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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Federation Family!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Luke Dennis, just 7 months old, son of Laura and Malcolm Dennis, grandson of Frank and Shelley Coppel is still in Palmetto Children’s hospital on a ventilator waiting for numbers to increase so he can have surgery.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This family is exhausted, spending all of their time at the hospital; leavewithout pay.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below is the link to Luke’s go Fund Me page with updates. We are also collecting gift cards to help the family while they are at the hospital around the clock. If you wish to contribute a gift card, please mail it to the Federation Center, 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205 attention Dennis Family.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know they appreciate the prayers. Any help is so valuable!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for prayerfully considering how you can help this beautiful family with young Luke!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Luke Dennis Is Frank and Gail and Shelly Coppel’s grandson. Formally Laura was a Coppel and an active member of NFB of SC for many years and has attended most state conventions and a great many national conventions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>They have three children Aubrey, 4 years old and the twins who are 7 months old. Haden and Luke are twins and Luke needs our help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Luke is currently in ICU at the Children’s Hospital in Richland Memorial in Columbia. He is currently kept unconscious as he is on a ventilator with a tube in him to help him breathe. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Laura is currently on leave without pay as the other hospital stays have used all the time she had built up. Malcomb is also on leave without pay. There are a great many expenses that insurance does not even think of covering.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>This family is a part of our family the National Federation of the Blind of S.C. and they could use any help you can provide . No contribution is too small . The Go Fund Me page link is below. Please do whatever you can.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ed Bible<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> FW: Link to Luke's Go Fund Me Page<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/caring-for-luke-dennis-amp-family">https://www.gofundme.com/caring-for-luke-dennis-amp-family</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>