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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'>Greetings, What a wonderful NFBI Convention we have had this weekend. We truly saw the “new beginnings in 2024” and we are now off and running to turn those beginnings into successes.<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 is a good time to sit back and reflect on some ideas to work to our new beginnings. What do you need while you are doing this serious thinking? Of course, a bag of popcorn. Just sit right down open up the bag. Yes, there it is delicious popcorn just waiting for you. You better sample it to see if it can help start your thought processes. This can be a long process so having several bags available might be a good idea.<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'>What? You have already consumed the popcorn that you purchased at the convention and you don’t know what to do about it? David Hamil is that right person to solve that problem. We still have several bags of the flavors that we had at convention available. There are very small numbers of each but your thought processes need your help. Please, contact David at 515 334-5018. He can tell you what is available and work out with you how you may get what you need.<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'>Now that we have that problem solved your next step is easier. You come up with ideas of things that we can do to move the NFBI ahead into our New Beginnings and you contact our new President, Helen Mejia, or any member of the Board of Directors, and pass your ideas along.<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'>See how easy that was? Now then you can be proud of the fact that you were one of the first to think of this project, or that project.<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'>Remember, it all starts with a bag or more of popcorn and a quick call to David Hamil.<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'>Let’s go build the Federation.<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 Ray<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>