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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Fellow Senior division Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RE: Attached are the minutes from last meeting, & notice of our special February meeting (1<sup>st</sup> Monday, not the 3<sup>rd</sup>!!)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>#1 Do read the attached minutes from our January 19<sup>th</sup> meeting. If you have any corrections or additions, email them to, both me and Karen Lemmon. And be ready to discuss and approve them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>#2 for our February meeting, we have a special guest! It is the President of the New Jersey Senior division, <span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Janie Degenshein. She will inform us of how the NJ Senior Division functions, including any special events, projects and/or services for their members, and how they build their membership. (Janie is not available during any other week of the month, and so our adjustment to our meeting date.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Recall, we have a new format for our meeting. It is to be run like a chapter/division meeting: Come-to-order, NFB Pledge (see below), reports will be discussed and approved (Secretary & Treasurers), Old business, New business, time with our special guest, and finally brags & drags; adjournment. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB Pledge: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>abide by its constitution.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And so here is what you need to know to join us for our January meeting:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The date: Monday the 19th<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The time for the call: 6:00 PM Mountain and 7:00 PM Central <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The phone number you will dial: 267-507-0400 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Access code: 203747Pound <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully yours,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert Leslie Newman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, NFBN Senior division <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can live 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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>