<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">See below for events that are open to anyone.<div>Helen</div><div><br><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iowa Department for the Blind <IADB@public.govdelivery.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Iowa Department for the Blind - February Financial Aid Awareness Month</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 6, 2025 at 10:37:02 AM CST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hstevensnfb@gmail.com<br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="Singleton" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 16.799999px; width: 855px;"><a name="gd_top" id="gd_top"></a><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="gd_tbl_wrap" style="border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#f1f1f1" style="border-collapse: collapse !important; background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 855px;"><table class="main-table" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="yahoo" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td id="outer-container" width="100%" data-govdstyle="all" data-govdtitle="Container" style="border-collapse: collapse !important;"><table class="main-table" width="600" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse !important;"><table class="main-table" width="600" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: auto; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td id="main-header" width="100%" data-govdstyle="all" data-govdtitle="Main Header" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-collapse: collapse !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><p class="gd_p" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">Having trouble viewing this email? 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Class is taught by a HUD Certified Housing Counselor. Certificate given with completion of class.</p><p align="left" style="line-height: 19.6px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin: 10px 0px;">Reminder that the Rentwise virtual course is scheduled for Wednesday February 12, 2025 from 9:50-11:50 a.m. RSVP to Nami Wallace at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:nami.wallace@blind.state.ia.us" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(46, 64, 107); text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word; hyphens: none;">nami.wallace@blind.state.ia.us</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to register and receive the zoom meeting information. </p><table class="govd_hr" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: auto; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr class="govd_hr_inner"><td width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse !important;"><hr></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 align="left" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; line-height: 26.4px; font-weight: bold;">ABLE Account Informational Session</span></h2><p align="left" style="line-height: 19.6px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin: 10px 0px;">Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.</p><p align="left" style="line-height: 19.6px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin: 10px 0px;">Learn About:</p><ul style="line-height: 16.799999px;"><li style="line-height: 19.6px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">ABLE accounts</li><li style="line-height: 19.6px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Achieving a Better Life Experience</li><li style="line-height: 19.6px; 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