<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi all,<div> I am pleased to tell you all that the community service group had it's first meeting of the membership just a few minutes ago.</div><div> This meeting was comprised of folks who have interest in building support for service-minded folks who are blind, as well as building a division that brings the blind in sighted together in service.</div><div> </div><div> We came up with four committees, the chairs of these committees will be in contact with you via the list soon, but here are the committees:</div><div> Convention Service Project: putting together a service project at National convention which will engage interested members of the federation in community service in the host convention city.</div><div> Confrence call workshop chair: will put together service-based workshops via conference call.</div><div> Seminar chair: responsible for coordinating seminar at National convention and washington seminar ( if deemed appropriate).</div><div> Fundraising Chair: tasked with chairing committee which will come up with innovative strategies to raise funds to support the service work we do.</div><div> I look forward to you involvement in these committees.</div><div> Best,</div><div> Darian </div><br><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Darian Smith</div><div>Chairperson, Community Service Group -National Federation of The Blind.</div><div><a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><br>Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further <br>Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!<br>For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</a> or call 1-855-659-9314<br></blockquote></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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