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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>Greetings to Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have some important information that will help as folks register for the convention, and for those staying at the hotel. I assumed that you could say you wanted the rate being given to the Alaska NFB attendees. As it turns out, when you make your reservation at the hotel, you press 1 and that takes you to their corporate headquarters. They only have a code that was set up and actually they set it up with the Alaska Center for the Blind for our fund raiser in September. Then they inadvertently decided to use it for our event. It is inconvenient but things could be worse. So, the code that you will need to use is 2211akcent. If using a screen reader, be sure to read all characters!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Next, apparently, I misheard when I was determining the dessert. There is no chocolate cheesecake but rather chocolate mousse. I’m a little baffled because I could have sworn, but I won’t <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😊</span>, that the original menu said cheesecake. If that makes a difference and you have given me your order, please write to me at <a href="mailto:lucas.bonnie@gmail.com">lucas.bonnie@gmail.com</a>. For those on the NFB email list, if you hit reply, your message will go to the entire list. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Last and absolutely not least, here is the link to register. Feel free to check out our website while you are there. A very big thanks goes to our webmaster hero, Michael Lauf from Indiana. He will be speaking at our convention and has some very valuable information to share. <a href="https://alaskanfb.org/2022-alaska-state-convention/">Here’s the link</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Getting closer and I’m getting excited! Hope you are too!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bonnie<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><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></body></html>