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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='color:#1F497D'>Karen<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'>Great! (On getting the print copies out.) And it would be good for Steve to join us; I went to high school with him.<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'>We will all need to figure out a day/time to have a board meeting; make sure we have all our ducks in a row for the “our day” at convention.<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 #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> 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> Saturday, September 19, 2015 11:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Nebraska Senior Blind Info and Discussion List' <nebraska-senior-blind@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Karen Lemmon <klemmon@bbcwb.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division - September Phone Meeting - Monday!!!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi! Just wanted you to know that I sent this info to Quinn Myers and Carolyn Schaeffer and Gina Finnell. I also called Steve Senteny as he expressed an interest in becoming a member. We are bringing Steve to convention with us as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Talk to you all on Monday!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>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> Friday, September 18, 2015 1:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'EverHairston'; '0senior division listserv'<br><b>Cc:</b> Robert Leslie Newman; Walla, Darrell<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division - September Phone Meeting - Monday!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>Hi you all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RE: Reminder of - Info about our September Meeting: Special Guest presentation, & convention talk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The first part of our meeting will be devoted to interaction with a special guest. (See her BIO below)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Recall, I asked Ever Lee Hairston to come talk to us about her newly published book. (All about her journey into blindness.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>he second part of our September meeting will consist of: discussion relating to our state convention luncheon, topic for our membership meeting, elections, and more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Finally…who of us will volunteer to present the NFB pledge to the rest of us!?! (Pledge found at bottom of message)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>**BIO for Ever Lee:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the text that appears upon her website:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ever Lee Hairston<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ever Lee Hairston photo, with ivy background<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ever Lee Hairston serves on the Board of Directors for the National Federation of the Blind. The third of seven children, she is a product of the segregated<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>South. After her failing eyesight kept her from realizing her dream of becoming a nurse, she began working as a teacher. At the age of twenty-nine, facing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>total blindness, with a failed marriage, a child to raise alone, and uncertainty about future employment, Ever changed her attitude and changed her life.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After attending the Louisiana Center for the Blind, the North Carolina Central University graduate began integrating blindness skills into her everyday<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>life. A resident of California, she continues to devote tireless hours mentoring and advocating for the blind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One of my favorite quotes: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>block quote<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My mission in life is not merely to survive,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But to thrive;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Maya Angelou<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>block quote end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Growing up, I faced many disappointments which greatly diminished my self-confidence or perhaps shadowed my self-esteem, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But I had to learn that we may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Through it all, I believe that my life has a purpose. I have had to learn to love myself and honor myself as I am. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>block quote<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"To Thine own self be true"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>block quote end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know that honor, self-respect and self-love are crucial to happiness.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have forgiven others because holding onto resentments, anger and hatred only hurts me and robs me of my life's Joy and happiness.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is also important to forgive myself. Regret is an appalling waster of energy and I cannot throw away my happiness on guilt or shame. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Therefore, I have gratitude for all of life because gratitude unlocks the fullness of life and turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>into acceptance and turns chaos into order. Gratitude makes sense of my past and brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, I have made the choice to be constantly grateful for all of life. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks to my family (Biological family and Federation of the Blind Family) to my friends and acquaintances, I have been so fortunate to meet over the years<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and especially to God for love, hope and determination.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blind Ambition, a memoir by Ever Lee Hairston<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just Released! Ever Lee's Memoir<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a child, Ever Lee Hairston faced one disappointment after the other. A product of share-cropping parents and raised on one of the biggest plantations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>in the South, Ever allowed those disappointments to diminish her self-confidence and sully her self-esteem. Not to mention, that for years, the young<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ever hid a terrible secret, which she hadn't told anyone -- not her family, her friends, her teachers, and as she got older, even her employers. Ever<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lee didn't want to accept that she was slowly losing her eyesight. As darkness began to envelop her, and inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jr., Ever eventually decided to stop feeling sorry for herself and face her fears. Through two turbulent marriages, a host of setbacks, and a life that<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>was getting harder and harder to manage, Ever encountered defeats, but was determined not to be defeated. Now, decades after she lost her eyesight, her<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>powerful story is one of inspiration and ambition...and helping others realize their lives have purpose as they reach their full potential in spite of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>any obstacles in their paths. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>Click Here to Order from Blind Ambition available on Amazon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>©2015 Ever Lee Hairston. All Rights Reserved.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***NFB Pledge: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;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;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;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Respectfully yours, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Robert Leslie Newman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>President, NFBN Senior Division <o:p></o:p></span></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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>