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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_GoBack"></a>Good <span style='color:#1F497D'>afternoon</span> friends and Federation family, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Today at 11:59p.m. is when online pre-registration closes. You can still register online after that time, but the price will go up $5.00 for each item. We have about 25 people pre-registered, and manymore hotel reservations than that. Remember: to get the hotel rate, you must register for the convention. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The information for registering on line is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-federation-of-the-blind-of-iowa-2017-convention-tickets-36986874738">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-federation-of-the-blind-of-iowa-2017-convention-tickets-36986874738</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You can paste this into your browser for best results. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are mailing in your registration by snail mail please make sure it is postmarked by today.<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mail your registration form along with your check to NFBI, P.O. Box 93071, Des Moines, IA 50393.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Donations will be accepted to help with the recent hurricane relief: <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>When you pick up your registration we will have a donation basket for the recent hurricanes that have impacted some of our Federation brothers and Sisters over the past few weeks. Cash and Checks will be accepted with the memo line noted Hurricane Relief and made out to NFB of Iowa. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I look forward to seeing you at the convention in two weeks from now! <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'>Sincerely, <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'>Jerad S. Nylin <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>President, National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Jerad S. Nylin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>President: National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Email:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <b> <a href="mailto:jerad.nfbi@gmail.com">jerad.nfbi@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Cellphone:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <b>(319)535-3723 <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa 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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>