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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear Friends:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Since I was not able to secure our usual meeting place for in-person meeting, the Kansas city Chapter will have a Zoom meeting this Saturday, October 21, at 1:30 pm via Zoom, and I am cordially inviting you to come. Below is a message I sent to the chapter about the meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Daniel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel Garcia, President, Kansas City Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:dangarcia3@hotmail.com">dangarcia3@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(816) 621-0902<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbmo.org">www.nfbmo.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Live the life you want<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Daniel Garcia <<a href="mailto:dangarcia3@hotmail.com">dangarcia3@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> October 16, 2023 at 6:00:31 PM CDT<br><b>To:</b> Daniel Garcia <<a href="mailto:dangarcia3@hotmail.com">dangarcia3@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>National Federation of the Blind Kansas City Chapter Meeting on Saturday, October 21, at 1:30 pm via Zoom</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear Kansas City Chapter Members & friends:<br><br>The National Federation of the Blind Kansas City Chapter will have its October meeting this coming Saturday, October 21, at 1:30 pm; the Zoom invite is below.<br><br>Note 1: this meeting is being held virtually because I was unable to secure the Westport Branch Library room (or any other physical venue) for that day, and the chapter voted to have the meeting via Zoom on October 21 rather than an in-person meeting on October 14.<br><br>Note 2: We will have a guest speaker from 1:30 pm to 2 pm, Amy Wilson with Safety Positive Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing blind people with a proactive approach to personal safety.<br><br>Note 3: I will play the presidential release at 3:30 pm after the meeting adjourns; this is the short version edited for chapter meetings. If you want to listen to the full version, click on the link below:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3iyjd6lRdI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3iyjd6lRdI</a><br><br>The agenda for the meeting is attached and below my signature for your convenience.<br><br>Daniel Garcia is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<br><br>Topic: National Federation of the Blind Kansas City Chapter October 2023 Meeting<br>Time: Oct 21, 2023 01:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)<br><br>Join Zoom Meeting<br><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8166210902?pwd=OU9QeTkrU0ZJWEl1SDR1L095UG1MZz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8166210902?pwd=OU9QeTkrU0ZJWEl1SDR1L095UG1MZz09</a><br><br>Meeting ID: 816 621 0902<br>Passcode: 1940<br><br>---<br><br>One tap mobile<br>+16465588656,,8166210902#,,,,*1940# US (New York)<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Daniel<br><br>Daniel Garcia, President, Kansas City Chapter<br>National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<br><a href="mailto:dangarcia3@hotmail.com">dangarcia3@hotmail.com</a><br>(816) 621-0902<br><a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><br><a href="http://www.nfbmo.org">www.nfbmo.org</a><br>Live the life you want<br><br>***<br><br>National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<br>Kansas City Chapter<br>Agenda for Chapter Meeting October 21, 2023<br><br>Call to order<br>Guest Speaker Amy Wilson with Safety Positive Foundation<br>Invocation<br>NFB Pledge<br>Roll Call<br>Introductions<br>Birthdays<br>Minutes<br>Treasurer's Report<br>Ways & Means<br>Civic Engagement<br>Fellowship<br>National News <br>State News<br>Old Business <br>New business<br>Adjourn<br>Presidential Release 531<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></blockquote></div></div></body></html>
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<div><hr style="text-align:center"></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><i><a href="https://nfbmo.org/PrivateVoting" target="_blank">Private voting is a right, it should not require sight.</a></i></b><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</font><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#3367d6"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><a href="https://nfbmo.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://nfbmo.org/sites/NFBMO.dd/files/EmailLogo.jpg" alt="https://nfbmo.org/"></a><br></div>