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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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Greetings Florida Federationists<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>As we are in full swing of our National Convention, we the Florida Affiliate is feverishly working on preparing for our State Convention in October.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Here is the information that we have been anticipating. Our convention registration is now ready for us to use. We are once again using Brown Paper Tickets to process our registration and the information is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Website : <a href="https://nfbflorida2021.brownpapertickets.com">https://nfbflorida2021.brownpapertickets.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Code: nfbflorida2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Toll free number: 1-800838-3006 for registration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>And here is the hotel information for us to reserve a room:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:7.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Date and Location<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:37.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:navy'>October 1 to October 3, 2021<br>Embassy Suites by Hilton USF<br>3705 Spectrum Blvd.<br>Tampa, FL 33612<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:37.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:navy'>Tel: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333'>(813) 977-7066</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:37.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:37.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:navy'>Code: FBD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Also, within a few days the nfbflorida.org page will also contain the necessary information for registration and other important convention notes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Florida Affiliate is eager to see all of you in Tampa for our 2021 convention. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to our convention planning chair Camille Tate at <a href="mailto:ctate2076@att.net">ctate2076@att.net</a> or in our Florida listserv NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Jorge Hernandez, 2<sup>nd</sup> Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>