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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 will be on Tuesday, October 15. The national president’s message begins at 7:30pm and the meeting is from 8pm-9pm. Since our meeting takes place on white cane awareness day, Chris Danielson will talk about the white cane law, the purpose of this day and he will share some of his travels as a blind person. We will also talk about the state convention and more! The call in number is 605-313-4818. The access code is 720125. Please read the minutes below and make sure you come to the call to get the latest information about the convention. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At Large Chapter Meeting Minutes for September 17, 2019<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Presidential release was played at 7:30 PM <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The meeting was started at 8:00 PM by Margarete Woods President <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Approximately 10 members on the call <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>October is meet the blind month and the At Large chapter will be holding an Afternoon at the movies at the national headquarters on October 12th. They will be showing the movie called Scent of a woman. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$10 donation, $5 lunch, other snacks to purchase, and a 50/50 raffle <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel Johnson stated that the movie will be shown in Hagerstown on October 9<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A Senior Center in Baltimore which has four locations have asked the At large chapter to come out and speak to them about blindness.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carla McQuillan is our guest speaker tonight. She is our national representative for the state convention. She joined the NFB after applying for a scholarship. She runs 3 Montessori schools in Oregon. It’s a hands-on sensory teaching method. Carla explained how she dealt with parents who thought a blind person couldn’t teach their child. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel asked What does the national rep do, and Carla’s answer was to do whatever the president asks them to do, bring the national report to the state convention, and do the banquet speech. Sharon, Ronza, and Carla shared stories from past state and national conventions that they attended together.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>State Convention is November 8<sup>th</sup> through 10<sup>th</sup> at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baltimore. Deadline to preregister and reserve a hotel room is October 12<sup>th</sup>.<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, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><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>