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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Salas, James, CFB [mailto:James.Salas@state.nm.us] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NMABS President'<br><b>Subject:</b> STEP 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tara, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope things are well with you. I have attached a copy of our STEP 2012 recruitment letter. Letters have already been sent out to Commission consumers who will be eligible for the program this summer. However, please encourage eligible NMABS members to apply for the program. Summer employment is much more important than summer school in the long run, although young people don’t realize it until it is too late. Young people need work experience now in order to get better employment opportunities later. Oh yeah, and let’s not forget the value of a few extra bucks in the bank account! Thanks for your help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jim Salas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Deputy Director for Vocational Rehabilitation Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NM Commission for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2200 Yale Blvd. S.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Albuquerque, NM 87106<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>505.841.8844 ext. 251<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.cfb.state.nm.us">www.cfb.state.nm.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:James.Salas@state.nm.us">James.Salas@state.nm.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>