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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Kristen Jocums<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>(706) 718-8055<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda Melendez via Chapter-Presidents<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 13, 2024 3:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org>; chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Linda Melendez <president@nfbnj.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Chapter-Presidents] Help your members get to their first NFB National Convention!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>>From the 2024 Kenneth Jernigan Fund Committee </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>Think back to your very first NFB National Convention. The Trepidation of wondering how you’d find your way to the exhibit hall and meeting rooms; being surrounded by fellow Federationists you had not yet met; making your way through the exhibit hall and checking out the new products and gadgets. And then returning home, with renewed confidence in not only yourself but in the Federation as a positive agent for change. <br> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>The Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship Fund can help make this experience possible for the members of your chapter or division who have not yet participated in a national convention. The Scholarship Committee is asking that you discuss the possibility of applying for a first-timer scholarship to help share the cost of traveling to and participating in the 2024 Convention July 3 - 8 in Orlando Florida. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>At this month’s meeting, we encourage you to share your own convention stories and use the following questions to for discussions about applying for a Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship (application deadline is April 15. <br> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>What makes convention so empowering and uplifting? </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Why is it so important to learn about blindness? </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Why do you encourage others, especially first timers, to attend? </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>How can first timers keep up with all the great information at convention? </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>How do you afford convention? </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>How will first time attendees get around the hotel? </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>For your convenience, we have included the link to the Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship Fund webpage below; </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/kenneth-jernigan-convention-scholarship" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/kenneth-jernigan-convention-scholarship</span></a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>We invite chapters to have this discussion to increase national convention participation amongst all members. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>Warmly, </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#313131'>2024 Kenneth Jernigan Fund Committee </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>