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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>FYI REMINDER! <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-height: 1px'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right style='border-collapse:collapse;min-height: 1px'><tr style='height:.5pt'><td width=15 valign=top style='width:11.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=15 height=1 style='width:.1527in;height:.0069in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.5pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:2.5pt'><td width=5 valign=top style='width:3.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:2.5pt;min-height: 1px'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=5 height=1 style='width:.0486in;height:.0069in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:2.5pt;min-height: 5px'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=1 height=5 style='width:.0069in;height:.0486in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#4D4D4F'>Gwinnett is expanding its Ride Gwinnett service to include microtransit, an on-demand service beginning August 28. Riders will be able to request a shared-ride vehicle </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4F'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#4D4D4F'>— </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4F'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#4D4D4F'>typically a small van or shuttle </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4F'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#4D4D4F'>— to travel to their destination within Snellville and Lawrenceville. This includes the Centerville area to the Shoppes at Webb Gin and Northside Hospital to Sugarloaf Parkway.</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E6E3E3'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E6E3E3'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#4D4D4F'>The service will provide additional mobility options and allow for better connectivity and accessibility to medical resources, education, and points of interest. It will also provide brand new connections to areas of the county that are not currently served by transit, which opens the service to new customers and increases the transit destination options for residents by 41 percent. To learn more, visit </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#E6E3E3'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001J1ITjJU_Ri1kd7kAc0QSmuPfW_wdqaeYW1dO4wiC2YivoBcyo-welfzA3M3b2FC_TZY-8ODgThbJgtlRatIsjV1Vds4Kbkl82-NV2TaQ531O1m5IfwwEJHSqU7eNRLQI5CUi3Zf_D2UuWjRUTwNaZ_8pnFyT6B2cVRhqoDqXs1UhYARMqxgRENi7P3rQGfGxXyxND_07pl3mdQme4EfyNlGJh5pqWO-QZoRacZjm3rPa1ds6RbNx6g==&c=MRbfR2UzOmSweBXJ4zNUgpN7x1F4H8nXgx0PJlD9NetHIHk3cV0bbg==&ch=FLiDLdHHdS70VDrmbQEIBB0p6s1K7vcHC_jgXVxM1NnY_L-xXjlGzw==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#006098'>RideGwinnett.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#4D4D4F'>.</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E6E3E3'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E6E3E3'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:300.0pt;border-radius:2px'><tr><td width=400 style='width:300.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-radius:0 0 0 2px'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:300.0pt;border:solid #E0E4E9 1.0pt;border-radius:0 0 2px 2px;z-index:2'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:300.0pt;background:white;border:none;border-top:solid #E0E4E9 1.0pt;border-radius:0 0 0 2px'><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 9.0pt'></td><td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;border:none;padding:9.0pt .25in 12.0pt 9.0pt;border-radius:0 0 2px 0'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1D2228'>Ride Gwinnett - Gwinnett<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=ydp3eb7d826card-description style='margin:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#979EA8'>Ride Gwinnett is Gwinnett County's transit system.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E6E3E3'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Hopeful, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Jo Ann Johnson, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Gwinnett Family Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Phone: (678) 451-3975<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:joann369@bellsouth.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>joann369@bellsouth.net</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Chapter Website: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://nfbga.org/gwinnett-family-chapter/"><span style='background:white'>https://nfbga.org/gwinnett-family-chapter/</span></a></span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>