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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>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>The Florida Washington Seminar Delegation has been meeting and meeting and meeting for several weeks now. We’ve been working together, at in-house trainings and reviews sessions and attending national meetings too. Tomorrow night at 8:00 PM, (EEST), 7:00 PM (Central), we will again get together to work through any last minute logistical items that need to be addressed and to hold a mock meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>We would be thrilled to have all of the Affiliate present and offering support. We very much want to let you all know that we are almost ready to head to Washington DC and that we will make you all proud.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>If you can make time to join us, we will be happy to see you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Hoping that members of our Affiliate Board will also be able to join us. Their experience and leadership with Washington Seminar will prove to be highly valuable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Our meeting on Monday will give us an opportunity to make sure we’re all moving forward with travel plans and to allow for questions to be answered. It should be a pretty relaxed get together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Please see the Zoom link below, we don’t have a password for the room, but our hosts will let us in from the waiting room.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Russ Davis, Legislative Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Florida<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ph. 904-993-8433<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:russell@radiorusty.com">russell@radiorusty.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of Florida is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Topic: Washington Seminar kickoff meeting <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Date/Time: Monday, January 27th, 2025, 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join Zoom Meeting <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://zoom.us/j/94416346364">https://zoom.us/j/94416346364</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 944 1634 6364 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One tap mobile <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+13126266799,,94416346364# US (Chicago) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+16468769923,,94416346364# US (New York) <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>