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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='color:#1F497D'>One more time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jw<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E'>Dr. J. Webster Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>PO Box 458 Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>740-592-6326<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>“Changing what it means to be blind”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>For more information go to nfbohio.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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"'> Cheryl Fischer [mailto:c16a19f@sbcglobal.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 21, 2012 4:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> jwsmithnfb@frontier.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Newsline volunteers needed<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello JW.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As discussed at the Board meeting, many of our new Newsline subscribers are not using the service, and I don’t have time to make personal contact with all of them as I used to do. We need volunteers 1. To check that new Newsline subscribers are aware that they are registered for the Newsline service, 2. To make sure that they know what the service is, and 3. to explain or demonstrate for them how the Newsline touch-tone menus work. Of course, this is also an opportunity to check that they are connected with other services such as the Library for the Blind and the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commision and to provide encouragement to those who are having a difficult time coping with their vision loss. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It will be helpful if volunteers have some flexibility with long distance minutes, though I will try to match volunteers with Newsline registrants in their local area. It is also helpful, but not mandatory, that volunteers have three-way calling. It is probably most important that volunteers use the Newsline service themselves and that they are enthusiastic about it. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My experience is that many new Newsline subscribers vaguely remember signing up for the service and kind of remember getting something about it in the mail, but they don’t remember any details about how it works or what Newsline has to offer. As I tell them about the things available on the service and how easy it is to use, most become very interested and write down or get someone to write down the phone number, access codes, and basic commands they need to use Newsline. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please forward this on to persons who you think would be interested in being volunteers and to those who could identify other people around the State who love Newsline and might like to volunteer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheryl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>