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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:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> evening everyone,</span><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'>Wow, has our affiliate been busy?</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#1F497D'>Don’t sit down yet, you still have the opportunity</span> to come down to Cincinnati for the Flying Pig Marathon<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>on <span style='color:#1F497D'>Sunday </span>May <span style='color:#1F497D'>6, 2018,</span> <span style='color:#1F497D'>to</span> volunteer for the Flying Pig BLT Station!<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>T</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>he </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cincinnati </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>Flying Pig Marathon</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> is</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> celebrating their 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary and we can be proud to be a part of it.<o:p></o:p></span></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"'>For th<span style='color:#1F497D'>e third year in a row</span>, we will <span style='color:#1F497D'>line up at</span> Mile 9 of the Half Marathon, on Madison Road, and cheer on runners and hand out Puffs tissues to them as they go by. For this task, the affiliate will get paid $500! All we need to do is make sure we have 30 members, family and friends sign<span style='color:#1F497D'>ed</span> up to participate.<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>F</span>or those of you who were there, you will remember how much the runners appreciated us, not only for the tissues, but for the moral support we were able to provide. This is a great way for us to give back to the community, while getting the brand of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio out in the public!<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></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'>On the morning of May 6, we will </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>plan to </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>meet in the GCB parking lot at 1501 Madison Rd Cincinnati</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>OH 45206 at 6:30 AM. We will then walk down to our spot along Madison Rd at Mile 9 and get ourselves ready for the runners. We are usually done by 9:30 AM. Then it’s time for a hearty breakfast. More specific details will follow.</span><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'>As of today, we only have 8 volunteers, and the last day to register is April 27, 2018. Please talk to your chapter members and make your travel plans soon! Thank you so much for your service.<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'>H</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ere are the instructions to register as a volunteer:<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Follow the direct link <span style='color:#1F497D'>below </span>to <span style='color:#1F497D'>the</span> online volunteer registration site:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://volunteer.getmeregistered.com/events/open_opportunities.php?id=359">http://volunteer.getmeregistered.com/events/open_opportunities.php?id=359</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2) Find and select National Federation of the Blind of Ohio from the Group list <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3) Complete Required Volunteer Information <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4) Use blt (all lower case) as the group password when asked near the end of the form. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5) Click "Get Me Registered" to submit your information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You will immediately receive a confirmation email.</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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"'>Thank you everyone and Let’s go build the Federation!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sheri Albers, Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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"'>513.886.8697<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:Sheri.albers87@gmail.com">Sheri.albers87@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>