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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">Memo
To:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Donald C. Capps Award
Committee, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">Chapter
& Division Presidents & Others<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">From:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>David Houck, Chairman<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">The
Donald C. Capps Award was established with the purpose of recognizing annually a
blind member of the NFB of SC who has demonstrated leadership in their local
chapter and/or division, Rocky Bottom Retreat and <?xml:namespace prefix = st1
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w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Conference</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of the Blind, the NFB of SC and NFB
nationally.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is awarded to that
member who has gone the extra mile in service to the blind.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is also given to that blind member
who is well thought of by their peers in the NFB of SC.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You see, the membership of the NFB of SC
nominates the candidates.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">All
you need to do to nominate a voting (blind) member of the NFB of SC is to send
me a letter by no later than July 25 stating who you want to nominate, what this
person has accomplished in the Federation, and what the candidate has done in
work with the blind.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It helps if we
receive letters from others who want to promote your candidate (to write us in
their own words) as well.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In past
years, there have been many good candidates nominated, and if you have promoted
one from a previous year who has never received the award, feel free to nominate
them again this year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">Remember,
get your letters in to <U>David Houck, Donald C. Capps Award Committee Chairman,
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">119 S. Kilbourne Rd.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Columbia</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">SC</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">29205</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or to nfbsc@sc.rr.com </U><I>no later
than July 25.</I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
members of the Donald C. Capps Award Committee will all receive copies of your
correspondence and will be polled to select the recipient.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The winning recipient <U>must attend</U>
and will be announced at the NFB of SC Convention Banquet on Saturday evening,
August 9</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> at
the Marriott Hotel in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Columbia</st1:place></st1:City>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Do not nominate a recipient from previous years.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Please
read this memo at your next chapter meeting.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I><U>Be sure that your candidate is
there which is a requirement to receive the award</U>.</I><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I look forward to hearing from you
soon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Should you have any
questions, please call me at the state office at
803-254-3777.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>