<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">NFB of Nebraska 2019 State Convention</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Love! Laugh! Live the Life You Want</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It’s almost time for ’49! Reserve your hotel room now and prepare for a
weekend of Federation family and fun.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">When: Thursday, October 10 to
Sunday, October 13, 2019</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Where: Columbus River’s Edge
Conference Center, 265 33rd Ave. Columbus, NE
68601</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Call the hotel at (402) 564-1492 to reserve your room, and make
sure to let them know you are with the NFB of Nebraska convention. Rooms of
$99.95/night, plus tax.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Join NFB of Nebraska as we pan for gold in 2019. There’s something
for everyone. Come together to celebrate, learn from and empower each other. Connect
with blind Nebraskans fully engaged in living full lives the way they want. Connect
with seniors, parents or students. Learn about legislative endeavors and what
is happening nationally in the NFB. We will offer seminars on crafting, health
and wellness, technology and more. There will be meetings for students, seniors
and parents. We have nuggets of gold to offer everyone!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are pleased to welcome our national representative Mr. Everette
Bacon, a member of the national board of directors and president of our NFB of
Utah affiliate. He also serves on the Disability Advisory Committee to the Federal
Communications Commission, chairs the Utah Library Advisory Board and sits on
the Utah Assistive Technology Council and the Library of Congress’ National
Library Service for the Blind’s Audio Equipment Advisory Committee (Western
Region).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Our 49th state convention will be jam packed with fun. Network with
fellow blind and visually impaired Nebraskans during our hospitality kick-off
on Thursday evening. Friday will be filled with seminars and sessions, and on
Friday evening, party with NFBN as members showcase various talents. Do you
sing, dance, tell jokes, read poetry? Come out and entertain us. Meet our state
board Saturday morning and then find a meeting perfect for you. Saturday
evening will be our annual banquet; Everette Bacon is our keynote speaker and
his speech is sure to send us home rich with Federation wisdom. We will wrap up
Sunday with more presentations, interactive activities and take care of a
little business as well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Throughout convention, we will also hold our baked good auction.
So, don’t miss out on the 2019 convention.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To register or learn more, please visit <a href="http://www.ne.nfb.org/2019">http://www.ne.nfb.org/2019</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Check back often for convention updates.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you in Columbus in October!</span></p><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska</div><div>Phone: 402-477-7711</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:info@ne.nfb.org" target="_blank">info@ne.nfb.org</a></div><div>Web: <a href="http://www.ne.nfb.org" target="_blank">http://www.ne.nfb.org</a></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/nebraskasblind" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/nebraskasblind</a></span><br></div><div>Twitter: @nfbn</div><div><br></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">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. </span></p></div></div></div></div>