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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><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> Saturday, February 20, 2021 1:55 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] National Convention 2021 & 2022<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:12.65pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Convention—2021 Update and 2022 Announcement: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:12.65pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Announced during the </span><a href="https://youtu.be/fTFJ2fRD2gw?t=1866"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2021 Great Gathering-In</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>, this year’s national convention will be held virtually <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9">from July 6 through July 10, 2021</a>, with the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland as our host affiliate. Stay tuned for more details, which will be posted at</span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>nfb.org/convention</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. Registration for the 2021 NFB National Convention will be coming soon. Also announced, the 2022 NFB National Convention will be held from <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://11">July 5-10</a> in New Orleans, Louisiana</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Forward together; <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>