<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Sarah Patnaude via NFBV-Announce <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> April 21, 2020 at 10:55:16 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBV-Announce] Lyft Ride Coupons for NFB Members through April 30</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Sarah Patnaude <patnaude.sarah@yahoo.com><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From Mark Riccobono </span></p></div></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Virginia Members<span style="color:black">:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Our rideshare partners at Lyft are providing us with general coupons worth $25 per user. The code is being made available for use through April 30. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This special Lyft code <span style="color:black">should be used to assist our members or any other blind person in </span>the Virginia <span style="color:black">affiliate who would benefit from this assistance.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To receive the code, please reach out to Sarah Patnaude.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In response to COVID-19, Lyft is offering free rides </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">up to $25 in value <span style="color:black">to <span style="background:white">Federation members using a special code until April 30, 2020,</span> for essential services, as deemed by your locality (i.e., grocery store, pharmacy, critical healthcare services). Essential rides may include the following, subject to local guidance: </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rides to "essential services" as deemed by your locality (such as grocery store, food bank, pharmacy, hardware store)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rides for families/caregivers/social workers to deliver needed supplies or services for homebound and/or self-isolating people (such as older adults)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rides for senior citizens and other individuals to health appointments</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rides for senior citizens to go shopping during seniors-only shopping hours at a grocery store</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This offer is intended for <span style="background:white">NFB</span> members. Please do not post this on social media channels</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Limited quantity available. Max one redemption per user. Valid for rides through April 30, 2020. Cannot be combined with other ride credits or offers. Subject to </span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lyft.com%2Fterms">Lyft's Terms of Service</a>. All riders are asked to stay home if they are sick, and should work with a medical professional to discuss transportation options if they need to see a doctor</span></i><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">.</span></span><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Per the CDC, anyone who suspects they may have or is diagnosed with COVID-19 should not use ridesharing.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In order to use the code, individuals must:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ol start="1" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">download and install the Lyft mobile application (“Lyft App”) on a compatible mobile device</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">create and maintain an active Lyft account, including agreeing to Lyft’s Terms of Service.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">successfully redeem the code in the Rider’s Lyft App</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">take a standard ride on the Lyft App</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(Note: for a ride taken by a rider that exceeds the amount of the Lyft code, Lyft will charge the rider’s personal payment method on file for the remaining cost of the ride.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">reach out to Sarah Patnaude to obtain the code. <span style="color:black"> Sarah will explain that the code should not be shared with anyone. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah w</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">ill make the process as simple as possible, while </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">gathering some necessary information such as<span style="color:black">:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Name of individual requesting the code:</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Their city and state:</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Description of how the code will be used:</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah Patnaude<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">804 591-6153<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:patnaude.sarah@yahoo.com">patnaude.sarah@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBV-Announce mailing list</span><br><span>NFBV-Announce@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-announce_nfbnet.org</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>