<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Congratulations Lucas! We are proud of you. We have been enjoying watching you grow since the first time we met you in the Texas suite at national convention. If we remember right, that was in Houston in 2023. Keep up the good work. We are glad to have you in our Federation family.</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div>Barbara and Brad</div><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 26, 2026, at 2:52\u202fPM, NFB of Nebraska via NFBN-Announce <nfbn-announce@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Greetings Federation Family,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Please join me in congratulating Lucas Griess on being selected as a 2026 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Finalist!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">This is a tremendous achievement and recognition of Lucas\u2019s hard work, leadership, and dedication. We are incredibly proud to have him representing Nebraska on the national stage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Congratulations, Lucas, on this exciting accomplishment. We look forward to cheering you on this July at the National Federation of the Blind National Convention in Austin, Texas.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">We also look forward to seeing many of you at national convention as we come together with thousands of Federationists from across the country for the largest gathering of blind people in the world.<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><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr style="height:15.0pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:6.25in"><tbody><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;background:#0075C9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img width="600" height="28" style="width:6.25in;height:.2916in" id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg" data-unique-identifier=""><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:10.0pt 10.0pt 10.0pt 10.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43189&qid=12680299"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="240" height="264" style="width:2.5in;height:2.75in" id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/nfb-logo-for-email-template.jpg" alt="National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you want" data-unique-identifier=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="600" style="width:6.25in"><tbody><tr style="height:15.0pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt;border-color:initial"><h1><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Celebrating Outstanding Blind Students</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) announced the finalists for its annual scholarship program, which provides financial assistance and connects students with blind mentors and other resources. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43190&qid=12680299">Read the full list of finalists in the 2026 scholarship press release</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">"Our scholarship program continues to exemplify how the blind people\u2019s movement builds and strengthens a community of leaders," said Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. "The finalists represent a diversity of academic and professional pursuits, from groundbreaking work in STEAM careers to innovative approaches in media, education, and law. We are proud to honor these blind scholars, whose stories raise expectations and contribute to expanding possibilities. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The accomplishments of these outstanding students are proof that the blind can achieve excellence and live the lives we want. We will celebrate these outstanding scholars together at our national convention, where their accomplishments will encourage the next generation of blind leaders to dream bigger and reach higher."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For more information about the National Federation of the Blind scholarship program, visit <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43191&qid=12680299">nfb.org/scholarships</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">About the National Federation of the Blind </span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), headquartered in Baltimore, defends the rights of blind people of all ages and provides information and support to families with blind children, older Americans who are losing vision, and more. Founded in 1940, the NFB is the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans with affiliates, chapters, and divisions in the fifty states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. We believe in the hopes and dreams of blind people and work together to transform them into reality. 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