<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>I'd love as many of you all as possible to come join us in Baltimore. It's going to be epic! Register with Vee Gaspa if you are planning to attend. <br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Ellana Crew via NFBMD <<a href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org">nfbmd@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> May 7, 2017 at 1:28:14 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:mdabs@nfbnet.org">mdabs@nfbnet.org</a>, <a href="mailto:greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org">greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org</a>, <a href="mailto:nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org">nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>, <a href="mailto:mdpobc@nfbnet.org">mdpobc@nfbnet.org</a>, <a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>, <a href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org">md-sligo@nfbnet.org</a>, <a href="mailto:md-atlarge@nfbnet.org">md-atlarge@nfbnet.org</a>, <a href="mailto:nationalharbor@nfbnet.org">nationalharbor@nfbnet.org</a>, <a href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org">nfbmd@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Ellana Crew <<a href="mailto:eemcrew@gmail.com">eemcrew@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBMD] Students: Come Join Us This Summer!!</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Maryland e-mail list <<a href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org">nfbmd@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 9pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">The Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Jersey</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">Associations of Blind Students present</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"><br></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 31px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Marker Felt'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: MarkerFelt-Thin; font-size: 31pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">A Successful Summer!</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">The National Association of Blind Students, a proud division of the National Federation of the Blind, is made up of many state student divisions which together represent blind students across the US, and this year, four of the student divisions have teamed up to bring you one big, incredible weekend of summer! We will be talking all about how to make your summer both fun and productive as a blind student with discussions on summer internships, summer training programs, keeping track of your beach spot without sight, and much, much more! There will be tons of fun activities in between, too, including a movie night, a chance to use a grill during an afternoon cookout, a semi-formal summer dance, and you'll even get the chance to explore the many twists and turns of our national NFB headquarters! On the last day, students will also get to participate in the annual 6-Dot Dash, an NFB fundraiser to run (or walk) to support braille literacy.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W6; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">When?</span><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"> Friday, June 2 – Sunday, June 4.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W6; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">Where?</span><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"> National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, 200 E. Wells St., Baltimore, MD, 21230.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W6; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">Who Can Participate?</span><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"> Any legally blind or visually impaired student in high school or college from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or other nearby states.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">Students should arrive at the Jernigan Institute by 5 PM on Friday and will be staying overnight in the buildings guest bedrooms and should be picked up at the same location after the Dash on Sunday. This regional seminar will be completely free to all participants and all meals will be provided during their stay.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W3; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Hiragino Mincho ProN'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: HiraMinProN-W6; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; -webkit-font-kerning: none;">Please RSVP by Sunday, May 28 by emailing Vee Gaspa at <a href="mailto:veegaspa@gmail.com">veegaspa@gmail.com</a> or calling her at 434-989-1868.</span></p><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ellana Crew, Vice President</span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Maryland Association of Blind Students</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Website: <a href="http://nfbmd.org/students">nfbmd.org/students</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/mdabs.federation">facebook.com/mdabs.federation</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @MDABS_NFB<br></span><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div></div></blockquote></body></html>