<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.gmailsignatureprefix
{mso-style-name:gmail_signature_prefix;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Federationists!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apologies if this was previously shared. See below about a program for blind students…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lisa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Marissa Nissley <mnissley6@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 17, 2024 2:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lisa <lisa@bylisabryant.com><br><b>Subject:</b> REMINDER: One Week Left to Sign Up for Next Step Skills!<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi Lisa,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>My name is Marissa and I am an AmeriCorps member who is helping facilitate the Fall 2024 session of Next Step Skills. I reached out a few days ago to let you know that enrollment for our Fall 2024 program for students ages 16-24—“Exploring Higher Education”—is </span><a href="https://mnissley6-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2P9sliIIvP4VYIYCxouHukBonRGj0Lyv_tkDKH_PBiSG64D8BkgG460VcwyPqmt6WMqJK6IXl4yonlS99ctoL2CWDuRLw5DGsJ-WEfSX4LEmx6o6h4LmiD7kyQcSv-_2ZYkks8eixIdPuX_-l6_BvVvyDdhMC7dqioLwpazLGjh2jB3Al8aDbpWIsyZFfuSEt1bINx1_LZZ1dokeNUwx8QUWyZ5EkgKCXGYHL-P6YAKBTS6AafZ4kpwzqaF8aseX8-PW-mMHXglI"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>open [hyperlinked]!</span></b></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I wanted to follow up and let you know that registration for our Fall cohort closes on Wednesday, September 25th!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>OSB AmeriCorps offers five Next Step Skills sessions per year, each with a unique theme surrounding independence and work-readiness. Starting on September 30th, our Fall 2024 program, “Exploring Higher Education,” will facilitate weekly workshops and social activities on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00-6:00 pm EST.<b><i> </i></b>Students will also receive weekly, one-on-one mentoring. <i>All</i> AmeriCorps members and the students they serve are close in age and share the experience of living with visual impairments. This creates especially powerful near-peer mentoring relationships.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you know any blind/VI students ages 16-24 living in Pennsylvania who may be interested in Next Steps Skills, please tell them to fill out this </span><a href="https://mnissley6-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2cj9gRPdL9gZzeFO-qb8sSZJwE2nO6z2gme6tHj3c5HK84D8BkgExj1ov-wH_kah1RFEzRTgqEqBpcpZ73rsXpBbcsft16XhWctRe_48nKUdPZegi6F3dC-gwtoH_5SayDrhy_JiCw-cUz6AHjcjL5hjse5qoTGNc-_thnoewGzFKCmLOaSWBqQRDj5vMgEiwsc1U_eVVTGYMrwc7b9ytSdRYcigAS6IeVUgKZsM_WWbilguYPFCAewHOkWJw5W_q7zBKwqEtLVg"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>enrollment form [hyperlinked] </span></b></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>by<b> </b>Wednesday, September 25th<b>.</b> You can visit </span><a href="https://mnissley6-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/29S7PcPG-SrZmqQp6HpFY58BfqSl_4N4QHHCs2FPP98C-4D8BkgEbsrcjB2hN7pzz4x3F0DQzCPXv3OjKwNdduayOBpmtRKiX09Cs4DiOlT0yETavKWDFTJTU5vVeVUmA1TUqRFRWHeLjx437riMhpEfcKer9-YDbaWW20EuZZbc9sKUljDoiDpgOnN73GRU2"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>OSB’s AmeriCorp webpage [hyperlinked]</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> to learn more. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I hope to hear from you soon! Let me know if you have any questions or want to hop on a Zoom call to learn more! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Marissa Nissley </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#A32035'>Marissa Nissley (she/her)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#A32035'>OSB AmeriCorps Member</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><a href="https://mnissley6-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2FLooKhARkkSsgNY4cIoRDmFFddmnRRYMKdOjUnMcCBG_4D8BkgGIBvmDP5L6Pi4Jevg90qGjUFU1IDhDpDSefHl2Psza4HDICi4MuFGsH2Imh6mhYKiuPGstcTQiP7zNnKqPoyp2P1WCPjsfNapV_ZSBfeg7L2jqLqWRfzATV7E3FzRRedtu1_uLSLngncDXOmNyPiLO39KhWHKmlZJXgdYwFIbMaS_iblLp6cu25zxOWzoV6Kjh5Q" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4285F4'>6333 Malvern Avenue</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><a href="https://mnissley6-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2vH86cYZl_AsR3vp5DjJj9nAhD0En6NsXw8oznE23Z1HB4D8BkgHftv1bNtp_cGrtaeYvJ1aqDUBJsjMJqyXSrsTT7KAffkmiXT2KBLz2t7OJ3woQsotp_m8lF5bQrlR6AXpVEFj3UNGp1-CD9lY6WAyby-37ELcXCHuZ8Lx8a2vKX5dxOT6i-wfTchQ8GkIoFg2s8w9lfbTmIzbz8aR3lRG4L7GsUzoWMbWXUrGm2zXHRE9sHuaEEA" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4285F4'>Philadelphia, PA 19151</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#A32035'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#A32035'>856-701-4014</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><a href="https://mnissley6-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2ujKbWIDVaiAowEt9TjNpZcuwn6jsYiqhEPDUWBCFJkrD4D8BkgEVc1VajIMYHWZYMaAe_7yjKjtcQd6KvjbDPbnVMN2jH0H0WiyfLH3nB-v0tmMwlhJCmfqgNdmqV13oTgBdi4kw4w22ls4oQa6J11dAeIF74h9JSwOpndoJAz7u95KdX66YKrRWXD6TNt28" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>https://www.obs.org/what-we-do/osb-americorps.cfm</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=530 height=159 style='width:5.5208in;height:1.6527in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXc7l9abUYP7TIQrPruioPV4vUOGJj2gjwUyLvUUK89K8qE8q_vcIhUIZBxtsTXeNzGQ39_2vLpO4cvtILJ3ZdghSXxu71ar8UjQJ5ogGgtDhH9bs_m0gJVjCj_izwY_VXQrtQ8aEyfn4CCGxc__M4U-xoWb?key=SIly_XHnh9t_yIORfJ-szw"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAJEAAP///wAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAkAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAgEAAEEBAA7" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from https://mnissley6-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2pFPBC2zwr5HJH0JvLMxastZpkpatcgNkJWReF4bIRGO24D8BkgEVPbCY9epz47JzHvkq2cOqlALcg8U9xS0fufITxvumUxRVyUdoSw-w9a0zDYAX3PSF3EBolAicljQFd2yOI_s6luN9QTEm43AYA0Vi" /><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>