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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>For your information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Camille <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, December 9, 2020 6:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFBF <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org>; NFBF <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> DENISE VALKEMA <valkemadenise@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-Leaders] Presidential Release December 2020<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:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>December 2020<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He discusses our education initiatives, independence market, the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/trainings/smart-cities-summit"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>Smart Cities Summit</span></a>, other CENA events, and more. The live event included a special conversation and celebration with Dr. Marc Maurer and Mrs. Mary Ellen Jernigan on the history of the presidential releases and <a href="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/2020-12/1st%20Release%20Audio.mp3"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>the first presidential release by Dr. Kenneth Jernigan</span></a>. This conversation and Q&A section are available as supplemental audio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/2020-12/pr_500_short.mp3">https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/2020-12/pr_500_short.mp3</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><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>