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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Fellow Senior Division Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>RE: Get ready for our Monday June 15<sup>th</sup> meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**Contents of message:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*#1 Info to get on the call<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*#2 Read the newest version of Last meeting’s slightly edited minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*#3 and…yes, more about our revision of our constitution: I went through the May corrections and spotted several problem areas and have listed them below: (Interesting, we didn’t recognize some of these in prior readings?!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*#4 Agenda for the meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*#1 What you need to know to get on the call<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Date of our call: Monday, June 15<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Time for the call: 7:00 CT; 6:00 MT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Phone number to call: 1-605-475-6006<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Access code: 203747Pound <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*#2 See attached minutes, read and if there are corrections, either send them to me, or wait until the meeting and Karen will take note of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*#3 Here are my findings for more revisions for our constitution:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Note: all errors below were found within our May corrected version. I have made the appropriate corrections. Check out the attached copy, after you read the below text.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-#1 Deleted 11 extra spaces<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>-#2 Finding this reference in the May minutes: “…<b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>Capitalization of the word ‘Board’ should be consistent as well as capitalization used for ‘Active Members’…”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>And if the two words “Active Members,” both need to be capitalized…I found need for the following fixes: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>First one found- In article III: In the very first sentence “active members” are not capitalized-<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>*Original- Section One—Active Members The active members of the National Federation of the… <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>Second one found- In article IV <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>*Original- “…</span></b>are elected by a majority vote of the Active Members who are present and voting…” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>Third one found- still article IV <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>*Original- “…</span></b>the nominees has received a majority vote from the active members present and voting..” .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>Fourth one found- article VI <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>*Original-</span></b>One-third (1/3<sup>rd)</sup> of active members must be present<b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>Fifth one found- article XII<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>*Original- “…</span></b>vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the active members present and voting;…”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>-#3 Lack of consistency in punctuation in section titles- error below:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>(Note the period at the end of the section title….section one is missing it, section two has it)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Section One—Active Members The active members…<b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Section Two—Affiliation. Membership in the National Federation of the…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(It makes sense that a period at the end of the title is correct, otherwise as in the first sample above, you see the title and first sentence run together; all other section heads with a title have a period at the end.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>#4 Inconsistencies in placement of article titles: a few are centered, most are not: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>Samples: Article V., VI., VIII. Are centered, none others are; important to note all lines of the document’s header are left justified, and so I’d think the intent was to keep everything starting from the left margin. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>#5 inconsistency in how we present the roman numerals- as in a few have a period at the end, and most do not! And so what I think is correct, it is to have a period after the numeral.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>Examples of which few had a period: Article IX., x., XI., XII. (all others did not.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'> (I have not fixed these specific items, yet.)</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> i<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*#4 Agenda: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-First- Come-to-order, say our NFB Pledge (see below and let us make sure we do this!) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Next- Reports Will be discussed and approved (secretary & treasurers)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Next- Old business: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>#1 A brief discussion of the readiness of our constitution to be sent off.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Next- New Business: Advertisement for Braille writer, progress. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>#3 Also, any new stuff that any of us bring to the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Finally- brags & drags<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Adjournment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NFB Pledge: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Respectfully yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Robert Leslie Newman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>President, NFBN Senior division <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>