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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>The 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Upstate Seminar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Presented by the Greenville Chapter of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Held at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind, Walker Hall Habistreutinger Reception Area<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Saturday, March 4<sup>th</sup>, 10:00 am-4:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>9:30-10:00 Chapters arrive, registration, and meet/greet time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>(Please pay for lunches if you haven’t done so at the door and be in your seat promptly at 10:00 so that presenters may begin on time.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>10:00-10:15 Welcome and Invocation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>JW Smith, President, Greenville Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>10:15-10:45 Presidential Address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Frank Coppel, President, NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>10:45-11:15 SCSDB Update<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Lou Thomson, Principal, SC School for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>11:15-11:45 SC State Library Talking Book Services Update<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Sandy Knowles (or rep), SC State Library, Talking Book Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>11:45 Blessing of the food, lunch instructions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>JW Smith, President, Greenville Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>11:45-12:30 Lunch and Fundraising<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>(One rep from each chapter may do a brief fundraiser, such as auctioning one to two items or holding a raffle between 12:15 and 12:30) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>12:30-1:10 More Choices for You: Services offered through Local Public Library Branches that are Accessible to Blind Patrons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Evelyn Parks, Spartanburg County Public Library <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>1:05-1:15 NFB BELL Academy “W5” (Who, what, when, where, and why) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Jennifer Duffell-Hoffman, State Coordinator, NFB BELL Academy in SC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Jamie Allison, Lead Instructor, NFB BELL Academy in SC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>1:15-1:45 NFB of SC Career BOOST Successful Transitions <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Jennifer Bazer, Coordinator, NFB of SC Career Boost Successful Transitions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>1:45-2:00 Why YOUth Should be in NFB <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Jamie Allison, President, Cherokee Chapter and Lead Instructor, NFB BELL Academy in SC, Adult Sponsor, Cedar Springs (SCSDB) chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>2:00-3:00 Chapter/Division Reports<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>If your chapter or division has an officer or designee present, he or she may address the group to give an update about your chapter/division to last no more than 10 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>3:00-3:15 Wrap-Up, Final Announcements, and Door Prizes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>JW Smith, President, Greenville Chapter <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>(Prize winners MUST be present at the time of drawing in order to claim prizes!) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>3:15-4:00 Session Presenters (if schedules allow) Available for Individual Questions or Comments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Presenter Contact Info: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Jamie Allison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Member-At-Large, NFB of SC Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Chapter President, Cherokee Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Blind Adult Sponsor, Cedar Springs Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Lead Instructor, NFB BELL Academy in SC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Transition Consultant, Career Boost SC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:jrallison410@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>jrallison410@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Jennifer Bazer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>NFB of SC, Coordinator, NFB of SC Career BOOST Successful Transitions Program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Email: jbazer@careerboostsc.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Jennifer Duffell-Hoffman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Division Director, NFB of SC Parents of Blind Children<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>State Coordinator, NFB Bell Academy in SC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a href="mailto:jaduffell@yahoo.com"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>jaduffell@yahoo.com</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Evelyn Parks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Spartanburg County Public Library System<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Email: evelynp@infodepot.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Sandy Knowles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Director, SC State Library Talking Book Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>sknowles@statelibrary.sc.gov<a name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Lou Thomson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Principal, SC School for the Blind at SCSDB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>lthomson@scsdb.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>