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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Afternoon:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I regret I am out-of-town because I would be willing to speak. However, I will be there in spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Charles E. Black<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dorothy Griffin via NFB_of_Georgia<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 25, 2023 9:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Georgia List <nfb_of_georgia@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Dorothy Griffin <dgriffin@nfbga.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB_of_Georgia] Calling All NFBGA Members!, SB 4 Hearing Monday Feb 27th<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening,<br><br>The Senate Education and Youth Committee will be hearing out the Georgia Braille Literacy bill SB 4, on Monday, February 27th @ 7am. In Room 307 of the CLOB (Coverdell Legislative Office Building )<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'>18 Capitol Sq SW, Atlanta, GA</span> Anyone who wants to testify on the bill please let me know by tomorrow at <a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a>. If you plan to attend you may make a MARTA reservation tomorrow, Sunday, to arrive at 6:30 A.M. We want as many people as we can to attend. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you do not want to testify that is ok, just come to support the bill. If I get the link for viewing the hearing I will share it to the Georgia Listserv as soon as I get it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dorothy Griffin - President <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org" target="_blank">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>770-374-4832<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin:0cm;font-stretch:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>