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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>BRR! Please stay warm! This has been one of the coldest winters I can remember since moving to Alaska in 2010. Yes, I’ve now been here 11 years and I never would have guessed as a child growing up in the desert in California on the border of Arizona, that I would live in such a beautiful and cold place! So, we continue in this new year bringing you support groups that you are cordially invited and urged to attend. We understand the challenges you experience as you navigate new ways of doing things with vision loss or blindness. We are here for you! <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Support Groups for January:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpFirst style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>1/12/2022 1:00, Vision loss and blindness, emotional and physical adjustment, please invite your family members <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>1/19/2022 1:00, Low vision devices: many devices depending on vision loss and task to perform<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>1/16/2022 1:00, It’s winter…. Let’s cook soup. Share your ideas and get some new ones<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpLast style='mso-list:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Join by phone:<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Call this number: <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1-346-248-7799<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When prompted, enter meeting ID: <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:.5in'>868 1806 6187#<span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=3 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When it asks for a participant ID, just hit #<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When it asks for a password, enter: <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1111# <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Join on a computer or smart phone:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpFirst style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:22.0pt'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86818066187?pwd=b2YxQS9YZHAwaHNaS3ZGK0svWktEdz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86818066187?pwd=b2YxQS9YZHAwaHNaS3ZGK0svWktEdz09</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><span style='font-size:22.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>Meeting ID: 868 1806 6187<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>Passcode: 1111<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>+13462487799,,86818066187#,,,,*1111# <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpLast style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><span style='font-size:22.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Finally, if you would like to have the “one tap mobile” number mentioned above, as a contact, you may call 907-771-4306. Be sure to leave a message if Bonnie does not answer. <span style='font-size:20.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Talk soon! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#00549D'>Bonnie Lucas, MS, CVRT, MSW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Older Blind Coordinator, Braille and Technology Instructor<o:p></o:p></span></p><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">lucas.bonnie@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Web: <a href="https://alaskanfb.org/">alaskanfb.org</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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>