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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello Walter,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yes, the chapter will need to contribute door prizes, as well as an auction item for the banquet night. The tumblers are a current affiliate fundraising project and will not be sold to anyone below cost. However, for $18, anyone is welcome to buy one!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I find that either cash or gift cards, which can be purchased through the affiliate Scrips program, make great door prizes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>One suggestion for the auction could start with Cincinnati items, including our own t-shirt!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sheri Albers, Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>513.886.8697<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Sheri.albers87@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Sheri.albers87@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><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 [mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Walter Mitchell via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 21, 2017 5:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List<br><b>Cc:</b> Walter Mitchell<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cinci-nfb] Door prizes for State Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Cincinnati Chapter,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There has been allot of talk about door prizes for our upcoming Convention, of which our chapter as well other chapters must provide . I would like to make a suggestion:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Affiliate still have the tumblers left from the fundraiser that was conducted at National Convention a couple of years ago. If we could purchase a few of them at warehouse price or less and fill them with bite size chocolates and put an attractive wrapping on it, I feel that would work well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What do you all say?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please don’t forget that we must also provide something for the auction.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Walter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>