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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>Good evening Miami-Dade members and board of directors:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There will be no chapter meeting this month due to the rescheduling of the State Convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I and the Affiliate Board are working out the kinks to have the State Convention guests rebooked once again and we need time to coordinate these tasks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let’s all pass on this information to those members who are not enrolled in the Miami-Dade listserv and reach out to those members who are not able to access Emails. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For everyone’s information, our 54<sup>th</sup> Annual State Convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida has been rescheduled for the following dates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Friday, November 8<sup>th</sup>, 2024 through Sunday, November 10<sup>th</sup>, 2024<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you had registered for the convention before the postponement, and you are going to attend the convention in November, please contact the Affiliate Treasurer Sylvia Young via Email at <a href="mailto:treasurer@nfbflorida.org">treasurer@nfbflorida.org</a> or at her cell <em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#222222'>850-322-5937 and let her know that you will be attending the convention. .<o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#222222'>If you did not registered for a room or booked a room to attend the convention and would like to participate on the festivities of the 54<sup>th</sup> Annual State Convention, the hotel registration and room booking link will become available on the <a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org"><span style='font-style:normal'>www.nfbflorida.org</span></a> website for your convenience.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal>To book your room, you can contact the hotel at (904) 396-5100 and use the code NFB.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you need assistance in completing the convention registration form online, you can contact any affiliate board member and they will assist you in filling out the form.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I will be sending out more details in the upcoming days on the progress for our convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jorrge Hernandez, President <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Miami-Dade Chapter <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>