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From: Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br>
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br>
Cc: Mary Silverberg <marysilverfox@gmail.com><br>
Sent: Tue, Apr 26, 2022 8:01 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] Substitute Bill 397<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Maryanne,
<div>Thank you for the good news!I am grateful that all of our efforts have been successful</div>
<div>and that the library will continue to be fully functional with no interruptions in service.</div>
<div>Most importantly, it will remain as part of the National Library Service .</div>
<div>Mary Silverberg</div>
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<div>Maryanne,</div>
<div>Thank you for this news. It is good to know that the library for the blind in Connecticut will continue to provide the services that we enjoy and have enjoyed for many years!</div>
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<div>Deborah J. Reed</div>
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<div>“Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.” National Federation Of The Blind </div>
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<div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 26, 2022, at 5:59 PM, <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div>
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<div class="yiv0601848255MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Dear Federation Family,<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="yiv0601848255MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">I am pleased to announce that Substitute SB 397 is dead! It is of the legislative list and no longer up for consideration. Thank you for all your efforts in calling and writing your local Senators and testifying against this Bill. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="yiv0601848255MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Best Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="yiv0601848255MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Maryanne Melley<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="yiv0601848255MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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