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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>September 12, 2018<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Memo To: NFB of SC Membership<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: Frank Coppel, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Re: 2019 NFB Las Vegas National Convention Trip<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I am sure most of you have heard by now, that the 2019 NFB National Convention will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Resort hotel next year from July 7-12, 2019. At the NFB of SC Board of Directors meeting held during the state convention, I appointed a committee chaired by Tiffiny Mitchell to investigate ways how the state organization could best financially assist our members to attend the 2019 National convention. Thursday evening, September 6, a teleconference meeting was held and Tiffiny presented the following information to the more than twenty people who were on the conference call. The date we will be flying to Las Vegas will be Saturday, July 6, 2019 and we will be returning from Las Vegas on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Currently, the group rate for a round trip, nonstop ticket on American Airlines from Charlotte to Las Vegas is $342 which includes taxes and fees. A minimum of ten people are needed to qualify for a group rate. Because seats on flights were going quickly, Tiffiny felt we needed to sign a contract with American Airlines as soon as possible. For this reason, she is planning to sign a contract with American Airlines on September 14, 2018. Once Tiffiny signs a contract, individuals will have fourteen days to make a $50 deposit to reserve and hold their seat. The deadline to pay your $50 deposit is September 28, 2018. Airline tickets must be paid in full ($342) to American Airlines no later than June 6, 2019. To assist members financially, the NFB of SC will provide transportation to qualified individuals from Columbia to the Charlotte airport and from the Las Vegas airport to the hotel. If you want further information regarding these arrangements, feel free to contact Tiffiny Mitchell at (803) 603-2098. Let’s do all we can to have a maximum turnout of South Carolinians in Las Vegas next year for our national convention! <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>