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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FYI. This is a great way to triple your impact and support Federation programming in the process!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chang, Patti via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 16, 2023 1:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] This Week: Raise Expectations by Tripling Your Dollars<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#0075C9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=600 height=28 style='width:6.25in;height:.2916in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-color:initial'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><h1 style='margin-top:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Celebrate the Long White Cane. Maximize Your Impact</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h1><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind celebrates freedom, independence, and achievement on White Cane Awareness Day each October 15. Thanks to two very generous supporters who are matching gifts, you can triple your dollars by contributing to the National Federation of the Blind anytime between October 15 and the end of October 22.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="nfb.org/donate">Contribute and triple your impact</a>!</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='margin-top:2.25pt'><strong><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The Long White Cane—An Essential Tool of Freedom for the Blind</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The long white cane helps blind people across the globe navigate confidently and independently through their communities. Our Free White Cane program provides canes for blind people of all ages. Here’s what the parent of one of our youngest recipients shared about receiving a first cane:</span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><em><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>We love the new canes! My youngest has been wanting a cane like her older sister’s for some time now. My husband cut the tube that the canes came in and Julia decorated her new cane. We are now learning how to sweep the cane side to side and walk with it. Thank you so much!</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you to HumanWare and an anonymous donor for providing matching gifts the week of October 15, and thank you for your support. Because of people like you, we’re able to share the gifts of freedom and independence.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='margin-top:2.25pt'><strong><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Ways to Give</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Give online at <a href="nfb.org/donate">https://nfb.org/donate</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Mail a check to National Federation of the Blind, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Contribute by phone using a credit card by calling 410-659-9314, extension 2430</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><h3 style='margin-top:2.25pt'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Learn More</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>White Cane Awareness Day is just one part of Blind Equality Achievement Month. Throughout the month, our members conduct a variety of outreach activities in their local communities. <a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/blind-month">Learn more about Blind Equality Achievement Month.</a> Thank you for helping us raise expectations and turn dreams into reality.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:6.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#002F6D'><tr style='height:45.0pt'><td width=135 style='width:101.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt'></td><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'><a 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