<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Thank you President Tate and President Riccobono.</div><div dir="ltr">Happy Thanksgiving!</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Nov 24, 2025, at 5:45\u202fPM, president--- via NFBF-L <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }</style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Please see the below message from President Riccobono: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">T H A N K S G I V I N G \u2013 Gratitude in Our Shared Movement</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">T \u2014 Transformation through Collective Action<br>The power we have to reshape systems, expectations, and lives when blind people work together.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">H \u2014 Hope Rooted in Lived Experience<br>Our confidence in the future grows from the authentic stories and leadership of blind individuals.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">A \u2014 Accessibility Advancements We Drive<br>From technology to policy to culture, we lead the push for full accessibility grounded in real needs.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">N \u2014 Networks of Support and Belonging<br>Affiliates, chapters, and divisions fueled by friendships that make no blind person feel alone.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">K \u2014 Knowledge-Sharing Across Generations<br>Mentorship, leadership development, and the passing forward of experience that melds with emerging generations with new insights.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">S \u2014 Self-Determination for Every Blind Person<br>Our unwavering belief in the capacity of blind people to direct their own lives.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">G \u2014 Growth of Our Movement<br>New members, new leaders, and expanding partnerships amplifying the reach of our mission.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">I \u2014 Innovation Driven by Blind Creativity<br>Bold ideas\u2014from technology to advocacy\u2014that emerge authentically from the blind community.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">V \u2014 Voice in Policy and Public Attitudes<br>Our influential, organized voice that ensures blind people redefine blindness in society and demonstrate there are no boundaries.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">I \u2014 Inclusion That\u2019s More Than a Buzzword<br>A genuine, lived practice of welcoming all blind people into meaningful participation and reframing equal access.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">N \u2014 National Presence with Neighborhood Impact<br>From Washington, DC, to neighborhoods across America, our work touches lives everywhere.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">G \u2014 Generosity of Spirit and Service<br>Members freely giving time, energy, expertise, and heart to lift one another and build the future for ourselves.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal"> </span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">I am grateful to be part of our Federation family.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal"> </span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">Warmly,</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">Mark </span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Camille Tate, president<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">National Federation of the Blind of Florida <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Board of Directors <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.nfbflorida.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tel: 321.372.4899<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBF-L mailing list</span><br><span>NFBF-L@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBF-L:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/doctime59%40comcast.net</span><br></div></body></html>