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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>Hello Alaska, affiliate members and acquaintances,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is a brief message, and a big thank you to all of our Alaska affiliate members. We have just completed our 2023 Alaska state convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It was the hard work of the affiliate board members that made it a truly successful convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our first vice president, Katie, Lester put together a amazing and well informed agenda.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Second vice president, William Craig. informed us on national legislation as well as state legislation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Treasure, Pete Mccall on our updated treasurers report.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Secretary Linda Numan, updates on Washington seminar and videos from our National, reps from the house and senate, with her continued efforts of keeping us informed and up-to-date on our state activities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our members at large, both, Kelsy Tallant, and Pam VanHoozer, for all the great door prizes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>our national rep Miss Shela Wright representing the national office sharing all the exciting news that’s going on nationwide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Informing us on the new Blind museum, and shared a video. Very grateful to hear all she had to share with us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I was so grateful to be able to look back this morning and think on the hard work and effort that all of our board members put in in having a great convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are already getting started for next year’s state convention. It will be an election year, truly looking forward to it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will be having a post convention board committee meeting this Thursday at 7 PM, over zoom, and all are invited to a tent. This coming Friday at 6:30 we will have our Allstate meeting here at the Center For The Blind and or on the zoom link. All are encouraged to attend. As the Alaska affiliate president, I am grateful to be your representative and truly looking forward to what this next year has to offer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I encourage all to reach out to me if you have any questions advice in the hopes of building our affiliate, and making it stronger. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you all, Lets go and build the federation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>N F B Alaska affiliate president,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>P Kevin Whitley </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Manual Skills Instructor, Equipping Alaskans for success</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>