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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>COLUMBIA CHAPTER NEWSLETTER<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>September 14, 2017<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>UPCOMING OCTOBER ACTIVITIES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> On Saturday, September 30 at Yesterday’s the Columbia Chapter Book Club will meet to discuss Camino Island by John Gresham. The book is available on BARD from Talking Book Services. You must provide your own transportation and pay for your dinner. Saturday, October 14 is the second annual Step it up Walk at the Drew Wellness Center. Cost is $20 to walk with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, October 28 is a yard sale at the Federation Center. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AUGUST 10 COLUMBIA CHAPTER MEETING<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> As President Tiffiny Mitchell was attending the NFB BLAST program, First Vice President Steve Cook gaveled the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Steve Cook welcomed everyone attending the meeting and September birthdays and visitors were recognized. Ike Nelson’s kitchen crew served a delicious chicken dinner. The Columbia Chapter sold 131 Fun Day tickets and won $300 for its treasury. The winning ticket seller who received $50 was Jim Carter of Rock Hill. The winning ticket purchaser who received $500 was Hollings Markith, a baby whose mother actually bought the ticket, is also from Rock Hill. Both are donating their winnings to the Rock Hill Chapter. Elections for chapter board positions will take place at the October 12 chapter meeting. The nominating committee consists of Shannon Cook as Chair, David Houck, Ernest Gallman, Sherlene Potts and Laura Thompson. Our guest speaker was Dupree McKenzie who spoke on his history of work with the blind as an orientation and mobility instructor and he believes that the blind are his extended family. Those wishing to participate in the birthday pantry club for 2018 need to contact Dorothy Barksdale at 765-1622 and give her your list of items by the November chapter meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The 50-50 drawing was made and Priscilla Alston won $47. Kattie Jackson gave the Treasurer’s report and there was $1,273.25 in the treasury. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tiffiny Mitchell, President, Columbia Chapter, NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>