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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hi You All<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Do read through these minutes. If you were there,, and if you see anything that needs to be added in, or corrected, please contact Shelley Coppel at the following address: </span>frankcoppel@att.net<span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you were not there… enjoy and keep up with what we are doing!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NFB Seniors Division 2018 Convention Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Date 7-5-18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The meeting began at 1:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>There was a description of the auction items.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Robert Newman was going to record a podcast of seniors that could be put onto our website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will be continuing the conference calls nationally. We encourage suggestions of topics for these calls.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We announced the upcoming Senior Retreat at Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference Center of the Blind in South Carolina. It will be held the week of October 14-20, 2018. We are still taking applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The minutes from our last business meeting were read and approved<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Phyllis Chavez of the Colorado Center of the Blind’s senior program spoke of being a first timer to attend the Washington Seminar in January, 2018. Nancy Yager of Virginia spoke of their newly formed Senior Division. Carol from Alabama spoke of their Senior Division and the need to use non-visual techniques. Idaho’s seniors meet for lunch and call themselves “the left behind bunch”. Maryland’s seniors were also represented at this meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Michael Hinkson represented Aira and spoke of this technology in regard to its access of visual material.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The treasurer’s report was next. Our balance as of this meeting is: $2,518.76.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>There were elections and Robert Newman was elected as our 2nd Vice President. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We voted to give $200 to each of the funds that we always make a contribution. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The meeting was adjourned.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Respectfully submitted,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shelley Coppel, Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>