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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Maggie,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Your passionate heart is very evident, and I do believe you are creating a legacy of service already with your little one. Keep showing people how it is done!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With much respect and love… Carol King-Ries<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Community-Service <community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maggie Stringer via Community-Service<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 12, 2023 10:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Community Service Discussion List <community-service@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Maggie Stringer <ravensfan784@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Community-Service] Service Is Where The Heart Is<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>The 2nd Annual Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living, Cornhole Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 13th and I can't wait!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>It's an opportunity for consumers, their families, and local community members to come out and show their support for the S.O.C.I.L. Adaptive Sports Program with several fun cornhole games and tournaments, lots of exciting prizes, a delicious grilled lunch, many unique door prizes, and so much more.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>To put together a magnificent event like this one, it takes an incredible amount of teamwork, a good deal of community sponsorships, and many committed volunteers.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>Sometimes, when a person is living with a disability, the general public or even the people we know, will treat us as though they know our abilities better than we do, and will try to place limitations on our capabilities!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>If you don't know, allow me to give you the know!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>I am totally blind, partially deaf, and presently six months pregnant. And I was most certainly not going to be overlooked as one of the, let's roll up our sleeves and get to work, volunteers.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>I signed up to serve last year, and was determined to work in the kitchen again this year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>My responsibility started this evening with the task of individually wrapping a few hundred hot dog and hamburger buns in aluminum foil.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>Not a problem! Turned up my jams, set up my work station, baby boy was dancing around in the womb, and I started to wrap away!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>The Community Service Division believes in you! And we believe service is where the heart is!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>Roll up those sleeves, and serve, TODAY!!!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'>(The picture shows three containers of two hundred individually wrapped hot dogs and hamburger buns.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Maggie Stringer <br>Phone: (443) 750-0070<br>Email: <a href="mailto:ravensfan784@gmail.com" target="_blank">ravensfan784@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityServiceDivision/" target="_blank">Community Service Facebook Page</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>