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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>The next meeting of the At-Large chapter of the NFBMD will take place on Tuesday, May 15. The National President’s message begins at 7:30 and the meeting will be at 8pm. For your convenience the call in number is 641-715-3272. The access code is 720125.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At this meeting we will elect officers for the coming year, discuss a possible fundraiser and have an in depth discussion of an article in the April Braille Monitor titled NFB Philosophy: What it is and what it is not. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The minutes from last months meeting are below. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At Large Chapter Meeting Minutes for April 2018<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Presidential release was started at 7:40 Pm <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting was started at 8 Pm by Margarete Woods, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Approximately 15 members on the call <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Margarete talked about the article in the Braille monitor about the NFB philosophy. Members responded with the following statements:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sometimes you need help and other times you don’t need help, live the life you want, and be what you want to be .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tonight’s Guest speaker is Ann Cummingham.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She teaches blind students how to create art at the Colorado center. She does sandstone pieces. She spoke about how to do art being blind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She spoke about Art Scape, which is a big festival in downtown Baltimore being held on August 4<sup>th.</sup><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She mentioned the Blind Crafters division of the NFB.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She spoke about the Art Club that she has created. This club is trying to establish a creative community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The second guest speaker was Nicole Falls from Baltimore Clay Works. She teaches ceramics. Contact them at Baltimoreclayworks.org. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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>