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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>We would like to formally invite you to the 2025 National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Washington state Convention: Live the Life You Want. This exciting event will be held February 27-March 2 at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver WA. We have an array of exciting events planned which include a karaoke night, jam session, audio described movie, accessible sports, escape room, our annual job seeker seminar, gatherings for both parents and students, and other thrilling opportunities. Learn about legislative priorities, advocacy efforts, innovative technology, find new resources, and learn about the NFB of Washington at this annual gathering. In addition, we will be awarding 3 $3000 scholarships Saturday evening at our banquet. Please find attached the convention agenda in English and Spanish, if you have not already, please get registered. Come meet new friends, reunite with old friends, and learn to live the life you want. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Convention agenda: Please find the convention agenda attached to this email in a word document format in English and Spanish.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Convention Registration: all participants must be registered by February 14, 2025. The registration fee is $30 and there is a choice of 4 different meal packages: no meals, banquet only, all Saturday meals, or Friday lunch and all Saturday meals. In order to receive meals at convention, you must register an pay by this deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="tinyurl.com/2025nfbwregister">Convention Registration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Educators: Are you an educator of blind/low vision students? The National Federation of the Blind of Washington is pleased to be partnering with our platinum convention sponsor, The Northwest Center for Assistive Technology Training (CATT-NW) to bring you a valuable workshop on TADA. This event is free and will be held February 28, 2025, 9:00am-4:00pm in person at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, WA. TADA! offers 10 free online activities for anyone to use with a student of any age/ability who would like to learn nonvisual drawing skills, spatial concepts related to coding, and how to create computer graphics. This full-day session will take you on a hands-on tour of this modern day adventure map and provide a deep dive on how to design and produce tactile graphics. This session will be offering Washington state clock hours, as well as ACVREP hours. CATT NW will also be hosting a breakout session on Saturday March 1 titled Unlocking Multimedia Accessibility with OCR and Visual Interpreter Apps with clock hours and ACVREP hours available. To register for the TADA session, please click <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScED_HxrTCcgROiI6VKLt52K2wntLz6zTQFT6w7PPdrhWIRYQ/viewform?usp=sf_link">here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Partner/exhibitor: Are you interested in joining the convention as a sponsor or exhibiting in our exhibit hall? We would love to partner with you, our exhibitor/sponsorship registration form is below. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors thus far at this year’s convention: the Center for Assistive Technology and Training (CATT) NW, Department of services for the Blind, Democracy Live, Disability Rights Washington, non-24/Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Irie AT, Viewplus Technologies, Northwest Access Fund, Lions Low vision Resource Center, and OneCourt. For any questions regarding sponsoring/exhibiting, please reach out to Chris Higley at <a href="mailto:chrishigley13@gmail.com">chrishigley13@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="tinyurl.com/2025nfbwpartner">Partnership Registration form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Alaska cruise drawing: At this year’s convention, we will also be holding an Alaska cruise fundraiser. Get your tickets now! The National Federation of the Blind of Washington is giving away cabin fare on 2 balcony cabins and 1 interior cabin for our 2025 Alaska cruise. Cruise to Alaska with Federation friends on the Norwegian Cruise Lines Bliss. Cruise dates: September 27 - October 4, 2025. Drawing date: March 1, 2025. Drawing ticket price: $20. Winners need not be present to win. Get all the details and purchase tickets:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSev9xSfOc-3HPPvX7qjqcMdZ4Kd5ENbGikE0tkaVQYZ8WwKng/viewform">here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you have any questions regarding convention, please reach out to Corey Grandstaff directly at <a href="mailto:corey.grandstaff@gmail.com">corey.grandstaff@gmail.com</a>. Look forward to connecting with all of you at this year’s annual convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Corey Grandstaff, Treasurer NFB of Washington, Convention Committee Chair</span><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>