<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Well, good morning. Hope you\u2019re doing well down there with all storms and everybody else looking forward to seeing talking to everybody and being on and update everything and working with everyone. Have a great day.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 21, 2025, at 1:19\u202fPM, Rocky Hart via NFB-DB <nfb-db@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon, NFB DeafBlind Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I trust this message find all of you well and enjoying the fall season! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am writing to inform all of you that the NFB DeafBlind Division will hold its next public board meet the evening of Wednesday, October 8 at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain, and 5 PM Pacific Time. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The agenda is in the process of being finalized, and it will be sent out, along with the connection information, within the next several days. As of this writing, however, we plan to provide a general overview including the following: <o:p></o:p></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Discussion of the new Strategic Plan for the division.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Feedback on the most recent National Convention<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Discussion of fundraising initiatives for the upcoming year.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Discussion of the future of the Support Service Program and what it should look like going forward. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Any other business raised by either the board or the membership.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">I would like to emphasize that while official votes will be taken by board members, the meeting will be open for all members to give their feedback. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">As I stated at our business meeting at National Convention, this is your division, and I wish to ensure that your interests are represented fairly, so I would encourage all members to provide us with any feedback you may have. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">If you require any specific accommodations for the meeting, please let me know as soon as possible. I plan to request interpreting and captioning services later this week, and I wish to ensure I have accurate numbers for those who require it. I wish to ensure that your participation in division activities can be maximized! I remain very accessible, so do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or if there is anything else you would like to raise.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">Finally, I know some there continue to be issues with the NFB Net list servs, which includes our list. In consulting with Dave Andrews, it appears the team at the NFB National office is actively working to resolve this issue, yet it may still result in some members not receiving emails posted here. If you know of anyone who is not receiving emails from our list serv, please feel free to forward them. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">I look forward to seeing all of you on October 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">Rocky Hart, President, National Federation of the Blind DeafBlind Division.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFB-DB mailing list</span><br><span>NFB-DB@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-DB:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-db_nfbnet.org/skogsbergf%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>