<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">N F B Alaska affiliate president,</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">P Kevin Whitley <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Manual Skills Instructor,</b><b> Equipping Alaskans for success<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b> </b>Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0/0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/0" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">3903 Taft Drive</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0/0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/0" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">Anchorage, AK 99517-3069</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="tel:(907)%20538-9826" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/1" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">(907) 538-9826</a> <a href="tel:(907)%20248-7770" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/2" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">(907) 248-7770</a> <a href="tel:(800)%20770-7517" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">(800) 770-7517</a>Fax <a href="tel:(907)%20248-7517" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2/0" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">(907) 248-7517</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="mailto:kwhitley@alaskabvi.org" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2/1" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">kwhitley@alaskabvi.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><a href="http://www.alaskabvi.org/">www.alaskabvi.org</a></u>  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u><a href="http://www.facebook.com/alaskabvi" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.facebook.com/alaskabvi</a></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 15.399999618530273px;"><b><span style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just because you’re blind doesn’t mean you can’t do! </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 15.399999618530273px;"><b><span style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">___________________________________________</span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><b>Date:</b> November 19, 2024 at 6:00:57 AM AKST<br><b>To:</b> Kevin Whitley <whitley.kevin63@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Santa/Winter Celebration Registration Open</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Bounces+r.24107.10625949.4c54b82c329fab6a@mailings.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                                                                        <h1><span style="font-size:24pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Celebrate December with a Braille Letter</span></span></span></span></h1>

                                                                        <p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36489&qid=10625949" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">En Español</a></span></span></p>

                                                                        <p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Each December, the National Federation of the Blind sends out Braille letters and activities to blind children to celebrate the holiday or winter season.</span></span></p>

                                                                        <p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">You can select between a Santa or a Winter Celebration letter. The Santa letter includes a personalized message from Santa Claus and the elves. The Winter Celebration letter offers fun facts about winter and candles. The activities may include recipes, songs, tactile drawings, and more. </span></span></p>

                                                                        <p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Both the letters activities to go along with them are available in English and <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36490&qid=10625949" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Spanish</a>. Print copies are also available for sighted family members and friends.</span></span></p>

                                                                        <p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Just think about how fun it will be to work on the activities and read the letter together. You will be creating lasting memories. </span></span></p>

                                                                        <p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36491&qid=10625949" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Request a Santa or Winter Letter today!</a> You can submit your request until December 16.</span></span></p>

                                                                        <h2><span style="font-size:22pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">About the National Federation of the Blind Education Initiatives</span></span></span></h2>

                                                                        <p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines the future for blind students. We present blind students with new ideas, expose teachers and families to our positive philosophy on blindness, and encourage blind youth to reach their full potential. For questions about our education programs, please contact us at <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36492&qid=10625949" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">education@nfb.org</a> or 410-659-9314, extension 2418.</span></span></p>
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