<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> Are you interested in making a positive difference in your community</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">while working to challenge common misconceptions about the blind? To</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">celebrate the 75th year of the National Federation of the Blind(NFB), the</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division, the NFB</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Community Service Division of California and the NFB Community Service Division of the District of Columbia</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">are proud to present the 75 Days of Service project. </div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> The 75 Days of Service will start on </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">April 12, which is the beginning of National volunteer week and will end seventy-five days later on June 26 (nine days prior to the start of the 75th convention of the National Federation of the Blind<span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">. The purpose of this project is to encourage and</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">support Federationists in bringing about positive change to their</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">communities. The purpose of this project is also ,to show that blind people need not always be the “takers” that society might have us be, that we can give of ourselves to society as well. We believe that </div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">in so doing we can both model and strengthen our belief in the philosophy of the National Federation of the Blind.</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> You can take part in this project individually or with your chapter</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">or family, by engaging in a community service project, such as</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">volunteering for a nonprofit organization, local church or school, or</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">helping those in need in your neighborhood. Participants will be able</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">to share ideas and receive support during bi-weekly conference calls every other Sunday, use the hashtag #NFB75Serve to tweet about their community service activities</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">, and will also have the opportunity to write about</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">their experiences on the National Community Service Division’s </span>official blog, <a href="http://nfbcommunityservice.wordpress.com" class="">nfbcommunityservice.wordpress.com</a>. The purpose of the blog is to communicate to society that the blind are active participants, contributors and collaborators in society. The Blog is a outlet through which we showcase by way of community Service/volunteerism what we believe in the Federation, that we as blind people can live the life we want and that blindness isn’t what holds us bak from doing so. <span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">The first call will take place on Sunday, April 12, at 7 pm EST. The</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">specific dates of each call are as follows:</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> Sunday, 4/12 (The Kick-off call): 7 pm Eastern/4 pm Pacific </div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Sunday, 4/26: 7pm Eastern/4 pm Pacific.</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Sunday, 5/10: 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific.</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Sunday, 6/7: 7pm Eastern/pm Pacific.</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Sunday, 6/21: 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific.</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><p style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> To be a part of this exciting project and get more information (call-in details, updates, reminders and more),, you</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">can sign up for the Community Service Division list serve by going</div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(69, 135, 255); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(69, 135, 255); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">to:<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo" class=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(69, 135, 255);" class="">http://</span></a><a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.org" class=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(69, 135, 255);" class="">www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.org</span></a> . Facebook users can do the same by connecting with the</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Community Service division at:</div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(69, 135, 255); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(69, 135, 255); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/205759772877055" class="">https://www.facebook.com/groups/205759772877055</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> We Hope you are as excited to get started as we are to get this going!</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> Yours in the Movement,</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> The 75 Days of Service Leadership Team.</div><div style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> Co-Chairs: Libra Robinson and Darian Smith </div><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Darian Smith</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">President, <span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" class="">National Federation of the Blind</span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" class=""> Community</span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" class=""> Service Division</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" class=""><a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com" class="">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a></span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" class=""> </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">(415)215-9809</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium;" class=""> twitter: @goldengateace</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium;" class="">Connect with the Community Service Division </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Facebook: search for “NFB Community Service Division”.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; " class="">Twitter:@NFBCSDivision</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><span style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class="">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the</span><br style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class=""><span style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class="">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the</span><br style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class=""><span style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class="">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles</span><br style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class=""><span style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class="">between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want;</span><br style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class=""><span style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class="">blindness is not what holds you back.</span><br style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class=""></div><div class=""><span style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; orphans: auto; widows: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: -webkit-auto;" class=""> “”...The challenges we face will not be solved with one meeting in one night. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.</span></div></div><div style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: -webkit-auto;" class=""><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" class="">We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek...” -Barack Obama </font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" class=""> </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; widows: auto;" class=""><span style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" class=""> Your unwanted vehicle can be just what the blind need to make possibilities reality. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!<br class="">For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/" class="">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</a> or call 1-855-659-9314<br class=""></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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