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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><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 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Dr. J. Webster Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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"'> NRTC2 NRTC2 [mailto:nrtc2@colled.msstate.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> jwsmithnfb@frontier.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Mentor needed in Ohio - Performance Studies/French Translation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Hi Dr. Smith, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Thanks for your time in discussing the mentoring project on the phone with me earlier today. Below is the information that we discussed. Please feel free to share it with anyone you think might be able to help. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>We are currently in particular need of a mentor for a college student pursuing a career in <u>performance studies or French translation</u>. We are seeking a mentor who is legally blind, currently working or recently retired from this field, and lives within an hour or so of <u>Medina, OH (Cleveland/Akron Area</u>). This students' group begins the third week of August 2012, so if you or anyone you know is able to work with this student, please contact Jamie O'Mally as soon as possible at 662-325-3151, or by email at <a href="mailto:nrtc2@colled.msstate.edu">nrtc2@colled.msstate.edu</a>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Here is general information about the project:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State University is currently seeking college students and professionals who are legally blind to participate in a nationwide research project that pairs students with mentors who live close to them. The project will evaluate the impact of face-to-face mentoring relationships on employment outcomes for college graduates who are legally blind. Participants enroll for 1 year and students are provided incentives for participation. Recruitment is ongoing through December 2013. Read more about the project and how to sign up at </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><a href="http://tiny.cc/mentoring-project">http://tiny.cc/mentoring-project</a>. Contact Jamie O'Mally with any questions at <a href="mailto:nrtc2@colled.msstate.edu">nrtc2@colled.msstate.edu</a> or 662-325-2001.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Jamie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jamie O’Mally, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Assistant Research Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The National Research and Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision (NRTC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mississippi State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>P.O. Box 6189<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mississippi State, MS 39762<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>662-325-2001</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>