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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>Congratulations, Yvonne, for this excellent recognition of your work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bill<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See our new look: <a href="http://www.DancingDots.com">www.DancingDots.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dancing Dots on YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/DancingDotsAccess" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/DancingDotsAccess</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFBP-Talk <nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stacie Leap via NFBP-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 9, 2026 2:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> undisclosed-recipients:<br><b>Cc:</b> Stacie Leap <stacie.leap@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBP-Talk] Congratulation to Yvonne Hughes! Honoring at Philadelphia City Council meeting in March 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello everyone,</span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>We are pleased to share that Greater Philadelphia Chapter (GPC) and Pennsylvania Organization of Blind Parents (POBP) member Yvonne Hughes will be honored at the Philadelphia City Council meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2026, in recognition of her advocacy work.<br><br>The City Council meeting will begin at 10 AM. Please note that other City Council business will be conducted during the meeting, so the exact time of Yvonne\u2019s recognition is unknown. We encourage members and supporters to attend and show support for Yvonne, as she has consistently shown up for and supported the disabled community.<br><br>The meeting will be held at:<br><br>Philadelphia City Hall<br>1400 JFK Blvd<br>Room 400<br>Philadelphia, PA 19107<br><br>For more information, and of course to congratulate her, please contact Yvonne Hughes directly at 215-966-9614.<br><br>We hope to see many of you there to support Yvonne on this well-deserved honor.<br><br>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stacie <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stacie Leap <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>President, Greater Philadelphia Chapter &<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>President, Pennsylvania Organization of Blind Parents (POBP), <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="mailto:stacie.leap@gmail.com" target="_blank">stacie.leap@gmail.com</a> | 215-776-6741<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/stacieleap" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know 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. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>