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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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bonnie Lucas<br>President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Alaska<br>Cell: 907-301-6808<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:lucas.bonnie@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>lucas.bonnie@gmail.com</span></a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Web: <a href="https://alaskanfb.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>alaskanfb.org</span></a><a name="_Hlk16627103"><br></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16627103'>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 style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16627103'></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#BFBFBF'>[Delegate-BML]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Kinshuk Tella <kinshuk.tella@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 1, 2021 7:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> Cricket X. Bidleman <cricketbidleman@gmail.com>; Elizabeth Rouse <elizabethrouse.nfb@gmail.com>; Jesse Shirek <jesseshirek@gmail.com>; Katie Lester <Katie.E.Lester.28@gmail.com>; SCOTT van gorp <scott.nfbi@gmail.com>; lucas.bonnie@gmail.com; lynnelaine2@verizon.net; president@nfb-oregon.org; president@nfbcal.org; president@nfbofmt.org; sbonenfant2@gmail.com; smcarlsonpdx@gmail.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Kathryn Webster <nabs.president@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> 2021 October NABS Liaison Report<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear affiliate and student division presidents, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><blockquote style='border:none black 1.0pt;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>As promised, here are your monthly NABS updates from your friendly neighborly NABS Liaison!. I encourage you to forward the reports to your student membership, and even to the affiliate membership if you wish to. We want to be able to reach as many people as we can with our initiatives, and continue to build the federation. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Our wonderful Treasurer, Elizabeth Rouse has created a new addition of our NABS Notes, which can be found as an attached word document to this email. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Additionally, we have just released our new October NABS Now Podcast episode, all about Resume building and applying to Jobs. This can be found at the following links: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Listen on:</span><span style='font-family:"HelveticaNeue",serif;color:#D4D4D5'><br></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>NABS website: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://nabslink.org/" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>nabslink.org</span></a></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> <</span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://nabslink.org/" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>http://nabslink.org/</span></a></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>></span><span style='font-family:"HelveticaNeue",serif;color:#D4D4D5'><br></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Apple Podcast: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nabs-now-podcast/id1507437256?i=1000537287302" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nabs-now-podcast/id1507437256?i=1000537287302</span></a></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> <</span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nabs-now-podcast/id1507437256?i=1000537287302" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nabs-now-podcast/id1507437256?i=1000537287302</span></a></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>></span><span style='font-family:"HelveticaNeue",serif;color:#D4D4D5'><br></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Spotify: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/47rJlZrFHD4EIqvgLRNhHM" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://open.spotify.com/show/47rJlZrFHD4EIqvgLRNhHM</span></a></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><</span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/47rJlZrFHD4EIqvgLRNhHM" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://open.spotify.com/show/47rJlZrFHD4EIqvgLRNhHM</span></a></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>></span><span style='font-family:"HelveticaNeue",serif;color:#D4D4D5'><br></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Google Podcast: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYWRjNWZmNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYWRjNWZmNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==</span></a></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> <</span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYWRjNWZmNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYWRjNWZmNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==</span></a></span><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none black 1.0pt;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#313131;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Lastly, I would like to mention our committee calls, which happen on the second and third Sunday of the month. We have our Outreach committee and Fundraising committee meetings at 8 and 9 pm respectively on the 10th of October. Likewise, the Legislative & Self Advocacy committee, as well as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee meet on the 17th at 8 and 9 pm eastern. All committee calls can be accessed with the following zoom link: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Please reach out if you have any questions about anything, as I am here as a resource for you. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Best,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Kinshuk </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in' id="m_-4930655508718623745m_5073836156651508867m_-2643617469265139922m_1267158251330884704docs-internal-guid-ae6fe73d-7fff-750c-fa9f-abc46032f68d"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Kinshuk Tella<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Board Member | National Association of Blind Students <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Board Member | National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>President | Ohio Association of Blind Students <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none black 1.0pt;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><blockquote style='border:none black 1.0pt;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Kinshuk Tella<br>He/Him/His<br>937-708-9930<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kinshuk Tella<br>He/Him/His<br>937-708-9930<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>