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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good <span class="GramE">evening</span> Minnesota members,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">As reported on Saturday, the next meeting of the BLIND, Inc. Board of Directors will be held by Zoom on Tuesday, August 20 at 6pm. These meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of even-numbered months going forward.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director Briley O’Connor informed the affiliate that one of the items up for discussion at the meeting will be changing the organization’s name from BLIND, Inc. to the Minnesota Center for the Blind. This is the result of considerable discussion and research, including by external consultants <a href="https://mission-minded.com/">Mission Minded</a>. The NFB used this same agency for <span class="GramE">our</span> rebrand a few years back when we introduced the “live the life you want” tagline.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Board Chairperson Carla McQuillan also informed me that the following topics are also on the agenda:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Joint Ventures Steering Committee Members and Next Meeting</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Resolution for Authorized individuals to be added to financial accounts</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Executive Director’s Report</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Board Retreat</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Upcoming Board Meetings</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Carla said that a complete agenda will be coming our way soon.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/97083116689">Join Zoom Meeting</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Meeting ID: 970 8311 6689</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">One tap mobile: +12532158782,,97083116689# </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Join by phone: (253) 215-8782</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">You should feel free to reach out to BLIND, Inc. directly with any ideas, questions, or concerns.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Board Chairperson Carla McQuillan: <a href="mailto:BoardChair@BLINDInc.org">BoardChair@BLINDInc.org</a></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Executive Director Briley O’Connor: <a href="mailto:ExecutiveDirector@BLINDInc.org">ExecutiveDirector@BLINDInc.org</a> </li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">Corbb</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">Corbb O'Connor (he/him), President</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes"><a href="http://www.nfbmn.org/">www.nfbmn.org</a> | (612) 872-9353</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>