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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the note below from Western Maryland President Chris Myers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Chris Myers <cam76albino@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 19, 2021 10:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Pat <kk3fradio@gmail.com>; NFB Runza <rothmanjd@gmail.com>; NFB Tyler <tylerh0619@gmail.com>; carolahumbertson@gmail.com; NFB Korri <korri.sanchez1@maryland.gov>; Cynthia Holden <cholden@dism.org><br><b>Cc:</b> President, NFB Maryland <president@nfbmd.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Western Maryland chapter NFB<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>I hope this email finds you well and completely recovered from the national convention. The next Western Maryland chapter meeting is Saturday, August 7th at 10:00 a.m. via zoom. Zoom information is attached at the bottom of this message.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>This will be our first membership meeting with the new Board of Directors. Visitors are invited to attend if you know somebody that may be interested please invite them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>Agenda news and activities:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>Because we are in old chapter but in the process of rebranding we don't have a lot of old business. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>If you have an item you would like placed on the agenda for discussion please feel free to email me by replying to this message are you can call me at the shop number 240-642-8828.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>We do have two new members joining the chapter. Welcome to Korra Sanches of Hagerstown and Tyler Hoppe from Mount Savage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>The Board of Directors did move forward on a active recruiting program which includes both print and radio PSA's. Here is a copy of the text if you have a bulletin or other media source you would like to share our chapters information with.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'> The Western Maryland chapter of the National Federation of the Blind is seeking new members as it starts its local membership drive! Are you blind, visually impaired or know somebody who is or maybe you work with the visually impaired? Consider joining the state's fastest growing chapter here in Western Maryland. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. For more information about the Western Maryland chapter and the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland please call 443-426-4110 our email at <a href="mailto:info@nfbmd.org">info@nfbmd.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>Cindy Holden has agreed to be the chapters membership committee leader. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>I'm looking forward to our August 7th meeting and hope you will be able to join us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span 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