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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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: Stewart Prost, Co-Host 2024 Virginia State Convention<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Greetings everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Do you get tired of sitting around all day at convention? Do you want the chance to get out of the hotel for a couple of hours? Well here is a tour that will get you moving and out and about. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We have put together a tour taking participants to the Nauticus Maritime Discovery Center and the Battleship Wisconsin. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Here are the details:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Everyone starts out from the main entrance of our hotel, gathering at 1 PM, leaving at 1:10 PM. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We start our excursion by boarding a ferry to Norfolk. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Once everyone arrives in Norfolk, there is a short walk to Nauticus, where everyone will have time to look at some of the exhibits<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Everyone then will go over to the Wisconsin, where everyone can participate in a 90 minute guided tour. In addition to getting on the main deck, this tour includes the captain's quarters and where the crew navigated the ship. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Once our tour is completed everyone will return to our hotel via the ferry. Everyone should arrive at the hotel between 5-5:40 PM, in time to get some dinner and prepare for all of the evening activities of our convention. (If anyone wishes to stay on the Norfolk side and visit Waterside, where there are a number of restaurants and bars, they can stay over and take a later ferry, as they run every half hour until 9:45 PM. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <b>Cost: $47 per person-</b>This includes you ferry ticket, admission to Nauticus, and the guided tour of the Wisconsin. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please Note: Every participant must be able to climb up and down ladders as part of the tour. We will be outside for short periods of time so please dress for the weather. </span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Reservation Deadline: October 7, 2024. We must have at least 15 people to participate. At present, we have a number of people signed up, but we need a few more. </span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If anyone has questions, you can cntact me directly. My contact information appears at the bottom of this email. So here is your chance to get out and have some adventure during our state convention. </span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Stewart Prost</span></b><span class=gmaildefault><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>, President, Tidewater Chapter, NFB of Virginia</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Phone: 757-572-6891</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Fax: 757-210-7504</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Email: <a href="mailto:sprost82@gmail.com" target="_blank">sprost82@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peace,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Corresponding Secretary NFBV<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com">mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="tel:(757)291-1789">tel:(757)291-1789</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find us on Instragram @nfbofvirginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subscribe to our Youtube: NFB Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbv.org">www.nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>STRONGER TOGETHER!<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></body></html>