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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><div><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center. Below is a link to read more about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://rockybottomofsc.com/">Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any of the below links!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/">National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/">Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/">Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Scabs1944/?refid=46&__xts__%5B0%5D=12.%7B%22unit_id_click_type%22%3A%22graph_search_results_item_tapped%22%2C%22click_type%22%3A%22result%22%2C%22module_id%22%3A1%2C%22result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22session_id%22%3A%22dde06b014c19c1fa49889d82a62edcda%22%2C%22module_role%22%3A%22ENTITY_PAGES%22%2C%22unit_id%22%3A%22browse_rl%3Aaed5eb18-5eed-4148-8ec7-5150ce26bf7b%22%2C%22browse_result_type%22%3A%22browse_type_page%22%2C%22unit_id_result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22module_result_position%22%3A0%7D">South Carolina Association of Blind Students</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/375092969314880?_rdr">South Carolina Parents of Blind Children</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chang, Patti via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 20, 2021 9:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] We need your help to meet the match<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Fellow Federationists,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don’t miss this opportunity to have your dollars doubled and enter the Give 20 Convention Drawing at the same time. Please give this week during the matching give campaign <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?cid=0&reset=1&id=45">https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?cid=0&reset=1&id=45</a><o:p></o:p></p><h1>It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day! <o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Thanks to generous gifts from Deque Systems and an anonymous donor, every contribution right now to the National Federation of the Blind will be doubled up to $25,000. <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/give-20-convention-drawing/double-your-dollars-gaad-gift-matching">Learn more and give here</a>.</span></strong> Accessibility means we can live the lives we want: quality education, employment opportunities, more independence! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>“Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a great time for you to make a difference in digital accessibility. Donate to the National Federation of the Blind and take advantage of Deque's matching donation.” - Mark Lasser, Senior Accessibility Consultant at Deque Systems and National Federation of the Blind Member</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Double Your Impact</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>If you have benefited from resources to learn about accessibility, take advantage of a way to pay it forward by giving now and doubling your impact.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?cid=0&reset=1&id=45">Give Now</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>BONUS: This will also be part of our Give 20 Convention Drawing, so if you contribute during the gift matching you will also get a chance to win a trip to the 2022 National Federation of the Blind National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana OR take the cash prize of $2,000. <a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/give-20-convention-drawing">Learn about the Give 20 Drawing</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For more information or to donate by phone, contact us at <a href="mailto:outreach@nfb.org">outreach@nfb.org</a> or 410-659-9314, extension 2282.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you for your support!</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>