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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>National Organization of Blind Black Leaders (NOBBL)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mentoring and Outreach Work Group<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Extends “Happy New Year’s”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Mentoring and Outreach Work Group welcome all to participate with an upcoming influential dialogs, empowering trainings and networking opportunities in 2025. No matter if you are a seasoned mentor or new to outreach, we are thrilled to have you. Thus, the work group is a Supportive environment and aim to build relationships fostering a positive attitude on blindness and breaking down harmful stigmas.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, join us on February 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT for a dynamic Black History program highlighting the National Federation of the Blind strategic commitments “Innovate, include, Collaborate, and Dedicate, that are the pillars supporting our mission” which is found in President Riccobono’s 2023 Annual Address. The Mentoring and Outreach Workgroup will elaborate on these pillars with a presentation celebrating Black History Month identifying each one as we welcome a dynamic program that inspires, and bridge gaps and while advocating for greater accessibility across the nation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will be joined by Indiana Newsline, which has adopted a unique approach by expanding their outreach through television and now social media. This groundbreaking effort, led by host Lee Martin and co-host Florence Myers, has distinguished itself as one of the few, if not the only, programs of its kind for over a decade, they have consistently produced and delivered a weekly televised talk show that reaches audiences across Indiana and beyond.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All who will attend this presentation will be eligible to win a ticket to win a Valentine Day Escape Package hosted by the Cleveland Chapter of the Ohio Affiliate. Lee Martin has purchased ten tickets, and they will be given away during the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Y<b>ou and that special someone will celebrate Valentine’s Day at a luxurious Embassy Suites hotel in your area or the cash value in Cleveland. In addition, if you are not the winner of the hotel stay, there is a second and third prize as well! The second prize winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to dine at the exquisite Capital Grill, and the third prize is $50 in cash. You do not have to reside in Cleveland or Ohio to win. Tickets will be drawn on February 9<sup>th</sup> in the Ohio Zoom Room.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join the Mentoring and Outreach meeting on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zoom:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851">https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 408 185 0851<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suzanne Turner, Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mentoring and Outreach Workgroup, National Organization of Blind Black Leaders<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>