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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The next meeting of the At-large chapter will be on Tuesday, March 20. The National President’s message begins at 7:30pm and the meeting will be from 8-9 pm. The call in number is 641-715-3272. The access code is 720125. At this meeting we will discuss technology to help you read medication bottles. We will have an update on our Annapolis issues and more! Read the minutes below from our February meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At Large Chapter Meeting Minutes for February 20, 2018<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Presidential release was played at 7:30 pm <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting was started at 8 pm by Marguerite Woods, President <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>15 members were present during this meeting <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marguerite announced that chapter member Sharon Haskins- Brown passed away this month.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tonight’s guest speaker is Peggy Chung from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been a federationist since 1973. She started collecting data on blind people and in the last 3 years started a project called the blind history lady program. She has written many books published on smash word. She stated that it is important to know what our blind ancestors have done. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She gave interesting facts on many blind people that she has done research on. They are listed below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thomas David Shull congressman and senator of Minnesota, Thomas Gordon, Senator from Oklahoma, Matthew Dun from PA, Paul McCartney, South Carolina, Sandrick Patrick from Iowa, John Baker from Illinois and David Patterson from NY. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Charles See and Clifton Burks were 2 state representatives in MD.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Samael Hog, shoemaker; Frank Johnson blind peddler/beggar selling items door-to-door; Bridget Kelly, a housekeeper in a private home; Elizabeth Lynch working for the home for the ages; Anthony Mason, a sailor; Francis Smith, broom maker; Oliver Kenny Piano tuner; William Muhleminster, electrician; Henry Parkman, ordained Minister, Opho Jones, farm chores; Fizar, chair caning and furniture upholster, and E. U. Parker, from Mississippi insurance agency.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Submitted by Danielle Earl <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>410-715-9596<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>