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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If any of you can make a personal effort to get some donations for State Convention, it would be greatly appreciated! Please see the request below for some ideas!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kristen Jocums<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(706) 718-8055<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Justin Harford <blindstein@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 31, 2023 9:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> Oregon State President <president@nfb-Oregon.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Door Prizes for Convention<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Greetings<br><br>You cannot have a great state convention without great door prizes and auction items! That's why it's all hands on deck to make sure that we have a good selection of valuables and eatables available. I am asking each of you to:<br>Make a personal donation of an item that could be used as a door prize or sold in the auction,<br>Talk to any chapters or divisions of which you are a member about donating items, and<br>Fill out this google form with the details of the contribution </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHTEi5SzHeKmlFV-OCX1t8453pe1OqEgoPuJGiNGV6dFpnxA/viewform?usp=sf_link">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHTEi5SzHeKmlFV-OCX1t8453pe1OqEgoPuJGiNGV6dFpnxA/viewform?usp=sf_link</a><span style='color:black'><br>Potential door prizes or auction items might include<br>Electronics<br>Gift cards<br>Baked goods<br>Jewelry<br>Or whatever you can dream up.<br>You could contact local businesses to have items donated, or you could purchase them yourself. Remember that the Oregon affiliate of the NFB is a nonprofit to which donations our tax deductible.<br><br>"we have found stores and restaurants to be pretty helpful. You might also try fast food restaurants. It's a matter of just going in and asking." - Stephanie McGary, convention chair <br><br>Thank you in advance for all of those great prizes!<br style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Justin Harford<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>