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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>president--- via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 29, 2021 10:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB Convention Tour Information<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <br><br>Maryland, the NFB National Convention Host Affiliate, has planned four exciting tours in connection with the NFB National Convention. All tours are virtual and free of cost. Information is below. Please contact <a href="mailto:Convention@nfbmd.org">Convention@nfbmd.org</a> or 443-426-4110 with any questions.<br><br> <br><br>B&O Railroad Museum Tour: Maryland on the Rails<br><br>Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – 12:00PM – 1:30PM<br><br>This virtual tour will examine how before 1827 Maryland became an ideal location for the B&O Railroad, and as a result, how the B&O Railroad has continued to contribute to the robust history of this state.<br>Click this link to join: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95781371847">https://zoom.us/j/95781371847</a> <br>Meeting ID: 957 8137 1847<br>One tap mobile<br>+13017158592,,95781371847#<br> <br><br>NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Tour<br><br>Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – 2:00PM – 3:30PM<br>On this virtual tour, you will learn about the nation’s first space flight center that now also has the largest combined organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to increasing knowledge of Earth, the solar system, and the universe via observations from space.<br><a name="_Hlk75703169"></a>Click this link to join: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/98911837672">https://zoom.us/j/98911837672</a> <br>Meeting ID: 989 1183 7672<br>One tap mobile<br>+13017158592,,98911837672#<br> <br><br>Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Tour<br><br><a name="_Hlk75703411"></a>Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – 4:00PM – 5:30PM<br><br>Virtually experience Harriet Tubman’s world through exhibits that chronicle the life of this resourceful woman and the many others that helped her run the Underground Railroad. Most people underestimated her tenacity and strength.<br><a name="_Hlk75703354"></a>Click this link to join: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/96125671553">https://zoom.us/j/96125671553</a> <br>Meeting ID: 961 2567 1553<br>One tap mobile<br>+13017158592,,96125671553#<br><br> <br><br>NFB Jernigan Institute Tour<br><br>Wednesday, July 7, 2021 – 12:00PM – 1:30PM<br>This unique tour will be conducted by Mary Ellen Jernigan and Melissa Riccobono, who know the building quite well. They will share stories about the vision, development, and growth of the NFB National Center for the Blind.<br>Click this link to join: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95107328515">https://zoom.us/j/95107328515</a> <br>Meeting ID: 951 0732 8515<br>One tap mobile<br>+13017158592,,95107328515#<br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><b>Ronza Othman, </b>President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<br>443-426-4110<br>Pronouns: she, her, hers<br> <br>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 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.<br> <br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>