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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please read and respond accordingly!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jw<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Dr. J. Webster Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>PO Box 458 Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>740-592-6326<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>“Changing what it means to be blind”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>For more information go to nfbohio.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> terrysmith@epbfi.com [mailto:terrysmith@epbfi.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 13, 2012 6:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> jwsmithnfb@frontier.com<br><b>Subject:</b> URGENT ALERT: Transportation Amendment Commercializes Rest Areas<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span style='color:black'>J.W. Per our previous conversation. Please ask any NFB members in Congressman LaTourette's district to call </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(202) 225-3121 to ask the Congressman to not offer an amendment on the floor of the House to HR 7 to allow commercialization of the interstate rest areas. Also, other NFB members can use this same number to call their Congressmen and ask them to vote against such an amendment in the event it is offered by Congressman LaTourette. Since this may come to the floor for a vote as early as Tuesday P.M. calls need to be made Tuesday morning. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This amendment would basically put Ohio blind vendors who operate vending at the interstate rest areas out of business. Hundreds of blind vendors across the country would be impacted. We cannot let this amendment pass. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you have questions or need further information, please email me at this address or call me at 423-468-4969. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks!</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Terry C. Smith</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>NFB Business Opportunities Specialist </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>