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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 everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What an awesome state convention this past weekend! Hats off to our president, Jennifer Bazer, for doing an outstanding job presiding over her first convention. Also, kudos to all of you who helped to ensure this hybrid convention was conducted in a smooth and professional manner. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The “Doing our fair share” committee meeting scheduled for this evening has been canceled. We will probably not meet until the newly appointed 2021 2022 NFB of SC committees are implemented by President Bazer. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who signed up for PAC for the first time or who increased their PAC giving. We increased our monthly PAC giving from $882 to $1062 this past year. This is awesome, but I know we can do more. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>During this upcoming year, let’s continue to financially support the National Federation of the Blind so we can continue to live the lives we want. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Frank Coppel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chairman, “Doing our fair share” committee<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>