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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Becky, they sound like good ideas. Beth <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Rebecca <rmirdi@aol.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 17, 2022 6:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> Deb Reed <deb.reed57@gmail.com>; maryanne.melley@gmail.com<br><b>Cc:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org>; James Cronin <jcronin442@gmail.com>; Nathanael T. Wales <ntwales@omsoft.com>; erival@comcast.net; marysilverfox@gmail.com; veronicalalston@gmail.com; j.mccollum64@comcast.net<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Items for Business Meeting on Sunday, November 6th<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think we should look we should discuss the technology grant andadd money if needed. Also Rich would like to discuss his idea of forming a support group for spouses and family members of the blind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Becky Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:rmirdi@aol.com">rmirdi@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Cell:860-8451<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>:Whenever we are impressed with what a non-human animal does its simply because we underestimated its intelligence.: Neil deGrass Tyson </span> from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <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><a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com">Deb Reed</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 17, 2022 4:00 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">NFB of Connecticut Mailing List</a>; <a href="mailto:jcronin442@gmail.com">James Cronin</a>; <a href="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">Nathanael T. Wales</a>; <a href="mailto:erival@comcast.net">erival@comcast.net</a>; <a href="mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com">marysilverfox@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:rmirdi@aol.com">rmirdi@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:veronicalalston@gmail.com">veronicalalston@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:j.mccollum64@comcast.net">j.mccollum64@comcast.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: Items for Business Meeting on Sunday, November 6th<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am not sure whether or not we should make a motion regarding using some of the general fund for the technology grants as we previously discussed. Do we want to add to the amount given of $500, say to 750? Or do we just want to allow the current balance to be depleted and then fund it for the future? We know how expensive technology and training are and fundraising has been very difficult.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Deborah J. Reed<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Central Chapter President<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NFB of CT<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Deb.reed57@gmail.com">Deb.reed57@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>860-378-5370<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>“Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.” National Federation Of The Blind <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 17, 2022, at 3:30 PM, <a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Federation Family,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I will be finalizing the business meeting agenda this week. Please let me know if there is anything specific you would like discussed under new business.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryanne Melley</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>860-212-5549</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>