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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'>Please read the message below. I have heard from one interested member so far. We will have a vote at the October 27 meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></a></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'>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"'>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><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><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"'> Sheri Albers [mailto:sheri.albers87@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 10, 2018 2:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List; Sheri Albers; richard<br><b>Subject:</b> Filling vacant At-large Board Member position<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Hello Cincinnati Ch<span style='color:#1F497D'>a</span>pter Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in'>With Annie Carson moving to North Carolina, we now have a vacancy in our At-large Board Member position. The term of this position is open now, and will continue until our next general election in November 2019. Any chapter member in good standing is eligible to run for this position, whether they are sighted or blind. Below is what our constitution says about filling vacancies:<o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Article V, Section 2—Filling of Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided for in this Constitution, any vacancies among the four (4) elected officers and the three (3)at-large board members occurring between regular bi-annial elections shall be filled by a member of the chapter appointed by the President or elected by the membership.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Here is what I need to know so we can proceed; who is interested in running for At-large Board Member? I would like to have all interested persons known by our next meeting on September 22 and then have a Special Election at our October 27, 2018 meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Thank you all for your consideration to this matter.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Sheri Albers, President<o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in'>National Federation of the Blind, Cincinnati Chapter<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>