<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 18px; text-align: center; line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;">Sponsorship Form For </span><span style="font-size: 18px; text-align: center; line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;">State</span><span style="font-size: 18px; text-align: center; line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;"> Convention - Now</span><br><blockquote type="cite" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="auto"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;">Available!</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;">Submission Deadline: </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;">September</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;"> 5,2023</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;">by <span dir="ltr">11:59</span></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia;"><span dir="ltr">pm</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">General Information</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">The National Federation of the Blind of Florida is offering a </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">$200 grant to </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">attend state convention </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">to offset the costs of convention attendance. Recipients of this grant must demonstrate through written and oral means a genuine interest in, and commitment to </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">the effort of the National Federation of </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">the </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">Blind of Florida.</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;"> During convention, mentors will be available upon request.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">Awardee </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">Requirements</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">Recipients of the grant are expected to complete the following:</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">• </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">Be pre-r</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">egister</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">ed</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;"> for State Convention</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">and banquet</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">• Attend </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">both</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;"> general sessions</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">• Attend </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">at least three</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;"> workshops (of your choosing)</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">• Attend </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">Board Meeting</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">, </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">R</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">esolutions </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">meeting </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">and Rookie Round Up</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">. </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">If transportation hinders your participation in any of these activities, please contact </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">the committee chair, immediately</span></span><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">• If assigned, assist with a convention activity</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 28.8px; font-size: 1.5em;">• As assigned, complete a post-convention self-report activity</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: justify; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">If i</span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">nterested</span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">, please s</span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">ubmit </span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">completed</span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">a</span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">pplication </span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">using link below:</span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;"> </span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYdRjW477Wn9973GooKzgLOGPrH60R1PeRSj_w2LkBR7EfLQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYdRjW477Wn9973GooKzgLOGPrH60R1P</span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">e</span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">RSj_w2LkBR7EfLQ/viewform?usp=sf_link</span></span></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.6px; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.6px; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">Please Note: If you need assistance with application completion and/or submission, please call Denise Valkema at <span dir="ltr">305-972-852</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;"><span dir="ltr">9</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;"> or </span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">email at </span></span><a href="mailto:valkemadenise@aol.com" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">valkemadenise@aol.com</span></span></a><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;"></span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">or </span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;"><span style="line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 1.5em;">contact your chapter president for support.</span></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div dir="ltr"><br></div>Thanks,</div><div dir="ltr">Denise Valkema </div><div dir="ltr">NFBF Sponsorship Committee chair </div><div dir="ltr">305.972.8529 <br><blockquote type="cite" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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