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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'>Hi Deborah,<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I will not be at the meeting because my uncle past away and I will be in Maryland for the funarel. <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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I need to talk to you as soon as possible about Washington Seminar. I possibly will already be in Maryland so I may not need a round trip to Maryland, just a return trip. I am trying to confirm the arrangement today. Please call me this evening or if I do not hear from you, I will call you.<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Walter<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><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"'> Cinci-nfb [mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Kendrick via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 08, 2015 10:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> cinci-nfb@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cinci-nfb] Our next meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hello Cinci NFB members, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I had a lovely conversation with Jon, owner of the Washington Platform, a few weeks ago, and I have many pieces of good news to report. </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>First, he and his staff love having the Federation hold our meetings at Washington Platform!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Secondly, they were just as concerned as we were about the escallating chaos. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From their perspective, it was difficult to serve us with some people coming early, sitting in</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>the bar, while others went directly into the room. He agreed that taking orders for all of us at one time was a decidedly preferable approach! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>So, our meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 24.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please arrive as close to that time as possible, and go directly into the room where we hold our meetings. </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>At approximately 2:30, wait staff will come in to take our meal orders. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>If we have not finished with business at that time, we’ll simply pause the agenda for the taking of orders and then resume when all have been placed. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Washington Platform staff have always been</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>welcoming and gracious to us, and I hope that this adjustment to the plan will be a dramatic improvement. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As you know, we voted last meeting to meet January 24 and February 28, both Saturdays, at Washington Platform, and to then re-examine our meeting place and time. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I hope we will find this new schedule to be the perfect fit. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Finally, Jon has requested an approximate head count beforehand if possible, so if you could respond to this email or to Karren Innis’s call with confirmation of attendance, that would help. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I’ll then convey our estimated number to Washington Platform prior to the meeting. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Happy New Year to all of you and see you soon!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Deborah</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>