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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><p class=MsoNormal>Good Afternoon <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Georgia affiliate board would like to ask you to help us provide the blind children of Georgia with a great summer camp by sending out this email to all that cannot receive this message. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are asking that you help us to fund the Georgia <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning</span> (BELL) academy that will be held in the summer of 2023 in Atlanta Georgia. <span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#802629;text-transform:uppercase'>This is a great WAY TO SUPPORT </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The National Federation of the Blind of Georgia in our work to reverse the missteps that has created an illiteracy epidemic among blind people in the state of Georgia. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.8pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The NFB of Georgia provides educational programming for blind youth, such as the BELL (Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning) Academy. This program delivers Braille education to blind students, ages four to twelve through hands-on activities designed to increase students' facility with Braille and nonvisual techniques. In addition, as part of the program, we host a parent seminar which provide hands on experience/instruction in strategies to support their child in the learning and use of Braille and other nonvisual skills. This year in Georgia, our goal is to provide both in-person program as well as access to the in-home program. Our in-person program will be held in the summer of 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Securing funding for the NFB BELL Academy for blind children of our state is one of our top priorities, and I hope that we can count on you to make this goal a reality. </span>You may support our BELL program by donating using our Georgia BELL academy go fund me account. <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=300 style='width:225.0pt;background:#DFDFE1;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><img width=300 height=168 style='width:3.125in;height:1.75in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:E930EA08-24A3-4DA1-A275-9A216027AB9E"></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=300 style='width:225.0pt;background:#DFDFE1;background-color:rgba(223, 223, 225, 1)'><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;background-color:rgba(223, 223, 225, 1)'><div style='margin-left:12.0pt;margin-right:12.0pt;max-width:100%;overflow:hidden'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://gofund.me/d6cddab0"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>Georgia BELL Academy 2023, organized by National Federation Of The Blind Of Georgia BELL Program</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://gofund.me/d6cddab0"><span style='color:#A2A2A9;text-decoration:none'>gofund.me</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You may also donate using the National Federation of the Blind of Georgia ZELL account by sending to Nata Watkins, <a href="mailto:nwatkins@nfbga.org">nwatkins@nfbga.org</a> or by entering the telephone number 770-584-3953.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We thank you in advance for supporting our BELL program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Patrice Lewis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBGA, 2<sup>nd</sup> Vice President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PH: 678-756-3757<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: plewis@nfbga.org<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>