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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear TLC Chapter Members and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our next TLC chapter meeting is just a<span style='color:#1F497D'>round the corner</span>. <span style='color:#1F497D'>We will be meeting virtually this month. Please join us on Monday, October 17, at 7:00 PM via Zoom (Zoom details are at the end of this message). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will be talking about what is going on at NFB at the chapter, affiliate, and national levels. <span style='color:#1F497D'>Come and find out what will be happening at our state convention next month. Tyron Bratcher </span>will be giving us “A Hint from a Member.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In honor of White Cane Awareness Day (October 15) Tom Bickford , author of <u>The Care and Feeding of the Long White Cane</u>, will </span>be <span style='color:#1F497D'>our guest speaker this month. Learn some tips and tricks for using your long white cane in many different situations. Please consider inviting your family and friends to learn about the white cane.<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'>Tom Bickford’s book is available from the NFB Independence Market in print and Braille. The audio version is available on NLS BARD (DB37053). And the text can also be found online at <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/images/nfb/publications/books/cfcane/canetc.htm">https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/images/nfb/publications/books/cfcane/canetc.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To dial into the meeting, call 301-715-8592. Once the call connects and you are prompted, you will then need to enter the meeting ID, which is: 898 9929 7379. You will then need to enter the passcode 040147. The link is: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89899297379?pwd=VWdtckVSYmV3YkpvQVdQZllHdlJzdz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89899297379?pwd=VWdtckVSYmV3YkpvQVdQZllHdlJzdz09</a><br>You can also simply tap the following number on your smart phone: +13017158592,,89899297379#<span style='color:#1F497D'>,,*</span>040147<span style='color:#1F497D'>#.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We look forward to talking with you all via Zoom <span style='color:#1F497D'>on Monday</span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ellen Ringlein, Secretary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind TLC Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>