<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Good afternoon everyone,</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">In order to be considered an active member of the National Organization of Blind Educators, a division of the National Federation of the Blind, it is important that each of us renew our membership annually. The best way to do this is to make your annual five dollar contribution online at the link below. </span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="display: block;" class=""><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#DFDFE1;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><img style="width:300px;filter:brightness(0.97);height:156px;" width="300" height="156" draggable="false" class="lp-rich-link-mediaImage" alt="facebook-og.jpg" src="cid:DBC1F133-DDB0-4A46-AD27-4C1A300F9ADE"></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#DFDFE1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgba(223, 223, 225, 1);" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);">Division Donation Form | National Federation of the Blind</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color: rgba(60, 60, 67, 0.6);">nfb.org</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Why does it matter whether or not you pay your annual dues? Divisions in our organization exist because they serve a critical need within the blind community. When our division membership is low, we risk sending the impression that the work of this division is no longer of value to blind people, and thus the question arises as to whether or not we should be a division at all. Year after year, attendance at our national seminar and online zoom calls makes it very clear that the work of this division is still needed. Additionally, the work our division members do mentoring new blind teachers and serving as professional experts in legal and HR cases where blind educators are fighting for the right to keep their jobs also makes it very obvious that our work is incredibly important to the community.</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Help keep the National Organization of Blind Educators an active, engaged, and recognized division within our organization by renewing your annual membership. You may of course register in person immediately prior to our seminar in Houston, currently scheduled for July 3. However, if you register on that day, you will not be eligible to be a voting member at the division meeting, so I urge everyone, regardless of whether or not you will be able to make it to Houston, to please pay your annual dues at the link below:</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="display: block;" class=""><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#DFDFE1;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><img style="width:300px;filter:brightness(0.97);height:156px;" width="300" height="156" draggable="false" class="lp-rich-link-mediaImage" alt="facebook-og.jpg" src="cid:48CFB485-C6D1-48EA-88E7-063A105891CE"></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#DFDFE1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgba(223, 223, 225, 1);" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);">Division Donation Form | National Federation of the Blind</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color: rgba(60, 60, 67, 0.6);">nfb.org</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are looking forward to seeing everyone in Houston!</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br><div dir="ltr">Cayte Mendez<div>President, National Organization of Blind Educators, A division of the National Federation of the Blind</div></div></div></div></body></html>