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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">October 1 starts our Blind Equality Achievement Month, and the National Federation of the Blind of Missouri is in the spirit. Starting next week,
the layout of these standing meeting emails is going to read a little different for the month.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">In each email you will find 4 different categories of topics. The first category is Blind individuals in our NFBMO affiliate. Next we focus on our
advocacy efforts to improve equality for the blind. Then we have a highlight on Achievements that have occurred over the years. Last, as consistent as usual, there will be a list of the standing meetings for each week as well as announcements concerning
any upcoming Blind Equality Achievement Month events. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The information included in these emails can also be found on our
</span><a href="http://www.nfbmo.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.nfbmo.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> website and on Facebook. You are encouraged to share this information with friends and family.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">There are several ways a person can view these topics for our Blind Equality Achievement Month. The National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
Communications team is striving to focus on who is in our beloved federation family, how equality is happening, presenting how achievements are celebrated in the National Federation of the Blind, and is providing each of you with options on how you can attend
one of the National Federation of the Blind of Missouri’s standing meetings. Let’s go spread the word on how the NFB has created a world where blind people can live the lives we want.
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<h3><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Blind / Individuals who are blind
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Each week there will be one person highlighted in this section.
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<h3><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Equality
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">In this section there will be information about how our National Federation of the Blind has benefited the lives of blind individuals for many years.
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<h3><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Achievements
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Each week there will be a focus on a particular achievement that has occurred in the federation.
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<h3><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Month / weekly Events
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Below is a listing of NFB of Missouri standing meetings for the week of September 25, 2022. For meetings that are not held in the affiliate Zoom
platform, you will need to contact the chapter president, division president, committee chair, or group chair to get the call-in information. If you are scheduling any ad hoc meetings for the week of October 2, please let me know by Saturday, October 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Monday<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Ways & Means Committee, 8 pm, affiliate Zoom platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<h3><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Saturday<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Live Presidential Release from Jackson, Mississippi, 4 pm Central,
<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=540">access details for upcoming release.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Daniel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Daniel Garcia, Corresponding Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt"><a href="mailto:dangarcia3@hotmail.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">dangarcia3@hotmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">(816) 621-0902<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt"><a href="http://www.nfb.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.nfb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt"><a href="http://www.nfbmo.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.nfbmo.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Live the life you want<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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