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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><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Denise Valkema via NFBF-L<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 1, 2021 7:48 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-L] First timers to national<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:25.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green;font-weight:normal'>Rookie Roundup & Convention Concierge Service <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;-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'>Is this your first convention or do you need a review of what to expect? Mark your calendar for the Rookie Roundup meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 29 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Rookie Roundup is an annual event for attendees to learn more about what to expect at national convention. The Rookie Roundup event details will be provided in the agenda. <o:p></o:p></span></p><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'>Access the Convention Concierge Service, hosted by the Kenneth Jernigan Committee: Let’s connect you with someone who can help break the ice, tap into our network, and answer your questions about all things national convention. E-mail <a href="mailto:rookie@nfb.org">rookie@nfb.org</a> or drop us a voicemail at <a href="tel:410-659-9314"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>410-659-9314</span></a>, extension 2020 by June 15 to let us know that you are interested. Please include your name, preferred telephone number, what state you are joining us from, and a few things that you want us to know when matching you with mentors (e.g., life goals, if you are a guide dog user, perhaps a parent of a blind child, if you are a student, what are your hobbies, the types of individuals you would like to meet, etc.). <o:p></o:p></span></p><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'>We want your first convention to be a space where we grow stronger together with love, hope, and determination. <o:p></o:p></span></p><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Denise Valkema, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:President@nfbflorida.org">President@nfbflorida.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>(305)972-8529</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://WWW.NFBFLORIDA.ORG">WWW.NFBFLORIDA.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Follow us @nfbflorida<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>