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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'><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"'> Connors, Daniel [mailto:Daniel.Connors@rsc.ohio.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 30, 2012 5:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> J Webster Smith (jwsmithnfb@frontier.com)<br><b>Subject:</b> Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. Smith, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please see the announcement and forward as you see fit. Director Miller and I were scheduled to call you today, but I know he spoke with you prior to that call. I personally want to thank you for your partnership over the last 3 years. It has been a great experience and it truly was a tough decision to leave. I know that Director Miller will likely name and interim replacement and then, eventually, a permanent one. As I know he mentioned to you on the phone, he wanted me to reassure you that there are no plans to combine bureaus or make changes to the bureau structure. Thanks again for your partnership. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#FF7A83'>O</span><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#890E61'>hio </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rehabilitation Services Commission - </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#FF7A83'><a href="http://www.rsc.ohio.gov/"><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>www.rsc.ohio.gov</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:gray'>Click to follow us at </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:gray'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ohio-Rehabilitation-Services-Commission/155300754532533?sk=wall/"><b>Facebook</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OHRSC/"><b>Twitter</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/OhioRSCTV?feature=mhee"><b>YouTube</b></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>