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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><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Last evening Sharon Omvig hosted a gathering of NFBI members to sit down and visit with JoAnne Wilson who cut her teeth on Federationism here in Iowa. She talked with us about many of her experiences both as a young blind woman here in Iowa and one of the first blind elementary school teachers in Iowa. She didn’t stop with making history for blind Iowans but went on up through founding of the Louisiana Center For The Blind, the first NFB Center. She also was part of the founding programs at Louisiana Tech to certify people in the technics of blindness that resent the philosophy of the NFB. JoAnne is living the live she wants including doing in addition to all her professional accomplishments, which we have only mentioned a few, she also raised a family of five children. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This gathering had a good number of persons from our affiliate and all of us appreciated Sharon’s hospitality. We also learned many things from JoAnne’s presentation and there was some very nice discussions. We came away with refreshed urgency to preserve what we can and build anew opportunities for blind Iowans. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you again, Sharon not only for hosting this event but for the wonderful refreshments and the opportunity to have such a informative and wonderful evening with great people.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></body></html>