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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening, all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you are doing well and enjoyed our brief spring weather in February. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wanted to write for some quick updates. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Saturday the 19<sup>th</sup> we held our second board meeting of the year, all board members present, as well as guests Des Moines Chapter members Terry Hall, and Scott Van Gorp.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We covered quite a few things during our meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The minutes for the Board meeting will be released shortly, but first I wanted to talk about some of the things that are coming up soon. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Game night will return March 8<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>YATP students and staff as well as of course center students and staff have been invited. At our first game night we will enjoy some lasagna. So please help us introduce students and staff to our federation family<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>50/50 will return at our next chapter meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you will not be able to be present and you want to participate, please contact David Hammel to get your money in. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For those who will be there in person it will be in cash as usual. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Sarah Willeford </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Director, Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled will be joining us at our next chapter meeting to talk about what the library is working on. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Our IL integration dinner will be held on April 11<sup>th</sup> at IDB.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>I hope you are all doing well. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Hope to see you all at game night. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Enrique. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>