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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi You All<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RE: This is your announcement of our March meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>#1 Do read the attached minutes from our February 2<sup>nd</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 March meeting, we need to review and ready our amended constitution to be sent off and approved; see attachment. (Firstly, talking through the required steps to make this process legal.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Recall, we have a new format for our meeting. It is to be run like a chapter/division meeting: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-First- Come-to-order, say our NFB Pledge (see below and let us make sure we do this!) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Next- Reports Will be discussed and approved (Secretary & Treasurers)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Next- Old business, which will be a review of our proposed changes for the constitution.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Next- New business, uncertain at this time; so bring it on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Finally- brags & drags<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-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 February 2<sup>nd</sup> meeting:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The date: Monday the 16<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The time for the call: 7:00 CT; 6:00 MT<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></div></body></html>