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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thank you all who came, donated items, and brought your friends</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> to the auction last night. I don’t know how much we made, but I know we made over $3000 on the a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">u</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ction itself and got about $2000 in donations. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">We are meeting this Saturday at the Whiteoak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thanks to all</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> of you who have gone to Annapolis at short notice. It has not been a good year. We have one day to go in the session, so perhaps something can still happen. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Our budget request for the Center for Excellence in Nonvisual Access has been approved, but the two bills</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">have had problems. I am sure we will be deciding over the next few months how to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">deal with the board of elections.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I have 5 seats</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">left on the group flight for the convention. If I don’t hear fro</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">m</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> anyone else who wants to be on the flight, I will open it up to people fr</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">om throughout Maryland since it is from BWI. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The cost is $409. Please contact me if you are interested. I will not be at the meeting on Saturday, so</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> we will work out how to get money to me.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">We have some spring raffle tickets left over. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">They c</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">o</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">st $5 each, and if your number is drawn on any weekday or Sunday in May, you win $50. If it i</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> drawn on a Saturday, you get $100. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Please let me know if you want any.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Candy is moving. I think Terry has a claim on the last box of milk chocolate, and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Yasmin has a claim on the last box (or bag) of almonds. We have mint meltaways (box of 30 for $2 each), peanut brittle bars</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">(box of 8 for $2 each),</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">nd dark chocolate bars (box of 24 for $2.50 each). </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I have Jernigan Fund tickets for $10. The prize is a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ll expenses (room, plane ticket, registration, banquet and $10</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">0</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">0 spending money) for the 2020 convention. No, I don’t know where that will be.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Please</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">mark you</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">r</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> calendars for the June 8 meeting. If you had a vacation planned, change it. June 8 is the day when Sligo Creek Chapter members will rec</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ive National Federation of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> the Blind medallions. I have received mine, and they are very nice. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I think most of you on this list have paid your dues, but if you have not, please do so. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Shawn will be there on Saturday to collect money</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. Just for a reminder of how to make out checks, candy money goes to the Sligo Creek Chapter. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Dues are paid to the Sligo Creek Chapter. Spring r</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">affle money</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">goes to the NFB of Maryland. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Money for the scholarship dinner (although I beli</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ve everyone is paid up) goes to the NFB of Maryland. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Money for convention plane tickets goes to me, and you should talk to me about it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I will be at a conference in San Francisco, and I will be leaving on Th</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ursday, so I won’t be in touch with my email after that. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Debbie</FONT></SPAN></P>
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