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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey Alaska Fam<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope that this message finds you all in great convention spirits! In the time you have between checking out a session or browsing the caucuses, I would like to invite you to entice yourselves with the bargains and opportunities that the
Michigan affiliate is providing with our “Summer of Tech Auction.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This year, our affiliate fundraising committee is here with the goods. Beginning at 7pm on June 30 and closing on July 10, the Michigan affiliate has raised the exhibit hall stakes with our “Summer of Tech” virtual auction! This online
contest , held on the 32 Auctions platform, is an accessible, straight-forward way of being able to showcase to the entire nation the generous donations that our affiliate received over the past few months. We have something for everyone’s tastes, both low-tech
and hi-tech, with comparable prices that make you feel that you are seriously at a convention. We also have some items that are not technology based, just in case you’re not into that kind of thing. Some of our donated items include<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">SMART Televisions<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Apple Products<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Assistive Tech Training Sessions<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Women’s Spa Baskets <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So please, join us in bidding by clicking the link and registering for the 32 Auctions platform. The rules are simple in that each of the items has a starting bid price and will indicate, as the bids come in, where the item’s price currently
stands. Remember, keep checking on your item during the next week to assure that you will have a chance to win and can outbid your oponents. When bidding closes at 9pm on July 10, you will receive an alert if you won the item and then will be prompted for
payment and shipping. If you have any questions about this bidding process, feel free to reach out to me at
<a href="mailto:Robert.E.Parsons@wmich.edu">Robert.E.Parsons@wmich.edu</a>. Happy bidding and may the odds ever be in your favor.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Auction Link: <a href="https://nfbmi.org/auction">https://nfbmi.org/auction</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With Love, Hope and Determination<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Robert E. Parsons, Jr.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Board Member| National Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Board Member| National Federation of the Blind of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Doctoral Student| Counselor Education and Supervision<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Western Michigan University ‘25<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pronouns: He, Him, His<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P: 804.801.7674<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Robert E. Parsons, Jr.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Masters Student| Rehabilitation Counseling and Vision Rehabilitation Therapy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Parliamentarian| Graduate Student Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professional Development Chair| Chi Sigma Iota (Mu Beta Chapter)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Western Michigan University ‘21<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pronouns: He, Him, His<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P: 804.801.7674<o:p></o:p></p>
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