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On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 01:10:51 PM CST, Bob Ray via Tall-Corn <tall-corn@nfbnet.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183"><div><div class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183WordSection1"><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Greetings, The time is coming soon and we need who know is planning to be here. The Iowa D. D. Council has given us a grant to help people with transportation expenses to come the event. Reserve your spot to learn more about the legislative process and get to know your State Representative and Senator. The grant covers such things as transportation expenses from wherever you are in Iowa to Des Moines and back home. To be eligible for these payments you will need to provide a receipt for the transportation and Mary needs to have your name by the 6<sup>th</sup> of January. It would be excellent use of these funds if we could get a vehicle coming from each of our chapters, Siouxland, Old Cap and Southeast. Please get your reservations in. If you have further questions feel free to contact either of us so we can answer your questions.</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">There will be a ZOOM meeting held on Saturday January 6 at 10:00 a.m. for people to ask questions and for us to give you the current information on where our bills stand. That ZOOM meeting had originally planned for the 4<sup>th</sup> but was moved to the 6<sup>th</sup> to allow more people to attend. </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Below is the schedule for the day. This is a real opportunity for us. </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Iowa DD Council, Capitol Advocacy Day, January 16<sup>th</sup>, 2024</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">“Preparation, Participation, Power” – the DD Council’s slogan</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> Schedule for the Day</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">9:30 am – 11:30 am – Advocacy Training at the DD Council’s office at 700 2<sup>nd</sup> Ave., Des Moines; we can enter at the door with the ramp and I believe it faces Park. </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The purposes of the training are two: to help us become comfortable with going to the Capitol and to assist us in developing and clarifying our messages to our legislators. It will follow the Advocacy Toolkit and Braille copies will be provided to us. </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Lunch provided by the DD Council</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">We’ll also prepare to move from the DD Council’s office to the State Capitol. We will have transportation provided.</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">At 12:30, we’ll travel to the Capitol.</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Meet with Legislators per appointments previously made for times between 1:00 pm – 4:00. </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Activities can include:</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Watching a floor debate,</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Attending a committee meeting,</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting with other state agencies, or</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Meet with the governor, which must be scheduled prior to the visit. </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The DD Council will assist with taking pictures during the day and we’ll present a written summary when we conclude the day. </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The DD Council has a mileage reimbursement form we’ll submit with the receipts for transportation. </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Let’s make the most of this opportunity and have a great day!</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Bob Ray, Legislative Chair, NFB of IOWA</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Email: <a href="mailto:bray@nfbi.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bray@nfbi.org</a></span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Phone. 515 334-7231</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Mary L. McGee</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Address: 201 Locust, #341, </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> Des Moines, IA, 50309</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Phone: 515 280-1281</span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">EMIAL: <a href="mailto:mmcatitude@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mmcatitude@gmail.com</a></span></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></font></p><p class="ydp3afa387dyiv2144819183MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></font></p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Tall-Corn mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Tall-Corn@nfbnet.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tall-Corn@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tall-corn_nfbnet.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tall-corn_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Tall-Corn:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tall-corn_nfbnet.org/dhammelia%40aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tall-corn_nfbnet.org/dhammelia%40aol.com</a><br></div>
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