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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'>Mary and Becky,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you for this clarification. It was me who made the error about July minutes when working with Lucia to have them sent to the board.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Now, in advance of our board meeting, I wish you and everyone the happiest of holidays. May they be filled with family, friends, and love.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nathanael Wales<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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"'> Mary Silverberg [mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 22, 2023 4:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> f<br><b>Cc:</b> llee@nfbct.org; NFB of Connecticut Mailing List; ctabs@nfbnet.org; ntwales@omsoft.com; CHERI DUQUETTE; Elizabeth Rival; Deb Reed; Veronica Alston; Allison Arbuckle; Melissa Thompson; Marchele; James Cronin<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: July 22, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lucia and All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>The quarterly state board minutes are approved at the next quarterly state board meeting.<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>The annual board minutes at the state convention are approved at the following year's annual board meeting at the next convention.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mary<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 3:29 PM f <<a href="mailto:rmirdi@aol.com">rmirdi@aol.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p>Hi Lucia,<o:p></o:p></p><p>I checked the minutes for Jan, 2023 and the minutes for Nov. 2022 and it wasn't an oversight. The Board votes to approve the convention business minutes at each convention. The July minutes were always approved at our January meetings. I hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p>Becky Ireland<o:p></o:p></p><p>Secretary<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12/21/2023 4:09 PM, <a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org" target="_blank">llee@nfbct.org</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Attached please find the minutes from our July 22, 2023 Board Meeting. Through an oversight, these were not voted on for approval at our State Convention Board Meeting in November. We will approve these minutes at our January Board Meeting on January 13, 2024.<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Sincerely, Becky Ireland Chapter & NFB of CT Secretary <a href="mailto:rmirdi@aol.com" target="_blank">rmirdi@aol.com</a> Cell: 860-384-8451 "Whenever we are impressed with what a non-human animal does its simply because we underestimated its intelligence." Neil deGrass Tyson<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>