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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> Anyone who flies knows all too well that travel via the airlines can be one big hassle. The lengthy time spent in airline terminals, the security checks, missed and canceled flights, and the demeaning and often discriminatory treatment passengers such as the blind receive from airline personnel. Don’t you wish there was an alternative? What would it be like to fly like the rich and famous? Would it make it easier for your chapter or affiliate to attend state and national events by leaving from and returning to airports closer to home? Would if you didn’t have to worry about lost baggage, canceled or delayed flights, charges for in-flight amenities once given free to passengers, the list goes on?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> On January 10, 2012 the National Federation of the Blind Travel and Tourism Division will hold its January Board Meeting at 8:00 Eastern, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific Time. . We will have as our special guest Matt Sloskey, Chief Financial Officer of <a href="http://www.socialflights.com">http://www.socialflights.com</a>. This company is seeking to introduce business and leisure travelers tired of scheduled air travel to flying on private aircraft by utilizing social media such as facebook.com. Matt will share with conference participants information about the founding of SocialFlights.com, how they are using social media to enable individuals to fly on private jets for roughly the cost of flying on an airline, and will discuss with us how we can use the Social Flights Model to help members and other interested individuals attend NFB state and national events such as the national convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>If you thought private air travel was just something for the rich and famous Matt will do his share of myth busting and will; explain how the air charter industry is changing to create flying opportunities for thos seeking an alternative to the airlines. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> If you never thought that private flying would be within the reach of individuals of moderate financial means or wondered what it would be like to fly on a private aircraft a gentle introduction to private air charter and information about SocialFlights.com appears below. We encourage you to read it over and formulate questions for Matt to answer during the board meeting: <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=790 style='width:592.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FFF3C0'>WHY CHARTER AN AIRCRAFT?<br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FFF3C0'><br>The major reasons customers decide on chartering an aircraft as opposed to utilizing traditional scheduled services include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#FFF3C0;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cost Effective - </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Chartering an aircraft is a cost-effective method to move a group of people to more places in less time. The result is that passengers and baggage can travel more quickly and efficiently, often avoiding costly overnight and additional transportation costs. When the cost of the charter is considered against the number of airline movements and overnight costs, the real value of charter can be realized. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#FFF3C0;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Convenience – </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Leaving from a private ramp or terminal will take the unpleasant experiences you’ve had during airline travel a thing of the past. Charter customers can also direct which airports are to be used when more than one choice is involved. Ground transportation will be door to door, and luggage is kept under your direct control at all times. Often, your luggage may be accessible in flight. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#FFF3C0;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Flexibility –</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> The aircraft is at the disposal of the customer, which means last minute changes are more easily accommodated. As a charter customer, you get to set the timetable. There are no penalties for changed itineraries. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#FFF3C0;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Increased Productivity</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>- Passengers can work in a secure, uninterrupted environment that will enhance productivity. <br>Utilizing the enroute portion of your trip for briefings and or business meetings will greatly enhance the productivity of the time spent traveling. Certain aircraft such as the Global Express are equipped </span>with High-speed Internet.<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>About Social Flights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'>Social Flights began its life in very different places - on the back of a pancake house napkin where social media and business experts were having breakfast, in the economic observations of an engineer, and in the back of an aviation executive's mind over years of industry experience. When the visionaries met, the ideas merged, began to take shape and to grow. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'>The idea of filling empty private aircraft, whether positioning or at base, joined forces with the power and potential of Social Media to become a Revolution in Air Travel.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'>We are business managers, economic visionaries, aviation professionals, and entrepreneurs. We have experience in airlines, travel and government agencies, and think tanks. We are bloggers, sports fans, environmentalists, and parents. But mostly we are travelers who are tired of the hassles and inefficiencies of the current airline system. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'>Together, we see a better way. We see Social Flights.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>How Does it Work?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Social Flights uses social technology in a whole new way to allow like-minded travelers to find each other efficiently and effectively. Social Flights gives those travelers the means to share and coordinate their travel plans and to secure private aircraft for their trips. By allowing these travelers to use collective buying power to purchase On Demand Flights, the travelers are able to complete their trips with less frustration, more convenience, more comfort and with trip costs that are comparable to what they would have paid had they used scheduled airline service.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Social Fliers form affinity groups called Travel Circles. When Social Fliers initiate trips, other members of their Circle may be notified, allowing other Social Fliers to join the flight. Once all seats are filled, Social Flights verifies all details with the aircraft operator and the Social Fliers, seats are purchased and the flight is taken. Social Fliers enjoy the unparalleled convenience and efficiency of private aviation at costs that even a CFO can endorse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Social Flights provides travelers with an option to the inadequate scheduled airline system, allowing them to travel on their own schedule, on budget, and with less wasted time and energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405E9F'>TRAVEL IN A GROUP<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width=685 valign=top style='width:513.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img border=0 width=150 height=150 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCC03A.177A9F10" alt="Description: Description: https://www.socialflights.com/images/abouus_pic04.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img border=0 width=150 height=150 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CCC03A.177A9F10" alt="Description: Description: https://www.socialflights.com/images/abouus_pic01.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img border=0 width=150 height=150 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CCC03A.177A9F10" alt="Description: Description: https://www.socialflights.com/images/abouus_pic05.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Use the collective buying power of a group to enjoy the convenience of private aviation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Social Flights give you the power to get out of the security line and get on with your trip. Whether you travel for business or pleasure, to make a meeting or to hit the slopes, we make it easy for you to find others whose interests match your own. By defining your own travel interests, you can find others who share them and for Travel circles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>In this beta phase, there are Travel circles for cities. As we move forward, enhancing functionality, there will be Travel Circles for companies, Travel circles for teams, Travel circles for events - Travel Circles for anywhere people want to go and for any reason they want to go there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>By joining (or, in later phases, forming) Travel circles, all members enjoy the benefits of collective buying power when securing the use of private aircraft for trips. You fly in comfort, privacy and with efficiency while keeping your total trip costs comparable to what they would have been if you had flown on an airline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Join your local Travel circle and circles where you fly frequently. And, as we develop, explore other circles to find those that match your interests. If you don't find one, you will be able to create your own. For all circles you join, Social Flights will notify you about flights as they form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Use your Travel Circle’s purchasing power to enjoy the convenience and value of private aviation.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=10 valign=top style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br clear=all></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405E9F'>REQUEST A FLIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:.5in;line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Request a custom Flight on Demand and fly on your own schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>By requesting your own On Demand Flight and sharing that flight with friends, Travel circle members or others within your region, you put the power of collective buying to work for you. When you find others to share the cost of your flight on a private plane, you travel more efficiently and less stressfully at a trip cost that is comparable to what that same trip would have cost had you flown on a commercial airline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Tell us where you are, where you want to go, and when you want to go there. Social Flights gets you options from leading private aviation companies and helps you design and fill your own On Demand Flight. Why fly on an airline's schedule when you can request your own?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt;background:#E2E3E4'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Skip the hassles and inefficiencies. Fly the way you want to.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Add to the above the many issues and demeaning treatment blind persons have faced when flying on the airlines over the years. We must continue to improve access to scheduled air travel for blind persons but let’s not ignore the opportunity to create alternatives to scheduled airline travel which could make it possible for our members to attend state and national events in a more efficient manner. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the coming years as airlines pull out of unprofitable markets, and as the airline system continues to deteriorate blind air travelers will need to have access to new air travel models and the resources that make them work. More services like <br>Social Flights will appear further opening up travel on private aircraft to the masses including the blind. Who better to spearhead advocacy in the private air charter industry than the National Federation of the Blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Join us on Tuesday January 10 for the first NFB Travel and Tourism Board meeting of 2012 and for an exciting introduction to the next frontier in air travel. The information for those wishing to participate is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The call in number is 1-805-360-1000 this is not a toll free number<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>once you get the recording you will be asked to put in your participant access code which is 871517#.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> If you have questions about private air charter in general, the utilization of social media in the airline industry and how blind persons can benefit by flying privately join us on January 10, 2012 for this exciting presentation or to learn about the activities of the NFB Travel and Tourism Division. Please feel free to share this announcements with others and where appropriate. We look forward to your participation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> For additional information contact Cheryl Echevarria President of the NFB Travel and Tourism Division. Her contact details are below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheryl Echevarria President: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind Travel and Tourism Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (631) 236-5138<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E-mail: <span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="mailto:cherylandmaxx@hotmail.com">cherylandmaxx@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>We look forward to your participation in our January Board Meeting phone conference.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peter Donahue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>