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<p>Thank you alll to Team Ohio. Rachael, thanks for taking the time
to thank everyone, personally.</p>
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<p>Just</p>
<p>Joy, Thomas<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/7/2016 7:38 PM, Rachel Kuntz via
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thank
you to all of the people who gave of their time and energy
to work at the Ohio Exhibit Table during national convention
this past week. It was an action packed few days. I’d like
all to know just how much each and every volunteer gave of
their time and talent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Lisa
Hall created Braille price lists and Braille product
descriptions for our table. These important touches made a
real difference for all those interested in being an
informed buyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We
took credit cards for the first time at this convention.
This would not have been possible without an insider tip
made by Macy McClain to purchase a four pin adaptor. Our
credit card sales came off without any trouble thanks to her
advice. I could not say the same for a number of other
exhibit tables who found out that voice over would not work
when they plugged in the square reader without the adaptor.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thank
you to all the Braille readers in our group like Lillie and
Emily Pennington, Marianne Denning, Paul Jordan, Barbara
Pierce, Alexis Tyson, Gloria Robinson, Deborah Kendrick, and
Mary Pohl. Your steadfast hands ensured that snack meat and
candy buyers were always given the right products. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Deborah
and Barbara also made sure that our snack meats and granola
bars were properly labeled. Thanks for being able and
willing to make Braille notes for me on the fly. Your
contributions kept us organized.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Heather
Leiterman, Bob Pierce, Macy McClain, Joy Mistovich, Alan
Lemly, and Mary Weldon made sure everyone visiting our table
was greeted with a warm smile and enthusiasm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Carol
Akers kept our supply of M&Ms refreshed all week long. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Gloria’s
large list of friends and expert sales technique really got
our NFB tumbler sales going. She is a shrewd negotiator and
I made note of several of her techniques for boosting sales.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Karen
Warner jumped at the chance to do whatever was asked of her.
Her shift happened to be a rare moment of slow traffic in
the exhibit hall so she took a large bag of M&Ms out to
sell in the halls of the hotel. She returned a couple of
hours later having sold all of them. Her extra work kept
business alive. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Suzanne
Turner’s voice brought people to our table and her expert
sales skills increased our jewelry sales significantly. She
has a career in sales should she ever need to look again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Jordy
Stringer used the power behind his voice to drive traffic to
our table. It was a relief to have his help since my voice
was beginning to fade from two days of trying to talk over
the crowd. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The
Cincinnati chapter owes a debt of appreciation to Heather
Lieterman and her son Alex for spending time with me
refreshing our lucky Lolli pop game. Alex also helped me
behind the scenes in a variety of ways. I am truly grateful
that I had a reliable young man to call upon for what seemed
to be a never ending amount of tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Paul
Jordan literally kept Sheri Albers and me alive by going out
of his way to get lunch for us every day. Those who attended
convention know that this was no easy task. He navigated the
chaotic and loud crowds in and around the exhibit hall to
bring us a boxed lunch every day. This extremely thoughtful
commitment to a couple of hungry friends will not soon be
forgotten. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thank
you to our President, Richard Payne, for stopping by each
day to check on things and to lend us your voice to get more
attention for our table. Affiliate Presidents are pulled in
a lot of directions during convention so it meant a lot to
me that you fit work at the affiliate table in to your
extremely busy schedule. Your generous support made a big
difference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Last
but certainly not least, thank you to Sheri Albers for
dedicating your entire convention week to working at the
affiliate table. Your grace and positive attitude under
pressure kept me energized. I don’t know how I would have
made it through the week without you. At the moment when I
felt the most overwhelmed I would hear Sheri’s laughter and
know that things were going to work out great. Thank you for
your leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Each
of you are a gift to me and I consider you a valuable member
of team Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Appreciatively
yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Rachel
R. Kuntz<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Board
Member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">National
Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">937.245.0547
cell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:rachelrkuntz@gmail.com"><span
style="color:blue"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rachelrkuntz@gmail.com">rachelrkuntz@gmail.com</a></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.nfbohio.org/"><span
style="color:blue"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nfbohio.org">www.nfbohio.org</a></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Gabriola;color:black">Live
the life you want</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Gabriola;color:black">…</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
Blindness is not what holds you back.</span></b><span
style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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