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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='color:#1F497D'>Good Morning Chris,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please allow me to remind you of the objective that I proposed. I understand that your church as well other churches may require instructions and/or training on the aspects of blindness, but we are moving away from what I originally proposed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>My original proposal:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scope:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Provide a platform for low vision individuals that are experiencing problems coping with blindness.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Objective:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gain the trust of low vision people by attending to their concerns and problems dealing with blindness. This is an outreach initiative to those that are not presently involved with the NFB, but anyone is encouraged to participate. We would direct them to support aspects that is already existing and where appropriate initiate new avenues. In doing so, possibly gain many new members. This objective could be facilitated in conjunction with our recreation committee as well the agencies in Ohio when appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We would want to have meetings in places where blind people conjugate. i.e. Bell home, CABVI, Clovernook.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My concern:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I believe that there are many people in our area that experience so many different issues dealing with blindness i.e. finding love; understanding, why them; discrimination: recreation; religion; loneliness etc. Our members have had and may still have similar issues that we have dealt with that could be of great help to someone else, we could also approach a professional to moderate the group meetings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is just an idea that has been in my mind for some time to reach out to anyone in need of this type of service. This initiative would provide a pool of people that may not know of the support that the NFB provides. If the committee decide to move in this direction, it would take time , planning and effort to introduce and facilitate the project in a professional/positive manner.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>End of original proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The motivation for this project was put on my heart, but what this project is moving to has nothing to do with what was, and is on my heart. I thank you for considering my proposal and I look forward to supporting our chapter with the initiative that is being initiated now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Living the dream, by raising expectations!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Much Love,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walter Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Member, NFB Ohio, Cincinnati chapter, Diabetes Action Network Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Coordinator, NFB NEWSLINE Registered Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> (513) 582-8606 Mobil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(800) 340-8211 ext. 101 L2T Products and Services Toll free<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Walterl.mitch2@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>Walterl.mitch2@gmail.com</span></a> Email<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Follow the NFB of Ohio on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Face Book, <a href="https://m.facebook.com/ohiosblind"><span style='color:blue'>https://m.facebook.com/ohiosblind</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cincinnati Chapter: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlindofCincinnati/"><span style='color:blue'>https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlindofCincinnati/</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Twitter @ohnfb, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>YouTube channel NFB OHIO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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>Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cinci-nfb] Follow up from April 17 Membership Committee meeting re: outreach efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You actually bring up an excellent point. The important thing is that we do outreach and each person tailor their letter to the specific norms of the church they plan to approach. For example, with a really politically / mmedia savvy church like New Prospect Baptist, the term “meet and greet” might be entirely inappropriate. They are a group that is very used to doing community outreach. On the other hand, my parish, Assumption Mt. Healthy, is certainly not. I am at this point the only blind Paritioner; I was confirmed there as an adult and have been a member for ten years, and they have shown a relative indifference to my needs as a Blind individual. They host activities such as “Coffee and Doughnuts”, Bingo” after Mass as well as faith formation groups, so I think a term like “Meet and Greet” is the best approach to use. It certainly wouldn’t be my approach, but you have to teach people to crawl before they learn to walk—so I think it’s very important that we tweak this letter to conform to our target audience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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 [<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Walter Mitchell via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Walter Mitchell<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cinci-nfb] Follow up from April 17 Membership Committee meeting re: outreach efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi guys,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>My proposal is takeing on a different objective, so in short, Chris this is your project and I will support how I can.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There is just one thing that I would like for you to consider. How is a meet and greet with a church council support outreach to the blind community? Further, how do it provide us with the opportunity to gain members?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please forgive me if this message sounds aggressive, but the last few weeks have been very hecktic for me, and I’m very tired.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank God that I only have one more person to register for the Flying Pig tonight, then it is bed time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Goodnight!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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 [<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2017 7:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cinci-nfb] Follow up from April 17 Membership Committee meeting re: outreach efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sheri. Thanks so much for your clarification. That was basically my take on the discussion at the Chapter meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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 [<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sheri Albers via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2017 5:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Sheri Albers; richard<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cinci-nfb] Follow up from April 17 Membership Committee meeting re: outreach efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I want to help clarify this discussion, if I may. After the discussion during the last chapter meeting, it was decided that the Membership Committee would conduct outreach events for the purpose of informing the public who the NFB is, and what we are all about, and to invite them to our chapter meetings. Richard stressed that it would be counterproductive to have a secondary group started outside the chapter meeting, when the support and nurturing of members can, and should be done within the chapter meeting. This is what lead to Elif’s motion that passed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sheri Albers <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"></a><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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 [<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Walter Mitchell via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2017 4:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Walter Mitchell<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cinci-nfb] Follow up from April 17 Membership Committee meeting re: outreach efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Chris,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I removed my motion to develop a ad hoc committee to develop a business plan. The primary objective stayed the same, to conduct support group meetings in an effort to give back to the community and hopefully gain new members. A meet and greet of church councils doesn’t support the goal that we wish to achieve.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If there needs to be more discussion on this matter, please contact me off line.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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 [<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2017 3:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cinci-nfb] Follow up from April 17 Membership Committee meeting re: outreach efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walter. I understand your point. However, I distinctly remember that we abandoned the idea of necessarily having support groups per se at the Chapter meeting. You’ll remember that you tabled your earlier motion after the long discussion involving Richard and went with a motion from Elif that was more along the lines of outreach activities. Those who were at the meeting, please refresh my memory if my read on the transcript is faulty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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 [<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Walter Mitchell via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2017 3:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Walter Mitchell<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cinci-nfb] Follow up from April 17 Membership Committee meeting re: outreach efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Chris,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is a great letter, but in my opinion we did not express the true objective. I suggested support group meetings, not a meet and greet. In the letter it suggest to me that we just want to meet with the church council. I would rather that we express our objective and if they want a meet and greet prior to allowing us to utilize their location for our support group meetings, OK.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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 [<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cinci-nfb] Follow up from April 17 Membership Committee meeting re: outreach efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all. This is a follow up from our Membership Committee Meeting that was held by telephone conference at 7:00 P.M. on April 17, 2017. We decided at that meeting that we would conduct outreach activities at churches and other community organizations throughout Greater Cincinnati. Paul Dressell, Lisa Hall, Walter Mitchell, Dale Barta and I attended the meeting. We decided that we would all approach at least one church or community organization by our next meeting, which is scheduled for May 15 2017 at 7:00 P.M.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We decided as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Dale Barta will contact the Vineyard Church in Springdale;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Lisa Hall will reach out to the Friendship Baptist Church on Cheviot Road in Groesbeck;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Walter Mitchell will approach the New Prospect Baptist Church and the Word of Deliverance Church;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Christopher Sabine will contact Assumption Parish<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>The following is a draft letter for prospective contacts regarding our outreach efforts. Please be sure to give me any feedback you have prior to sending this out. Also—please feel free to modify or tweak this document in any way you wish or feel will bring us the maximum exposure possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>April 24, 2017<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Deacon Rick:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My name is Christopher Sabine, and I am glad to be a member of the Assumption Parish Family. I am writing because I am also a proud member of the National Federation of the Blind of Cincinnati.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Established in 1940, the NFB is the nation’s leading organization of Blind people and the voice of the nation’s blind. We strive to enable Blind people in Greater Cincinnati and nationwide to participate in all aspects of daily live and live the life they want. WE are conducting outreach to local community organizations and would like to know if we could host a “meet and greet” at the Parish to better acquaint the Assumption Family with the contributions of the Blind to our community. We would also like to demonstrate and share information regarding how Blind people perform many daily activities, such as travel, reading Braille and using computers and other technology. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would be glad to discuss specifics of this activity with our Pastoral Council and others involved in organizing this event. If you have any questions regarding the NFB of Cincinnati, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at any time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Christopher Sabine<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>As I mentioned earlier, we will have our next meeting by conference call on May 15 at 7:00 P.M. I’ll be sending the usual reminders prior to the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>Please do not hesitate to send this letter to community organizations you are involved with. Let’s go build the Federation in Greater Cincinnati.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>Very Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>Chris<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>