<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Graham,<div><br></div><div>On February 16 and for the next week I was in the process of moving from one desk to another in the same office. Moving my stuff doesn’t take much time but getting everything straight on a new workstation does take time. So I didn’t get your happy birthday message probably because the day you sent it I was changing workstations. And then because our organization has practically doubled in size and there was more stuff to do over the last week I had my regular work to do and then all the things I didn’t do because of spending a week moving! So that’s what’s going on and I certainly understand your situation with bingo-family stuff comes first. I’m not planning on going to the meeting or bingo this week so I’ll see you guys after Easter.</div><div><br></div><div>Andrea<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Mar 1, 2018, at 4:26 PM, Graham Mehl via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi All, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our next NFB chapter meeting on Tuesday, March 6<sup>th</sup> at 6:30 p.m. is fast approaching. The Other Barn is located at 5851 Robert Oliver Pl, Columbia, MD.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">During the February meeting we <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stuffed envelopes for a Basket Bingo mailing. We got an update on the legislative activities in January. We talked about a chapter field trip to Washington D.C. to see a tactile photo exhibit. Ending with discussion on tentative plans for April and May chapter meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The tentative agenda for the meeting is as follow:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chapter business<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Planning session for Basket Bingo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Distribution of chapter membership roster<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you need transportation to the meeting, please remember to contact Sharon Maneki by email <a href="mailto:nfbmd@earthlink.net"><span style="color:windowtext">nfbmd@earthlink.net</span></a> or phone at 410-715-9596 and bring a contribution to the meeting for the transportation fund if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NFB Pledge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Save These Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">March 9<sup>th</sup> – Basket Bingo at The Lodge, 2832 9 Mile Circle, Catonsville, MD.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">March 24th – Board of Directors Meeting, 9:30am. The location is Advent Funeral Home, Community Room (enter from back parking lot), address is 9013 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">March 25th – Recital and Sing-A-Long, benefiting NFBBELL Academy, Jernigan Institute, 200 East Wells St., Baltimore, MD 21230. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">April 3<sup>rd</sup> At Central Maryland Chapter meeting – guest speaker from Howard County’s Office of Consumer Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">April 7th – Bid-for-Opportunity Dinner and Auction, to benefit John. T. McCraw Scholarship Program and NFBMD Youth Activities. VFW Post 9619, 6527 Suitland Rd, Morningside, MD 20746. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">May 1<sup>st</sup> At Central Maryland chapter meeting – Every Day technology information fair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 14<sup>th</sup> Tino’s Fundraising event </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">June 2nd – Board of Directors Meeting. Location to be announced.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">June 3rd – 6-K Dot Dash for Braille Literacy, 200 East Well Street, Baltimore, MD. July 3-8<sup>th</sup> – NFB National Convention, Orlando, FL.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">August 4<sup>th</sup> – Annual Crab Feast, Columbus Gardens, Baltimore, MD.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">November 9-11<sup>th</sup> – Annual State Convention, Carousel Hotel, Ocean City, MD.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Graham Mehl<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:blind@trailstone.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:windowtext">blind@trailstone.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">NFB Central Maryland Chapter, Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">LCB graduate, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.freedomscientific.com/Certification"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><image001.jpg></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Central-MD-Chapter mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org">Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Central-MD-Chapter:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/brandandr%40aol.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/brandandr%40aol.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>