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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>Dear Federation Family!<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>I hope your summer is going well! It’s hard to believe that school across Nebraska will be starting in just three short weeks. As we enjoy these final days of summer, many of us are returning from the National Convention feeling reenergized, inspired, and ready to keep building the Federation here at home.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>With that momentum, we invite you to join us for the next quarterly Board of Directors meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska on <strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Saturday, August 2, 2025</span></strong>, at the site of our 2026 state convention:<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Holiday Inn & Conference Center</span></strong><br>110 South 2nd Avenue Room F<br>Kearney, NE 68847<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Meeting begins at 8:30 a.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>A Zoom link will be shared closer to the meeting date. We welcome all members and friends to join us, whether in person or virtually.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>At this meeting, we’ll recap the 2025 state and national conventions and look ahead to the Washington Seminar and our 2026 state convention. We’ll also discuss the Homestead Act and other legislative priorities, along with our fall Walk for Independence and upcoming activities for Blindness Equality Achievement Month.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>We hope you’ll be part of the conversation and the movement as we shape what’s next in Nebraska!<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>For questions, contact President Jamie Richey at <strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:president@ne.nfb.org">president@ne.nfb.org</a></span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk187995115">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'>Jamie K. Richey, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'>National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'>Office: (402) 477-7711<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:president@ne.nfb.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'><span style='color:blue'>president@ne.nfb.org</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'>Website: </span><a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/sXwGCZ6m5AI5NDo7CjhPSB2L_N?domain=ne.nfb.org/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'><span style='color:blue'>www.ne.nfb.org</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'><img border=0 width=227 height=96 style='width:2.3611in;height:1.0in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DBFBC4.B8FB4B80" alt="National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska logo and tagline live the life you want."><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115'></span><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>