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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Patrcia,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for inclucing me in the functions going on in Ohio! I appreciate it!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oh, and Congrats for receiving the Gavel of the Year!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blessings,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Linda<o:p></o:p></p><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 <akron-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patricia McPherson via Akron-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> ohio-talk@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Patricia McPherson <patrinkle@icloud.com>; AkronTalk Akron Chapter <akron-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Akron-Talk] Thanksgiving blessings<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The NFB Ohio Community Service division sends blessings for your Thanksgiving day. we will be doing the morning check-in call Thanksgiving morning from 10 until 10:30 AM. feel free to join us Monday through Saturday in the Nfb ohio Zoom room for the "Morning Check-in Call".<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Reminder, we will not be doing Happy Hour Thanksgiving evening and will see you in ohio Zoomroom resuming Thursdays in December.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> The themes for December are:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>5. Find A New Way<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>12. Roadtrip</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>19. Holiday and Party</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>26. Drink It Up</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>At the 78th annual Ohio State convention, we gratefully received the Gavel division Award. this is the text that was printed on the award:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><b><span style='font-family:".SFUI-Semibold",serif'>"NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND</span></b><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><b><span style='font-family:".SFUI-Semibold",serif'>OHIO Live the life you want.</span></b><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><b><span style='font-family:".SFUI-Semibold",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio presents the</span></b><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><b><span style='font-family:".SFUI-Heavy",serif'>2024 Division Gavel Award</span></b><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><b><span style='font-family:".SFUI-Semibold",serif'>to the</span></b><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><b><span style='font-family:".SFUI-Heavy",serif'>Community Service Division</span></b><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><b><span style='font-family:".SFUI-Semibold",serif'>For providing service, love, and care for those who need it most. November 16, 2024"</span></b><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><span style='font-family:".SF UI",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><b>Serving NFB and the Community!</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NFB Ohio Community Service division newly elected board:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pat Mcpherson, President<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Masquenada Douglas, Vice President<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dawn Bilpuch, Secretary<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Paige Rackley, treasurer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Joann Williams, At-large<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>