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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> While we are in the process of raising much needed funding for the Federation Center of the Blind, I have some good news in that the City of Columbia will be providing us with $9,000 in funding in the next few weeks. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>However, in the meantime, our budget has become very tight. The Federation Center is in need of office supplies and if you can arrange any of these supplies listed below, it would be greatly appreciated. I would like to thank Thom Spittle for contributing 2 reams of copy paper and Katherine Ziegler for her willingness to supply some envelopes. We have enough office supplies to get us through October (next week). We will need:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>8 ½ X 11” white copy paper<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>#10 blank white envelopes with no windows<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>9X12” envelopes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>12X15” manilla envelopes for mailing braille<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Black ink pens, medium point<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you can assist in this area, it would be helpful in getting out the weekly Positive Notes, correspondence, braille, etc. Thank you for your support<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Houck<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Federation Center of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>119 S. Kilbourne Rd.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Columbia, SC 29205<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>