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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> President, National Federation of the Blind <OfficeOfThePresident@nfb.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 29, 2023 8:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> State Presidents <StatePresidents@nfb.org>; NFB-Division-Leaders@nfbnet.org; NCB Staff <NCBStaff@nfb.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Resending (to fix a broken link): NFB President’s Notebook - Week of 08/28/2022<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a name="OLE_LINK8"></a><a name="OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">President’s Notebook</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark A. Riccobono</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span><a href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">410-659-9314</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear
Federation Family,</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In
Baltimore today it is the first day of school. It is a day that brings a lot of new energy and nervous excitement. For me it is also a day of reflection about the thousands of little interactions that built to this moment. No matter what the past has been,
with a new school year there is opportunity for growth and development. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I
am also reflecting on this new school year as we head into the next Federation leadership seminar starting Wednesday evening. Fifty years ago, Kenneth Jernigan was preparing for the first of this generation of seminars. That pathway of leaders has made all
the difference in building our movement. Those leaders have also continued to grow and develop the movement in ways that Kenneth Jernigan likely did not imagine in August 1973.
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I
reflect on all of this as today is also the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington, which is more widely known for Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. This all reminds me that progress, even within big sweeping movements like ours, is not built in
big moments but in small ones. Our steady march forward relies on the thousands of contributions made by individuals in local communities. It relies on us not always getting it right but in always pointing toward our ultimate goals and adjusting our work to
get better each day. Each of you, as a leader in the movement, is critical to pulling together those thousands of small actions and connecting them into a network that makes all the difference to the blind all around the world.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These
are my reflections on the first day of school and on the next fifty years of NFB leadership development, which begins this week.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Critical Actions:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">September
Presidential Release—On the Road:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The National Federation of the Blind
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Presidential
Release #530</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
will be broadcast from Chicago, Illinois, on September 7, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., eastern. Closed captions and Spanish interpretations will be available.
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/92982679807"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Presidential
Release Zoom ID: 929 8267 9807</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">News:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2024
Washington Seminar:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%">
<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">While I won’t say that it’s right around the corner, the 2024 Washington
Seminar is quickly approaching. Consider this notification as a kind of “save the date.” Next year’s Washington Seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn Washington – National Capitol from Monday, January 29 through Thursday, February 1, 2024. As is tradition,
the Great Gathering-In will be on that Monday (January 29, 2024) at 5:00 p.m. That’s only five months away, so be sure to stay tuned for updates in the near future regarding hotel reservation and additional scheduling details.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Service
Animals on Airlines:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Amanda Morris, a journalist for
<i>The Washington Post</i>, recently published an article detailing the problems that blind Americans are encountering when trying to fly on commercial airlines with their service animals. The article can be read in the
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/08/28/airline-regulations-service-animals/"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">August
28 edition of <i>The Washington Post</i></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
In the article, Morris recounts the experience of Federation member Elizabeth Schoen, who was recently denied boarding a JetBlue flight because of her service dog.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Route
66 Ride for Literacy Update:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The National Federation of the Blind Route 66 Ride for
Literacy with Dan O’Rourke is still going strong. Dan crossed from Oklahoma to Kansas to Missouri over the weekend. He has celebrated the ride so far with Federationists along the way. There is one more pitstop party in Missouri on August 31 before the final
celebration in Chicago on September 8. Please share this ride with your friends and family to raise awareness on the importance of Braille literacy and connecting with our community. Follow the Ride for Literacy at
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://nfb.org/route66"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">nfb.org/route66</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lift
Up with Lyft Round Up:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind has joined Lyft’s Round Up program.
Please go to the menu in your Lyft app, choose “Donate,” and select the National Federation of the Blind to have each fare rounded up to the nearest dollar with 100 percent of your contribution going to raise expectations and make dreams come true.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LEGO
Braille Bricks:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lego Braille Bricks, which have previously only been available to educational
partners serving the blind through the LEGO Foundation, are now available for sale in the United States. Pre-orders are now being accepted for the new
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2023/august/lego-braille-bricks-play-with-braille-"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">LEGO<sup>®</sup>
Braille Bricks – Play with Braille </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">
</span></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">set, which contains over 250 of the
Braille Bricks in five colors. Braille is a key pathway to literacy, and engaging blind and low-vision children with fun and creative Braille tools puts them on the path to success. LEGO Braille Bricks are a cool way for blind and non-blind friends and family
to learn about and create with Braille together. LEGO is already an integral part of the lives of many young people, including my own family. By making Braille part of the LEGO experience, the company is creating exciting opportunities for education, inclusion,
and innovation. We are thrilled to be a partner in the introduction of LEGO Braille Bricks to the American market.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submit
Blind Equality Achievement Month Activities:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Throughout October, members of the National Federation of the Blind
conduct activities in our local communities such as white cane walks, film screenings, and social events. Please submit your affiliate or chapter-related #BlindMonth activities, including the
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/blind-equality-achievement-month/white-cane-awareness-day"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">white
cane proclamations</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
with a brief description to </span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:web@nfb.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">web@nfb.org</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
They will be posted on the Blind Equality Achievement Month page at </span></span></span></span><a href="https://nfb.org/blind-month"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">nfb.org/blind-month</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Reminders:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Honor
Roll Call:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For affiliates and divisions still intending to make roll call donations,
please send an email to </span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:rollcall@nfb.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">rollcall@nfb.org</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
detailing the amount to go to each fund (Kenneth Jernigan Fund, Sun Shares, White Cane Fund, and Jacobus tenBroek Memorial Fund). Please mail checks payable to National Federation of the Blind and send to 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21230,
Attention: Fiscal Services – Roll Call, and write Roll Call in the check memo. If you want to send the funds by ACH directly to our bank, please contact Bridgid Burke,
</span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:bburke@nfb.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">bburke@nfb.org</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
or call 410-659-9314, extension 2271. For those affiliates and divisions that made pledges, please remember we ask that all pledges be fulfilled by August 31.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dates to Keep in Mind:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(all times eastern)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 31: Deadline for affiliates
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:actionfund@actionfund.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">to request calendars</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">September 14 and 17: Chapter Presidents Call, 8:00 p.m. (Blind Equality Achievement Month)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October: Blind Equality Achievement Month</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 8: Introduction to the Organized Blind Movement, 8:00 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 7 and 10: Chapter Presidents Call, 8:00 p.m. (Planning the Year Ahead)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 3-8, 2024: National Convention; Orlando, Florida</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark A. Riccobono, President
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">410-659-9314 | <a href="mailto:Officeofthepresident@nfb.org">
Officeofthepresident@nfb.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mastodon: @President@nfb.social
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pronouns: he, him, his</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="210" height="76" style="width:2.1875in;height:.7916in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/nfblogo.png" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the
lives they want. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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