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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-Leaders <nfbf-leaders-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>DENISE VALKEMA via NFBF-Leaders<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 5, 2019 1:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFBF <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org>; NFBF <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> DENISE VALKEMA <valkemadenise@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-Leaders] June presidential release<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Presidential Releases</span><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-weight:normal'>June 2019</span><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'>President Riccobono discusses the World Blind Union meeting in Trinidad, NFB <a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/summer-programs"><span style='text-decoration:none'>summer programs</span></a>, a special blind parents division seminar in <a href="https://nfb.org/about-us/state-affiliates/colorado"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Colorado</span></a>, new member programs, and the <a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention"><span style='text-decoration:none'>national convention</span></a>. Executive Director and Convention Chairman John Berggren joins the President to talk about convention logistics. The President also provides updates from our <a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/pac-form-fillout-accessible-2018-final.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>PAC program</span></a> and <a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving/dream-makers-circle">Dream Makers Circle</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/podcast/presidential-releases-en/2019-06-english.mp3">https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/podcast/presidential-releases-en/2019-06-english.mp3</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Together, <o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Denise Valkema, President  <span style='font-size:13.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>(305)972-8529<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><a href="mailto:president@nfbflorida.org">president@nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org">www.nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Follow us @nfbflorida</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>You can live the life you want.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>