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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Senior division Members<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RE: our call tonight, hope to see all of you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In terms of what we talk about tonight… First and foremost, we need to see if any of us has an issue to bring up for discussion; members needs are always to be attended to.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Second topic… We the Board would like to get your feedback on a few specifics relating to our annual convention meeting (MMM, our only face-to-face gathering). Recall it will be in Omaha. Below are a few thoughts and questions that the Board discussed in our most recent meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>#1 With the knowledge that after the senior meeting, there will be a workshop on exercise, it was concluded that mental exercise might be an important topic. Robert will contact appropriate agencies to see if someone can come and talk to our division about keeping mentally alert; possibly with some mental games to help with memory. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>#2 Fund raising at convention or before: We have raffle tickets available. We need to discuss whether we want to sell tickets before and during the state convention, or just wait until convention. (The scheme would be a 50-50 split the pot.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We could also discuss whether we should again, sell pieces of cake at the meeting as a fund raiser.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>#3 Nancy asked about whether she should be taking notes as a part of the monthly senior conference call; decision to be made after talking with other members. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>#4 Have a brief discussion about the order of events at the Senior Division annual meeting at state convention. Among the subjects were when to have election, when to have the national representative speak, how long to have registration open before lunch, paying for lunch of any speakers we might have about mental exercise. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The call in numbers are: 267-507-0400 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Access# 203747Pound <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Times: 7:00 CT and 6:00 MT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert Leslie Newman</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Personal Website-</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.thoughtprovoker.info/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.thoughtprovoker.info</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>President, NFB Writers' Division</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Division Website-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>http://writers.nfb.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chair, NFB Communications Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vice President, Nebraska Senior Division <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>First Vice President, Omaha Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Commissioner, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>