<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Carmen M. Weatherly, president</span></div><div>Riverside San Bernardino <i>Chapter</i><br><div>National Federation of The Blind </div><div>of California</div><div>C: 909-486-2004 </div><div>E: cweatherly101@gmail.com</div><div>You can live the life you <i>want!</i></div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind" <IOF@nfb.org><br><b>Date:</b> August 19, 2020 at 2:26:26 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> Carmen Weatherly <cweatherly101@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Imagineering Our Future: Defending Fundamental Rights</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind " <IOF@nfb.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p><br>
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<h1><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">IMAGINEERING OUR FUTURE</span></h1>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">President's Letter</span></h2>
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<td style="vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="President Mark Riccobono standing at convention podium" src="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/images/iof-mar-conv.jpg" style="background-color:transparent; border-color:white; border-style:solid; border-width:0px; display:block; float:left; height:120px; margin:7px; width:240px" data-unique-identifier=""></span></td>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">We must be heard by our elected leaders and voting is the first step to being heard. Read more about President Riccobono’s experience voting and his call for everyone to vote. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18320&qid=4042656" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">More from President Riccobono</a>.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Learn about Voting Rights Advocacy</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">“I first exercised my right to a secret ballot in my forties after we passed the Help America Vote Act. I don’t cry easily, but I cried…” <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18321&qid=4042656" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">Learn about Our Voting Rights Advocacy</a>.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Latest News at the NFB</span></h2>
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<td style="vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="United States flag waves in front of the Capitol building" src="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/images/iof-congress-capitol.jpg" style="background-color:transparent; border-color:white; border-style:solid; border-width:0px; display:block; float:left; height:120px; margin:7px; width:240px" data-unique-identifier=""></span></td>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">We work to ensure blind people live the lives they want through advocacy, innovation, powerful personal stories and relationships, and our commitment to education. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18322&qid=4042656" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">Read the latest news</a>.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Take Action This Month</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">Check out highlights from NFB20, donate to our efforts to ensure voting rights, and attend the upcoming presidential release. Every action helps build the movement. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18323&qid=4042656" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">More about what you can do this month</a>.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Important Dates</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">Check out upcoming dates for an accessibility boutique, the presidential release, and an open house gathering. Each October is Meet the Blind Month, and it’s not too early to think of 2021. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18324&qid=4042656" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">Don’t miss these important dates</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18320&qid=4042656" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size: 18px; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read the complete issue online</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines blind people or their future. Every day we raise the expectations of and for blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. We can live the lives we want; blindness is not what holds us back. Please join us in our work by becoming a member, attending an event, sharing this newsletter, or supporting our programs.</span></p>
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