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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><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Friends:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am writing you on behalf of President Wright to remind you of the importance of December 1 in our NFB of Missouri calendar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>During the September 30meeting, the affiliate board of directors authorized 4 stipends of $850 to attend the 2024 Washington Seminar which will be from January 29 through February 1. To facilitate the planning and logistics for this event, please let President Wright know by December 1 if you wish to travel to Washington, DC to help advance the legislative agenda of blind Americans.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>December 1 is also an important deadline with regards to affiliate convention planning, and it is especially imperative for chapter presidents to take note of the following bylaw:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3.01 The chapters shall submit appointments to the president before December 1 of each year for the resolutions committee, nominating committee, and tenBroek award committee. If they are not received by that date the president may make the appointments.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are interested in serving in any one of these committees, make sure to inform your chapter president about this as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>Daniel Garcia, Second Vice President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>dgarcia@nfbmo.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>(816) 621-0902<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>www.nfb.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>www.nfbmo.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>Live the life you want<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></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>