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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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Philosophy does triple duty. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>1 Encourages me and lets me know I am not alone. Providing a pathway for support, a safe space to laugh at my mistakes and share my successes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>2. Sends a powerful message to the public, if they will accept it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>However if others do not accept the facts, shame on them. I will continue to live through their ignorance and hope that they get it one day. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>3. Stability and Legacy, knowing that for 75 years, others laid this foundation. Struggled with more issues than I do today and survived. Continuing to give me the courage to fight another day with a sense of responsibility for those that come after me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That’s my speech for the evening! Happy Holiday’s, Cheryl <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"'> Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Darian Smith via Community-service<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> Marianne Denning<br><b>Cc:</b> Community Service Discussion List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community-service] What is Federation philosophy?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Thanks for the excerpt. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> I’m not sure if it answered the question of just what is Federation Philosophy? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Dec 9, 2014, at 2:11 PM, Marianne Denning <<a href="mailto:marianne@denningweb.com">marianne@denningweb.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I copied this from the NFB web page.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This I<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>s <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>so true but we have to struggle against those low expectations every day. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Darian Smith via Community-service <<a href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">community-service@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<br> As you are aware, The community Service Division is a Division of the National Federation of the Blind. As such, we adhere to the policies of the Federation and believe in it’s philosophy.<br> Now, what do you know or believe to be the philosophy of the NFB?<br> Darian<br>_______________________________________________<br>Community-service mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Community-service@nfbnet.org">Community-service@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Community-service:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/community-service_nfbnet.org/marianne%40denningweb.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/community-service_nfbnet.org/marianne%40denningweb.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marianne Denning, TVI, MA<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(513) 607-6053<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>