<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">President’s Notebook</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><br></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">National Federation of the Blind</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><br class="gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Mark A. Riccobono</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><br class="gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-EmptyTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"> </span><span class="gmail-LineBrea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t-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">I am writing this message from the shore of Lake Michigan. </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Weather</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> left me in Wisconsin for one more day than I had planned. As many of you know, Milwaukee is my hometown. No matter the changes, it always has a feeling of home. I feel the same way about Federation gatherings. This past week I had the opportunity to gather for the first time with the Chicago chapter for the Presidential Release Live. Although it was a completely new experience, it felt very much like home. I deeply appreciate our Illinois leadership for hosting a series of great Federation activities during the past week. </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">As we are now fully into the fall convention season, I invite each of you to consider what you can do to make your Federation events feel even more welcoming and like home. The business of the organization is extremely important as it impacts the fabric of our lives. However, we should remember that we are not “merely” a social organization. This does not mean we are not social. We should remember that it is the personal connections that we build locally and across the nation that make all the difference. This is what allows us to plug into the social network at any Federation family event.</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW4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"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none">News:</span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"> </span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none">Member Profile:</span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"> </span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">The self-service Member Profile tool launched last week, and we appreciate the feedback we've received from those who have explored it. If there are members within your chapter, division, or affiliate who have not received the email invitation to log in to the profile, please collect their names, email addresses, and the group they are a member of and send them to </span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" href="mailto:subscriptions@nfb.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">subscriptions@nfb.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> so that we can provide the profile invite.</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;pad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family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none">Route 66 Ride for Literacy Celebration:</span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"> </span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">NHL referee Dan O’Rourke has completed the National Federation of the Blind Route 66 Ride for Literacy. He traveled over 2,700 miles by bike from Santa Monica, California, to Chicago, Illinois. The celebration and comments from President Riccobono, Dan O’Rourke, the Illinois affiliate, and Chicago chapter are available on </span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/3GFldPGreeY?si=-wCul3dPD_XqjQZj" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">the Nation’s Blind YouTube</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Channel</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. Please share this ride with your friends and family to raise awareness on the importance of Braille literacy and connecting with our community.</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW48195240 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertic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