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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please review and share the following powerful information featuring the
upcoming BLAST conference.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">We care. We
share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo, President <BR>National
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey <BR>973 743
0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
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car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.<BR>Donate your unwanted vehicle
to us by clicking <BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or call 855 659
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>Subject:</B> BLAST Registration Is
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<DIV><SPAN class=s2 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 28px">NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE
BLIND</SPAN></DIV>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND MERCHANTS
DIVISION</SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"><SPAN class=s5
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Live the life you want.
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class=s6 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 28px">BLAST </SPAN><SPAN
class=s6 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 28px">2017 </SPAN><SPAN
class=s6 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 28px">REGISTRATION IS
OPEN</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"><SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Great news! R</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">egistration is open for the </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Music</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> City </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">BLAST (Business Leadership and Superior Training),
which </SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">will be held
</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">September 12-15,
2017</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">, at the </SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Nashville A</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">irport Marriott in Nashville, Tennessee</SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">.</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> Exciting things are being planned and we hope
you will plan on joining us for this premiere training opportunity.
</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Visit </SPAN><A
href="http://blindmerchants.org/blast-only-2017-registration/"><SPAN class=s8
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">http://blindmerchants.org/blast-only-2017-registration/</SPAN></A><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">to register now</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">. You can book your hotel room </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">by </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">hitting control & click on the link
below.</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> </SPAN><SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"><A
href="http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=NABM%20Blast%202017%20Nashville%5Ebnatn%60nabnaba%60149.00%60USD%60false%603%609/10/17%609/15/17%608/24/17&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes"><SPAN
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class=bumpedFont20 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"><FONT color=#000000>Book your
group rate for NABM Blast 2017 Nashville</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></A></P>
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class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">O</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">n </SPAN><SPAN class=s11
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Tuesday</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">,</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">
September 12</SPAN><SPAN class=s12
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: super; LINE-HEIGHT: 8px">th</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">,</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> we
</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">will be off</SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">ering a full day of</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> training</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> for state and nominee agency staff</SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">. </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Staff will want to arrive on Monday. There
will be some excellent presentations and every SLA should have staff
participate. </SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">We will
also be having </SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">pre-conference
seminars and breakout sessions</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">
beginning Tuesday afternoon</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">.
</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Our openi</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">ng night reception starts at 6:00 that
evening.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=s9
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"><SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">We are still working on </SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">the agenda</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> but </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">we can promise you it will be one of the best
BLAST</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">’s yet. </SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">T</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">he highli</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">ght as always will be the trade</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">show on the afternoon of </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Wednesday, </SPAN><SPAN class=s11
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">September 13</SPAN><SPAN class=s13
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: super; LINE-HEIGHT: 8px">th</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">. The banquet </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">h</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">a</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">s</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">been such a success</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> we have decided to have a banquet again this year
on </SPAN><SPAN class=s14 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Thursday</SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> night. And we wrap things up by 11:00
</SPAN><SPAN class=s14 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Friday</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> morning. It will be a long week but you will want
to be there for the entire time. It will be worth it. Come in on </SPAN><SPAN
class=s14 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Monday</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> and take advantage of the </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">pre-conference events and l</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">eave on </SPAN><SPAN class=s14
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Friday</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> afternoon. </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Better yet, come in the weekend before or stay the
weekend after and take in all that Nashville has to offer. </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"><SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"><SPAN><SPAN
style="PADDING-LEFT: 36px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"></SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">It won’t be all work. We have some exciting
entertainment planned and we will make sure you have an opportunity to visit
the honkytonks downtown, take a country music dinner cruise on the General
Jackson Riverboat, take a tour of the homes of the stars, visit the Country
Music Hall of Fame, visit the Opryland Hotel, or shop at Opry Mills.
Nashville is one of the hottest cities </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">in America and you will want to b</SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">e </SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">a part</SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> of the fun. </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"><SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="PADDING-LEFT: 36px; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"></SPAN><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">So mark your calendar and make plans now to come and
be part of the biggest and best BLAST ever. If you have specific
questions</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"> or need additional
informatio</SPAN><SPAN class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">n</SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">, feel free to contact </SPAN><SPAN
class=s7 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">Terry Smith at </SPAN><A
href="mailto:terrysmith@epbfi.com"><SPAN class=s8
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">terrysmith@epbfi.com</SPAN></A><SPAN class=s7
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">. </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 21px">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></SPAN></P>
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