large Chapter!</div>
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Best wishes,</div>
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