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Fellow Federationists,<br>
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The National Federation of the Blind is a strong, dynamic, organization
like no other in the world. The Federation stays fresh and vibrant
because we continue to take full ownership of our organization and bring
new elements into our programs that keep us on the cutting edge. In
advance of our 75th anniversary (2015) and with the tenth anniversary of
our Jernigan Institute coming up (2014), we will be conducting some focus
groups at the convention to gather data about the organization and its
branding. The focus groups will explore a few questions about the NFB
brand, key characteristics of the organization, and the elements that
keep you engaged in Federation programs. Please consider volunteering an
hour of your time to discuss a few questions about the Federation from
your perspective. <br>
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We are planning five separate focus group times. You can only participate
in one of the sessions but you should indicate all of the sessions you
would be available to attend as we will select participants in order to
get a cross section for each session. <br>
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The available focus group times are:<br>
Group 1: Monday, July 1, 10:00-11:00 a.m.<br>
Group 2: Monday, July 1, 2:00-3:00 p.m.<br>
Group 3: Monday, July 1, 3:30-4:30 p.m.<br>
Group 4: Wednesday, July 3, 1:45-2:45 p.m.<br>
Group 5: Wednesday, July 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m.<br>
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Please send an e-mail to Mika Baugh
<<a href="mailto:mikabaugh@yahoo.com">mikabaugh@yahoo.com</a>>
noting the time slots you would be available to attend. Please also
provide a mobile phone number that we can use to confirm your
participation with you during the convention. Finally, include your state
affiliate in the message so we can get a wide range of geographic
representation.<br>
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Thank you for your work to build the National Federation of the
Blind!<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Mark Riccobono<br>
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P.S. Share this message widely with Federationists planning to be at the
convention.<br>
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Mark A. Riccobono, M.S.ed<br>
Executive Director, Jernigan Institute<br>
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<br>
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place<br>
Baltimore, Maryland 21230<br>
Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2357<br>
Fax: (410) 659-5129<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:mriccobono@nfb.org">mriccobono@nfb.org</a><br>
Twitter: @Riccobono<br>
Web: <a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a><br>
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Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further <br>
Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!<br>
For more information, please visit:
<a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org</a> or call 1-855-659-9314<br>
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