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The winning ticket buyer will receive $300 and the seller will receive $100. The chapter selling the most tickets will receive $300 for their treasury. Let’s sell these tickets and be sure your filled out ticket stubs and money are turned in to David Houck at the Federation Center by January 5, 2019. Buy some for yourself and you might win $400. Let’s not let Columbia lose out on the $300 prize for the chapter treasury. These funds will help transportation efforts for those flying from Charlotte, NC to Las Vegas in getting to and from Charlotte and the Mandalay Bay Hotel. If you need information concerning flying to Las Vegas at a group rate, contact Tiffiny Mitchell at 603-2098.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>JANUARY 5, 2019 STATEWIDE SEMINAR<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Bring auction items to raise money for Rocky Bottom. Also bring your Las Vegas $1 tickets for the drawing. There is much to hear and learn. Mark your calendar to be there! Remember state and chapter dues are due by January 31. Please turn in your $15 dues to Chapter Treasurer Thom Spittle beginning January 1. Don’t forget to give them your updated address, phone and email!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DECEMBER 13 COLUMBIA CHAPTER MEETING<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> President Tiffiny Mitchell gaveled the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Steve Cook welcomed visitors and guests. Ernest Gallman played Christmas music. The meeting hall was packed as the members brought items for a pot luck dinner. Volunteers helped serve the variety of food and dessert items. David Houck read from Luke 2, the Christmas Story and Jennifer Bazer read about the legend of the candy cane. There was also a gift exchange for those who participated. Frank Coppel encouraged everyone to sell their Las Vegas tickets, attend the January 5 Statewide Seminar and he recounted some of the other chapters celebrating Christmas. The 75<sup>th</sup> anniversary NFB of SC convention will be held August 9-11 at the Columbia Marriott. Keep Betty Capps in your prayers as she is not doing well. Also pray for Leanna Hall who is in the hospital. Padgett McKenzie of the Clarendon Chapter has also been in the hospital for a few weeks. We will begin saying the NFB pledge in January. NFB Pledge: “I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.” The freewill offering will go to Laura and Malcolm Dennis whose son Luke is in the hospital for several weeks. The Federation Center will be closed from Friday, December 21 through Tuesday, December 25 for Christmas and January 1 for New Year’s Day. See Shannon Cook about a Yard Sale on Saturday, January 18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;page-break-after:avoid'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tiffiny Mitchell, President, Columbia Chapter, NFB of SC</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>