<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">From affiliate President Tracy Soforenko: <div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Attending the National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind is a significant commitment of time and money. Many believe the convention provides an incredibly valuable service that recharges our batteries, provides valuable information, and inspires us to achieve more. I believe it is a worthwhile investment for the following reasons<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Inspiration<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Community<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Empowerment<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Education<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Connections<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Fun and Friends<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you are intrigued, we would love to share more details in this interactive Zoom chat.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you have never attended a convention, we have programs to help you attend your first convention and support you in this experience.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you have attended prior conventions but want to participate in a discussion of what’s in it for me, we’d like to discuss these opportunities to benefit from the convention but also share your talents and contributions.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please join us on Monday, March 11 at 7:00 PM over the Virginia Affiliate Zoom for an interactive discussion of the convention and its benefits to you.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Here’s how to join our Affiliate’s Zoom:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">tell: +13017158592,,8297256345#<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Telephone Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Meeting ID: 829 725 6345#<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If needed the password is 20201940<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span>Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span>President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span>202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><a href="mailto:Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://www.nfb.org/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>