<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Elizabeth</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thank you for sending out the note and extending your good
wishes. I hope to serve NFBI and all blind Iowans well.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">An early outcome of my appointment is that I have stepped
down from the board of the Friends of The Iowa Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped to avoid a potential conflict of interest. This means that
someone with a love of our library who would like to help support it now has an
opportunity to serve on the Friends board. If this is you, contact either President
Cindy Ray <span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:cindyray@gmail.com">cindyray@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> Or Treasurer Dave
Hammel<a href="mailto:dhammelia@aol.com" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">dhammelia@aol.com</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">. Board elections will be held at the annual meeting April 24.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Don</p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 7:58\u202fPM Elizabeth Rouse via Tall-Corn <<a href="mailto:tall-corn@nfbnet.org">tall-corn@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg1143944417744114837"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_1143944417744114837WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good evening, all!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Passing along the below news in case folks haven\u2019t heard yet. As of last week, Don Wirth has been appointed as the newest Commissioner of the Iowa Department for the Blind.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blind.iowa.gov/press-release/2026-04-07/idb-welcomes-new-commissioner" target="_blank">Iowa Department for the Blind Welcomes New Commissioner | Department for the Blind</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Congrats to you, Don! I know that I speak for many in wishing you the best in this new role. I look forward to the work you will do on behalf of the blind of Iowa.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Respectfully,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Elizabeth<u></u><u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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