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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 style='text-align:justify'><a name="_Hlk114038780"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Welcome to the 2022 National Federation of the Blind of Washington (NFB) convention: Trust the Magic of New Beginnings. Our agenda is packed full of engaging sessions for all: parents, youth, seniors, job seekers, blindness professionals, etc. In addition, we will be offering a Karaoke and Cards night, as well as a trivia night during convention. At our Enchantment of New Beginnings Banquet, we will be awarding three $3000 scholarships as well. Our national representative will be Denise Avant, a Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind. This year’s convention will be held in person at the Hilton Bellevue, located at 300 SE 112<sup>th</sup> AVE SE, Bellevue, WA 98004, November 4-6. Room rates are $109 plus tax per night and include free Wi-Fi and free parking. Hotel rooms can be booked via the link below or by calling the hotel at (425)455-1300. Hotel rooms at the convention rate must be booked before the end of day on October 12, 2022, otherwise, convention attendees will be charged the typical hotel rate of over $290. In addition, guests for an additional $15 per person per day can purchase full breakfast vouchers, you will be given the vouchers when you arrive at the hotel, take them to the restaurant, and then pay the restaurant the $15 directly. Registration is $25, and our banquet this year is $40. We will also have some sessions streamed via Zoom if you are unable to attend in person, information will be sent to registered virtual participants before the beginning of convention. In this email, you will find seven important resources: our 2022 Agenda(which is always subject to change); our registration form; a link for booking hotels; a registration form for our JAWS class for blindness professionals; our Partnership registration form, which is for any exhibitors/sponsors who desire to partner with us for convention; our 2022 exhibitor/sponsorship packages; and our 2022 Scholarship application form, which is due October 14. All this information can also be found on our website: </span></a><a href="http://www.nfbw.org/convention"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>www.nfbw.org/convention</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Convention Registration Link: </span></span><a href="Https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-convention-registration"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-convention-registration</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hotel booking link: </span></span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hilton.com%2Fen%2Fbook%2Freservation%2Fdeeplink%2F%3Fctyhocn%3DLION-HF%26groupCode%3DNFBWCI%26arrivaldate%3D2022-11-04%26departuredate%3D2022-11-06%26cid%3DOM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink%26fromId%3DHILTONLINKDIRECT&data=05%7C01%7CElaine.Soldevilla%40Hilton.com%7C23c6392bccd34758ad1c08da91bd5a9a%7C660292d2cfd54a3db7a7e8f7ee458a0a%7C0%7C0%7C637982539696142896%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zshik9E0QJKuUJQzrQ9KTuqdxYuXpPMhv6YudvAhHIQ%3D&reserved=0"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=LION-HF&groupCode=NFBWCI&arrivaldate=2022-11-04&departuredate=2022-11-06&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>JAWS Training Registration: </span></span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-jaws-registration"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-jaws-registration</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Partnership Form Link: </span></span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-partnership-registration"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-partnership-registration</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you have any questions regarding convention, please contact Corey Grandstaff at </span></span><a href="mailto:corey.grandstaff@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>corey.grandstaff@gmail.com</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114038780'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> or at (419)768-1523. We look forward to having you join us for this year’s exciting and engaging conventio</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>n.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Corey Grandstaff, treasurer, NFB of Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>