<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none">Hello Federation Family & Friends, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span><br></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none">You may have heard that we are having a blind parents gift shower at this year’s state convention. This is our chance to encourage a blind parent and help a family. </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none">We invite you to join us to raise money towards gifts! Please consider donating as little as $5 to make a difference today! This year’s convention theme is “It Begins with Us”!</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><font color="#000000">Below is the donation link:</font></span></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3U8DCFN5FGKV2" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3U8DCFN5FGKV2</a><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><u></u> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;font-variant-ligatures:none">If you or anyone you know is interested in signing up to receive gifts as a blind parent, here is the link to apply: </span></font></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb0KpmrjbHhvT9b7I7Z76ztr72LZ5iCayLYiShypOGyXyuwQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:24.8208px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb0KpmrjbHhvT9b7I7Z76ztr72LZ5iCayLYiShypOGyXyuwQ/viewform?usp=sf_link</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(49,49,49);line-height:24.8208px;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(49,49,49)"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none">In Unity, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:1px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none">The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Board of Directors</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font></p></div></div></div></div>