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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello Brenda,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Food for lunch is brought in, and we all eat at tables in the meeting room. Lunch is usually cold sandwiches, cheese and crackers, raw veggies, cake, etc. Nothing that needs to be heated. The food is nice, and the fellowship is nicer. I hope you are able to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Melissa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Central-MD-Chapter <central-md-chapter-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brenda Mueller via Central-MD-Chapter<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 17, 2025 11:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> Central Maryland Chapter List <central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Brenda Mueller <brendin@smart2.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Central-MD-Chapter] Friends Annual Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I haven't been to one of these things at the library since 2015, and that was something on Siri. How can there be lunch at a library? I've never heard of a library with a dining room before, but maybe libraries can have places to eat in their buildings.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brenda Mueller<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 17, 2025, at 10:52<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>AM, Sharon Maneki via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>hi brenda yes there will be lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>410-715-9596</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 9:58<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>AM Brenda Mueller via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm tempted to do it in person. Isn't there going to be lunch or did I confuse this with some other message?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brenda Mueller<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 17, 2025, at 9:33<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>AM, Sharon Maneki via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>hi brenda it doesn't cost anything, you can make a donation, are you doing it on zoom or doing it in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>410-715-9596</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 10:29<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>AM Brenda Mueller via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>How much does it cost, and do we pay at the door or online?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brenda Mueller<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 16, 2025, at 9:30<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>AM, Sharon Maneki via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>You don't want to miss Friends' annual meeting. You may come in person or on Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Date: October 25, 10 AM-12 plus lunch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Our featured speaker is John DeDakis, who is a writing coach and author himself. He also spent time as an editor on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." Please register by either sending an email to <a href="mailto:reference.desk@maryland.gov" target="_blank">reference.desk@maryland.gov</a> or call 410-230-2424 and press extension 4, and leave a message. If you do not register, you will miss lunch or the Zoom link. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>410-715-9596</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Central-MD-Chapter mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Central-MD-Chapter:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/brendin%40smart2.net" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/brendin%40smart2.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Central-MD-Chapter mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Central-MD-Chapter:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/nfbmdsm%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/nfbmdsm%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Central-MD-Chapter mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Central-MD-Chapter:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/brendin%40smart2.net" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/brendin%40smart2.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Central-MD-Chapter mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Central-MD-Chapter:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/nfbmdsm%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/nfbmdsm%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Central-MD-Chapter mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org">Central-MD-Chapter@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Central-MD-Chapter:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/brendin%40smart2.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/central-md-chapter_nfbnet.org/brendin%40smart2.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>