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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Nfbofsc Senior Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> From the President:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Greetings to all from your president! I want to wish all of you a wonderful fall season. The weather has been great, and many of us are involved in our “Meet the Blind Month” activities.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>We are going into our third year of having our Senior Division. We have grown and are currently sponsoring a drawing which will be held at our Statewide Seminar, January 31<sup>st</sup> in Columbia. We are raffling off: 1<sup>st</sup> prize-a Nu Wave Pro Convection oven; 2<sup>nd</sup> prize-a mini Keurig coffee maker with 4 boxes of K cups; and 3<sup>rd</sup> prize- a $25 gift card. The tickets sell for: 1 ticket for $2; or 3 tickets for $5. They can be acquired from me, Shelley Coppel, or by calling David Houck at the Federation Center for the Blind in Columbia, SC. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>We have acquired literature about blind seniors which can be acquired for educational purposes, speaking engagements, fund raising efforts on behalf of the Senior Division, or just to hand out when you meet someone who has a need to learn about blindness. We also have a small aids and appliance collection which can be acquired at the cost of the item, by calling me and making a request. We will send the item “free matter” and not charge for either shipping or taxes. We also meet twice a year at Camp Rocky Bottom for a Senior Camp. This is corrdinated with assistance through the Commission for the Blind. They provide transportation and send their older blind counselor who helps us with understanding what the Commission can provide as far as services to the senior blind population. These camps are held the third weeks of both September and May, from Sunday afternoon to Thursday morning just after breakfast. We encourage you to come to camp or to spread the word to other individuals you may know who are experiencing significant vision loss or have lost their sightand need to find hope</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>My goals for our Senior Division include, but are not limited to:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Starting support groups</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Provide training in the adaptive skills of blindness:use of the white cane, alternative forms of writing, adaptations in the kitchen, basic computer literacy, other</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Fund raising: for the purpose of assisting individuals to participate in state activities of the National Federation of the Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>This list may be altered as needs arise. I do hope that everyone will feel free to call and join in with our activities! We would sincerely like to help you! Please call or email me at anytime with your thoughts, suggestions, or concerns.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Shelley Coppel, President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'><a href="mailto:frankandshelley51@gmail.com">frankandshelley51@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>803-796-8662</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>FROM THE PUMPKIN PATCH</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Did you know that recently revised standards of the HUSCC recommend that we eat 3 servings of ORANGE and green vegies ( 2 of which must be different) per week? Since a can of pure pumpkin is surely in your cupboard, here are a few quick and easy recipes to satisfy your craving for orange and to meet general nutrition requirements. Remember these recipes are for pure pumpkin and NOT pumpkin pie filling!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-19.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>1.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Put ¼ cup in with your oatmeal before cooking. Add some cinnamon.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-19.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>2.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Do the same thing with plain Greek yogurt. Mix cold and enjoy.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-19.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>3.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>3. Add one cup to your favorite oatmeal cookie recipe before baking.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-19.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>4.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> Heat on top of stove with raisins or pineapple added.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>HOPE THIS PUTS YOU IN THE FALL SPIRIT!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle align=center style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>THE CORNER FOR HUMOR</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>This is early but it is "only" hum</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>or so just enjoy and hope it brings a</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>chuckle:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the first day of rehab my counselor gave to me a white cane because I</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the second day of rehab my counselor gave to me two talking books, and a</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>white cane because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the third day of rehab my counselor gave to me three Braille Lites, two</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>talking books, and a white cane because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the fourth day of rehab my counselor gave to me four talking clocks,</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>three Braille Lites, two talking books, and a white cane because I cannot</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the fifth day of rehab my counselor gave to me five years of school, four</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>talking clocks, three Braille Lites, two talking books, and a white cane</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the sixth day of rehab my counselor gave to me Six dogs a-guiding, five</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>years of school, four talking clocks, three Braille Lites, two talking</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>books, and a white cane because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the 7th day of rehab my counselor gave to me Seven jobs applying, Six</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>dogs a-guiding, five years of school, four talking clocks, three Braille</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>Lites, two talking books, and a white cane because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the eighth day of rehab my counselor gave to me eight counselors</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>counseling, Seven jobs applying, Six dogs a-guiding, five years of school,</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>four talking clocks, three Braille Lites, two talking books, and a white</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>cane because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the ninth day of rehab my counselor gave to me nine authorizations for</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>filling, eight counselors counseling, Seven jobs applying, Six dogs</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>a-guiding, five years of school, four talking clocks, three Braille Lites,</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>two talking books, and a white cane because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the tenth day of rehab my counselor gave to me ten scanners reading, nine</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>authorizations for filling, eight counselors counseling, Seven jobs</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>applying, Six dogs a-guiding, five years of school, four talking clocks,</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>three Braille Lites, two talking books, and a white cane because I cannot</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the 11th day of rehab my counselor gave to me eleven magnifiers</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>enlarging, ten scanners reading, nine authorizations for filling, eight</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>counselors counseling, Seven jobs applying, Six dogs a-guiding, five years</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>of school, four talking clocks, three Braille Lites, two talking books, and</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>a white cane because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>On the 12th day of rehab my counselor gave to me twelve computers talking,</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>eleven magnifiers enlarging, ten scanners reading, nine authorizations for</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>filling, eight counselors counseling, Seven jobs applying, Six dogs</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>a-guiding, five years of school, four talking clocks, three Braille Lites,</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>two talking books, and a white cane because I cannot see.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>AND I STILL DON'T HAVE A JOB!</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:37.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>DATES TO REMEMBER: January 31<sup>st</sup>-State Wide Convention</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>10-4pm at the Federation Center in Columbia.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>From your editor- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>We would welcome your thoughts and suggestions about YOUR newsletter. Anyone is welcome to write about their experiences being a blind member of your own community. Let me know if those with low vision can read this. Our next edition will be in February, so think about suggestions and call me at (803) 445-5900 Melanie Torrance, Senior Board member at large.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'><a href="mailto:melanietorrance@me.com">melanietorrance@me.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'>ŸÅ</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=559 height=367 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CFF75C.6A77ED10" alt="Image removed by sender. 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