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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Afternoon Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are two days away from the deadline for affiliate funding assistance applications for the 2019 Washington Seminar. It is important to get these applications in as soon as possible so that I have a chance to review them and get decisions out in a timely manner. The deadline is 11:59 PM central standard time on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. You can visit our website at <a href="http://www.nfbi.org">www.nfbi.org</a> or click directly for the application<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://nfbi.org/2019-washington-seminar-financial-assistance-request-form">Here.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am excited to see how many people go to Washington to help educate our elected officials about our legislative priorities, which will be released soon. If you have any questions before the deadline, please feel free to contact me directly. My information is below for your convenience. Let’s go to Washington and build the Federation by advancing the movement through legislation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cordially:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scott Van Gorp <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Scott Van Gorp, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>Phone: 515-720-5282<br></span><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Email</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>Website</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br></span></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>Facebook</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br></span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>Twitter</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><br>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>