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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings, that is a good thought. I hope this chapter continues to build and get’s stronger on the local state and national level. Please remember that I am at your call anytime.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Richard Payne, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>937-396-5573or 937/829/3368<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Rchpay7@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Akron-Talk <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andra Stover via Akron-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 2, 2019 7:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Greater Akron Chapter List, NFB of Ohio <akron-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Andra Stover <astover@kent.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Akron-Talk] state legislator visits<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thank you so much for sending this. I was going to reach out to Amelia strong Sykes toward the end of their break to see if she could come in and speak to our chapter at some point. I definitely want to make it to these.<o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Aug 1, 2019, at 10:45 AM, Dave Bertsch via Akron-Talk <<a href="mailto:akron-talk@nfbnet.org">akron-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>Here are the upcoming visits to our area by Ohio legislators. There was also one earlier this week in Akron but we got this list too late. If you are interested go and represent the NFB and the legislative issues we have supported this past year.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>Ohio Promise Town Halls </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>August 19: HUDSON </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>State Rep. Casey Weinstein and </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>House Leader Emilia Strong Sykes<br>6:00-7:30PM<br>Hudson Library<br>96 S Library St, Hudson, OH 44236</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>August 20: AKRON </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>House Leader Emilia Strong Sykes, </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>State Sen. Vernon Sykes, and </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>State Rep. Tavia Galonski<br>6:00-8:00PM<br>Gus Johnson Community Center<br>1015 S Hawkins Ave, Akron, Ohio 44320</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#202124'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>Dave</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Akron-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Akron-Talk@nfbnet.org">Akron-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/akron-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/akron-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Akron-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/akron-talk_nfbnet.org/astover%40kent.edu">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/akron-talk_nfbnet.org/astover%40kent.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>