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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='color:#1F497D'>Thank you, Karen. It came through this time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Barbara Loos <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nebraska-senior-blind [mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Lemmon via Nebraska-senior-blind<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 12, 2014 8:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> newmanrl@cox.net; 'Nebraska Senior Blind Info and Discussion List'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division Correction on date of meeting - Thursday August 28<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I sent this list but Cheryl replied that she did not get it so I will send it again but instead of pasting it to the email I will send it as an attachment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I went to Iowa City to the Opt homology research center and there is good news for those of us who have Stargardt’s so am anxious to share this with you all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I am home now but will be gone in a few days again. In between time I am trying to accumulate hours at work to pay for all my adventures!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Talk soon, KLem<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nebraska-senior-blind [<a href="mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Leslie Newman via Nebraska-senior-blind<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 11, 2014 5:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> '0senior division listserv'<br><b>Cc:</b> Richard Wehland<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division Correction on date of meeting - Thursday August 28<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi You All<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yeah, didn’t write the date change in my calendar; it is there now, along with several other important dates!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>And so here is what you need to know to join us for our August meeting:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The date: Thursday the 28th <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The time for the call: 6:00 PM Mountain and 7:00 PM Central <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The phone number you will dial: 267-507-0400 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Access code: 203747Pound <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The rest of this message is the same as the first one—all very important stuff!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Karen, if you can get us the names and numbers for people in your area who may need an assist to join us on the call, then we can contact them prior to the meeting, and get them talked into trying our 3 way experiment. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>In addition, find attached a list of our current membership roster. Some of these people have not been joining us on the calls. MMM, I best find out if they have been added into our mailing list! And so we should make an effort to call them! (I will email all those on this list who we’ve not seen on our calls, and…also to those who were guest, and did not join our division at our 2013 convention meeting.) We will need to divide up this list, and swear to follow-through with a phone contact!!! In fact, how about each one of you make a call to a member you have not talked to for a long time and see what they are doing; encourage them to join our call, and to plan to make it to convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Topic for this meeting: Our new one minute message, which I see as one super great statement of our basic NFB philosophy. Below are the 3 short sentences that make it up; read and be prepared to discuss their meaning:<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>The National Federation of the Blind 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 have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>And/we will not forget to address any special need that someone on the call may have.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Also, bring your brags and drags!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>See you all there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></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/">http://www.thoughtprovoker.info</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><a href="http://writers.nfb.org">http://writers.nfb.org</a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></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>NFB Employment committee Co-Chair<span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","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-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></div></body></html>