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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Good Morning Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Here’s the invite for tomorrow’s meting! If you have any questions before then, feel free to bring them to the legislative committee. Also, if there are any others planning to come in from out of town we don’t already know about, we really need that information as soon as possible for planning and grant purposes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Topic: Legislative discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Time: Jan 6, 2024 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/7941099792?pwd=UHRXTEZLamFoNzA1djg1dEdpQVl3UT09&omn=99778109273">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/7941099792?pwd=UHRXTEZLamFoNzA1djg1dEdpQVl3UT09&omn=99778109273</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 794 109 9792<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Passcode: 6324692<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>+13017158592,,7941099792# US (Washington DC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dial by your location<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 794 109 9792<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Find your local number: <a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/u/aO7JVmgqY">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/u/aO7JVmgqY</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Join by Skype for Business<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/skype/7941099792">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/skype/7941099792</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Email</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Website</span></i></a></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><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></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Twitter</span></i></a></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><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></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Tall-Corn <tall-corn-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Ray via Tall-Corn<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 4, 2024 8:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> tall-corn@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> bray@nfbi.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Tall-Corn] ZOOM LEGISLATION DAY Discussion<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings, The ZOOM session for us to discuss Legislation will occur at 10:00 a.m. on this Saturday. Scott, will be sending out the invite so that you may join the meeting. We will try to cover all of the details we can about the events taking place on the 16<sup>th</sup> as well as bringing everyone up-to-date on where we are on our two pieces of legislation. Bring your questions and anyone that has been able to schedule meetings with Legislators need to let us know about them at that meeting. Part of what will be happening on the 16<sup>th</sup> is the Iowa D.D. Council has made this grant to us for getting people to this gathering and part of that is they would like to take some pictures of our members meeting with their legislators. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We could tell you that if you miss the email from Scott all you really need to do is go back through some of your email to where Scott has done invites before. The same information should work this time too. We have scheduled for up to two hours of discussion though it really shouldn’t take that long.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Come with your questions and come with your ideas. We are looking forward to hear from you this Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBI Legislative Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bob Ray<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mary McGee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>