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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><a name="_Hlk146387514"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>Linn-Benton Chapter Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>October 23, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>6:30-8 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81413985432?pwd=WjZnbEJKQld0ZzY4ZDdFMWhFcmJvUT09"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81413985432?pwd=WjZnbEJKQld0ZzY4ZDdFMWhFcmJvUT09</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>6:30 Call to Order<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>6:31 Introductions and ice Breaker<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'> What is your name and what was the best thing that happened in your world since we last had a Chapter meeting? <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'>7:00 Business Meeting</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>Minutes and Treasurer’s report <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>Presidential release - on your own<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='color:black'> </span></span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>Old Business</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>Committee Reports<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='color:#393939;margin-left:-15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Calendar committee – what do y’all think about the proposed calendar and do you </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='color:#393939;margin-left:-15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>have any suggested changes?</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='color:windowtext'> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='color:#393939;margin-left:-15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'></span><a href="https://1drv.ms/w/s!Akz09OzD_iEkiD0VDod47mjwI6P5?e=plDIgO"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'>NFBLinnBentonCalendar.docx</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#393939;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:-15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>Fund raising committee report</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:-15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><i>Blind equality achievement month progress<o:p></o:p></i></span></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:21.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><i>State Convention Debrief<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:21.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:21.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:21.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><i>New Business<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:21.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><i>Suggested guest speaker?<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:21.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>8:<b>00 Adjourn</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>Upcoming Events<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>No November Chapter Meeting – Happy Thanksgiving!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393939'>Next Chapter Meeting: December 11<sup>th</sup> at 6:30 pm by Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:Raleway;color:#2D2D2D;background:#FEFEFE'>Corvallis Government Corner - stop by to say hello and ask your questions about local government in Corvallis</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><span style='font-family:Raleway;color:#2D2D2D;background:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'></span><a href="https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/mc/page/government-comment-corner-councilor-cadena"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk146387514'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#A2A2A9'>corvallisoregon.gov</span></b></span><span 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