<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from Marci's iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Smith, Donna" <donna.smith@soundtransit.org><br><b>Date:</b> March 29, 2021 at 1:25:52 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> kimberly@disabilitypride.org, robert@disabilitypride.org, hope@disabilitypride.org, ddd@kingcounty.gov, MJC59@comcast.net, hodanm@multiculturalfamilies.org, info@nwwwn.org, karen@braitmayer.com, info@seattleadaptivesports.org, caspian@cs.washington.edu, atheriault@seattledbsc.org, OMTeam@seattlelh.org, info@dsb.wa.gov, info@pva.org, marta.idowu@seattle.gov, edbronsdon@outdoorsforall.org, daryaf@dr-wa.org, susank@dr-wa.org, ask@arcofkingcounty.org, emerson@nwaccessfund.org, ellie@nwaccessfund.org, info@biawa.org, infoPNW@lupus.org, info@acb.org, steve@fiksdal.com, hopelink@hopelink.org, shaber@hopelink.org, info@environmentsforall.org, info@atworkwa.org, wa.adapt.west@gmail.com, "Watkinson, Larry" <WatkinsL@wsdot.wa.gov>, Holly.Delcambre@seattle.gov, sbass773@yahoo.com, Lenny.Orlov@seattle.gov, cleo.brooks@spl.org, michael.shaw@seattle.gov, danettedixon63@gmail.com, nbrannonz@gmail.com, notpgm@comcast.net, lynda.wong@outlook.com, morrowa@gmail.com, wilkima@dshs.wa.gov, sawyckyjkristina@yahoo.com, tyljoe@hotmail.com, dmiller@lhblind.org, wingwoo61@gmail.com, mekawh@gmail.com, dion.grahamsr@kingcounty.gov, michael.thygerson@mvtransit.com, robin.loen@dsb.wa.gov<br><b>Cc:</b> "Adams, Corrie" <corrie.adams@soundtransit.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Important: Sound Transit Seeks Participants for a Mobility Board</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all. I hope this note finds you well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">I shared this invitation a few weeks ago and am sharing again to try to encourage more participation by people with disabilities. Please read and volunteer if you have the time and interest,
or please share with others you think may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’m writing to tell you about a paid volunteer opportunity for community members to help shape the future of transit in Eastside communities. Metro and Sound Transit are recruiting community members
who live, work, or travel on the Eastside or near Judkins Park in Seattle to serve on the </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/programs-projects/fares-routes-and-service/east-link-connections.aspx" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">East
Link Connections</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Mobility Board. The Board will meet virtually from May through November 2021 and members will be compensated $50/hour for time spent in virtual meetings and
supporting public engagement events.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We seek to recruit members who equitably represent transit riders and communities in the project area and</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F"> strongly
encourage people with the following identities and lived experiences to apply- Black, Indigenous, and people of color; immigrants and refugees; linguistically diverse; low-income or no-income; people with disabilities. </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F">Applications are available in </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://publicinput.com/EastLinkMBTG" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">English</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://publicinput.com/EastLinkMBSP" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Spanish</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://publicinput.com/EastLinkSimCh" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Chinese</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://publicinput.com/EastLinkMBKo" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Korean</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://publicinput.com/EastLinkMBVi" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Vietnamese</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://publicinput.com/EastLinkMBSP" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Russian</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F">, </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://publicinput.com/EastlinkMBHI" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hindi</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F">,
and </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://publicinput.com/EastLinkMBTG" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tagalog</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#23221F"> and
are <b>open through March 31, 2021</b>. </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">All applicants who provide valid contact information will be notified of selection/non-selection </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">in
mid-April. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please share about this opportunity with your networks</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We will stay in touch with additional opportunities for </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">community members to help create an updated transit network
that provides fast, frequent, and reliable connections to destinations throughout the region.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please reach out at any time if you have questions or comments about </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/programs-projects/fares-routes-and-service/east-link-connections.aspx" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">East
Link Connections</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> project. We’d love to connect with you.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Donna Smith, ADAC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manager Accessible Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sound Transit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">703-505-4642 (Mobile/Best Number)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">206-370-5344 (Office)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Donna.smith@soundtransit.org">Donna.smith@soundtransit.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.soundtransit.org">www.soundtransit.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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