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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Someone sent out information about a fundraiser for Ibug. That is a respectable organization, and the NFB gave Ibug a Bolotin award,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">so obviously</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">we have</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">nothing against Ibug or the person who sent the announcement. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">We should be careful, however, about advertising non-NFB activities on our lists. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">If you aren’t sure about an item, talk to me about it, and we will decide whether</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> to let the list know about it.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">It is good to let chapter members know about things that are of interest to our members, but there is a fine line</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">between informing and promoting,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">so let’s try to figure out together what kinds of information people need.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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