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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>Hi Theadora and all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The new packets are something that the NFB has implemented in the past few years. The packet is sent directly to the new member. If you joined 10 years ago, you would not have received this welcome packet. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>617-304-0347<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> Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Theadora Hadzisavidis via Massachusetts-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 22, 2023 2:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Theadora Hadzisavidis <thadzisa@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massachusetts-NFB] My contact information<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Shirley. Who receives this packet the new member or the president of the chapter or division who then has to give it out to the new member? Last year we had Zulma Rosa Vega join the Springfield NFB chapter. I dont know if she got a packet. I dont even know what a packet entails. I never got one when I joined in 2013.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Theaďora Williams<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>President of the National Federation of the blind of greater<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Springfield Inc. chapter<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Aug 22, 2023, 10:35 AM Shirley via Massachusetts-NFB <<a href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org">massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org</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'><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning everyone!<br>Hope the week is off to a great start for all of you and that you all had a wonderful weekend!<br><br>If you attended any of the chapter or division meetings this month, you heard me explaining about needing contact information for those of you, who are new members or members who have joined with in the past five years and haven’t received a welcome packet from the national office!<br>Liz Lesperance and I are working together, as we are both cochairs of the new Membership Committee, to collect members information to fill out new membership applications, and send to the national office!<br>Please contact me as soon as possible so we can send this information in.<br>Thank you!<br><br>Shirley Dorris<br>615–5 98–5020<br><a href="mailto:Ladyshirl519@gmail.com" target="_blank">Ladyshirl519@gmail.com</a><br><br>You can also reach me at our Google voice number;<br>617–819-4632<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br>_______________________________________________<br>Massachusetts-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Massachusetts-NFB@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Massachusetts-NFB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Massachusetts-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org/thadzisa%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org/thadzisa%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>