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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Here are the 2016 Statewide Seminar and Orlando Chartered bus letters:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>December 14, 2015<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Memo To: All Members of the NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: Frank Coppel, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Re: 2016 Statewide Seminar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy Holidays! Saturday, January 9, 2016, is only a few weeks away. Our 46th annual Statewide Seminar will be held on Saturday, January 9, at the Federation Center of the Blind in Columbia and will get underway at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Lunch will be served at no cost to you. This year, we will be holding an auction throughout the day to raise money for the Federation Center. Bring your best cakes, pies, gift baskets, electronics, etc. to support our programs at the State Office. The Seminar will end by 4:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> An interesting and informative program is planned. If you have any special requests concerning the Seminar, please contact me at (803)796-8662 or at the Federation Center of the Blind at (803)254-3777 keeping in mind that, to give me time to implement your ideas, you should get in touch with me well in advance of the Seminar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> All Chapter and Division Presidents are urged to work for maximum turnout. If you plan to attend the Seminar, please check the appropriate space on the bottom of this letter, sign it and return it to the NFB of SC, 119 S. Kilbourne Rd., Columbia, SC 29205 immediately so that we will know how many are attending in order to prepare the proper amount of food.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> It will be very helpful if you mail your Convention Bus Tickets and money to the Federation Center of the Blind, 119 S. Kilbourne Rd., Columbia, SC 29205 by December 28, or bring them with you the day of the Seminar. Remember, we must sell the Bus Tickets in order to cover the cost of the chartered bus. At the Seminar, a total of $900 in prizes will be given concerning the Convention bus trip. The seller of the winning ticket will receive $300, the buyer of the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>winning ticket will receive $300, and the Chapter or Division selling the most tickets will receive $300. Should your name be drawn, and if you are both the seller and buyer of the winning ticket, you will hit the jackpot for $600 – it has happened before!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Remember, state membership dues are $10 per person and are due on January 1, 2016. If you have not already paid your dues, please do so promptly. Your dues must be paid by January 31, to keep your membership in good standing. Each Chapter and Division is responsible for collecting state dues and mailing them to the Federation Center of the Blind, including name, address and phone number and whether the member is a blind voting or sighted associate member. Let’s go ahead and pay our state dues now and get it behind us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I am looking forward to seeing all of you at the Seminar on Saturday, January 9. Please don’t delay in checking, signing and returning the information requested below to us to help in our planning.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cut and detach here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>January 9, 2016 Statewide Seminar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please check the following:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>___ I plan to attend ___ I will be unable to attend<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Name: ______________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Address:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>City, State, Zip:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Telephone:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Number of those coming with you: ______<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please return to: NFB of SC before Dec. 28, to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB of SC<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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>December 14, 2015<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Memo To: All Members of the NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: Frank Coppel, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RE: 2016 Orlando Bus Trip<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Because of the efforts of a dedicated statewide Federation membership who are selling bus tickets, the NFB of SC is chartering transportation for the upcoming National Convention. Thus, travel will be very affordable to all dues paying members on a first-come, first-served basis. To avoid unnecessary complications, everyone is requested to be reasonably positive before making reservations that you will be riding the bus, as “no shows” cause problems and unnecessary expenses. However, let’s fill the buss! The bus will leave from the Federation Center of the Blind in Columbia for Orlando at 8:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 30, and will return following the Convention at 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 6.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> There will also be other stops to accommodate those who live in other parts of the state if we raise sufficient funds to meet the additional cost. It is important that we sell our $1 tickets before the Statewide Seminar on January 9, 2016.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Please list your name and the name of your chapter or division, as this will help us keep more accurate records. This year, reservations for a seat on the bus will not be taken until after the conclusion of the Statewide Seminar. The price of a seat will depend upon the amount of tickets sold so that we will be able to have the necessary funds to cover the entire cost of the charter bus. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For 2016 convention room reservations you can call the Rosen Shingle Creek hotel at (866) 996-6338 after January 1. You may also write directly to the Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32819-9357 after January 1. The hotel will want a deposit of $95 for each room and will want a credit card number or a personal check. If you use a credit card, the deposit will be charged against your card immediately, just as would be the case with a $95 check. If a reservation is cancelled before May 27, 2016, half of the deposit will be returned. Otherwise refunds will not be made.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All room occupants must register for the convention. Please understand that only members whose State dues have been paid in a timely fashion will be eligible to ride the bus.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>