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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Complete your pre-registration by Monday to save up to $45! The absolute deadline is 11:59 pm April 1. If you were to purchase everything included in the Federation Saver package, Friday lunch and prayer breakfast it will cost you $170 after Monday as opposed to $125 now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, if you do not have a hotel room you have until Thursday the 4<sup>th</sup> at 5:00 pm, call 816-891-8900.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Homework assignment ---<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know the book club would love to have a lively discussion of this month’s selection at 6:00 pm Friday evening of convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This month’s book is very fitting:<o:p></o:p></p><h4 style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006600'><a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB115575"><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'>The country of the blind: a memoir at the end of sight </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>DB115575</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Leland, Andrew </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Reading time: 7 hours, 51 minutes.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Make sure you select the book by Andrew Leland as there is another book with nearly an identical title. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Check out the final list below of the 25 sponsors and exhibitors and visit all of them. A special thanks to Shirley Grauel and Brenda Tillman for agreeing To share a table. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Signing off for now, see everyone at convention. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Gene Coulter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS FOR 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Registration Central:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 1a: Registration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 1B: State Affiliate fund raiser <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 2a: Kansas City Chapter Scarfs hand Made by Daniel Garcia’s mother and raffle tickets for a Zoom H1N digital recorder.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 2B: Ivanhoe Chapter Logoed Merchandise Cups, pens , t-shirts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sponsor/Exhibitor Area:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Our Wonderful Sponsors: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 1: NANOPAC Gold Sponsor: high quality technology aids<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 2 Non-24/Vanda Silver sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 3: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Crome Advocacy LLC SILVER Sponsor Primarily, we will have brochures and plan to have some assistive technology available for people to try.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 4: Friends of Wolfner Bronze Sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 5: Audio Reader service Bronze Sponsor reading service for the blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Exhibitors:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 6: Wolfner Library <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 7: Guiding Paws </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Resources on our non-profit and guide dogs</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 8: NFB of Kansas Senior/Christian Division <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 9 Braille Bibles International <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 10: The Legends Project/Mary’s Braille International info. on </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Braile books</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Navilens <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 11:. MLV Foundation Blind Program Info./Shell <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 12 </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Cherylette Caldwell/ Wear it Well Jewelry (Paparazzi) $5 jewelry </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 13: JW.Org Braille and large print literature<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 14: 3</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Vancro Integrated Interpreting Services Missouri SSP program, ASL Interpreting services, video accessibility services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 15A: Springfield Chapter Raffle for weather Radio <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 15B: Lewis and Clark Chapter Baked Goods <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 16: The Rum Room Rum Cakes <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 17: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>O’Dew Wish</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Natural Hair and skin care products <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 18 Tastefully Simple sauces, Dessert mixes <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 19: The DOT Shop Braille Gifts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk162450220"><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 20A: Brenda Tillman Jewelry, gift sets and baskets <o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk162450220'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Table 20B:</span> </span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk162450220'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Chunky butters tea & coffee drink mixes, Wallets, Coin Purses, Totes, Fidget Items</span></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>