<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Hello all,<div class=""> </div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> Just a friendly reminder that this Sunday, February 12 at 9 pm eastern, the National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division will hold our quarterly open board meeting.</div><div class=""> We welcome anyone who wants to learn about the division, wants to become involved in what we do, or wants to connect with the board and find out what’s new and noteworthy..</div></div></div></blockquote> to join us, please call (712)432-0140 and enter access code 808277<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> At this meeting we will:</div><div class=""> 1. have reports on current committees,groups, and projects.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">2. talk about upcoming projects, activities, etc.</div><div class="">3. discuss any new business.</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> We will also allow time for any questions, suggestions or concerns to be brought up.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> If you should have any thoughts or questions, or would like something to be brought up during the meeting, please send an email to <a href="mailto:president@nfbcommunityservice.org" class="">president@nfbcommunityservice.org</a>. (note that due to the length of the meeting, to insure your discussion topic is given full consideration for the board meeting, please be sure to email it to the above address).</div><div class=""> Please feel free to share this announcement with your chapter, affiliate, division and friends. You need not be a member of the division or the Federation to attend our open board meetings!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> We look forward to talking with you in just under a week!</div><div class=""> Please feel free to be in touch by way of the information in my signature.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> #LetsGetInvolved </div><div class="">Darian </div><br class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Darian Smith</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Web: <a href="http://www.nfbcommunityservice.org/" class="">www.nfbcommunityservice.org</a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Twitter: @NFB_CSD,@goldengateace</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityServiceDivision" class="">www.facebook.com/CommunityServiceDivision</a>"</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; color: rgb(71, 135, 255); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="" style="text-decoration: underline;">E-mail: <a href="mailto:president@nfbcommunityservice.org" class="">president@nfbcommunityservice.org</a></span></div><p class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </p><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(415)215-9809</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="" style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">blindness is not what holds you back.</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> “We need your service, right now, at this moment - our moment - in history. I'm not going to tell you what your role should be; that's for you to discover. But I am going to ask you to play your part; ask you to stand up; ask you to put your foot firmly into the current of history” — Barack Obama </div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Help drive change for the blind .</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; color: rgb(87, 86, 214); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(87, 86, 214);">For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/" class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(71, 135, 255);">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</span></a> or call 1-855-659-9314</div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Times; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“</div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>