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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><img width=445 height=208 style='width:4.6354in;height:2.1666in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3D71D.588FF850"></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The 2018 NFB Southeast Regional Seminar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>An opportunity to sharpen self-advocacy, confidence, and social networking skills for blind students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Eligibility: Blind High School and college students in the southeast states. Other interested students are welcomed to attend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Activities Include: Engaging workshops with Federation mentors, interactive confidence-building opportunities, and chances to apply NFB philosophy to real world situations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>When: August 10-12, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Where: National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Jernigan institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>200 East Wells St.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>To register, please contact Naim abu El-Hawa, Vice President, Virginia Association of Blind Students at 202.848.8932. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Registration opens on May 15, 2018 and closes on July 15, 2018. For any questions about this event, please contact Robert Parsons at 804.801.7674. Students that are members of the Virginia Association of Blind Students are eligible to receive a $25 subsidy to assist with travel expenses to the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Robert E. Parsons Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, Richmond Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, Virginia Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, French Club<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Secretary, Caribbean American Student Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Iota Phi Theta ‘07<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Phi Theta Kappa ‘15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Alpha Phi Omega ‘17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Alpha Kappa Delta ‘18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Randolph Macon College '18 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Phone: 804 801 7674<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>"Without struggle, there is no progress." -Frederick Douglass<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>