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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 – JUNE 13, 2019<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB OF SC 75TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> You should make your hotel reservations for the 2019 NFB of SC State Convention which will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Columbia August 9-11. Room rates are very affordable. Rates for this year’s convention are $112 per night for up to four in a room. In addition to the room rates there will be a tax, which at present is 14 percent. The deadline to make reservations will be July 15, 2019. There will also be a limited number of rooms available for the $112 rate on Thursday, August 8, for those individuals wanting to arrive to the hotel a day prior to the official start of the convention. You can make your room reservations by calling the Marriott toll free reservation telephone number (800) 593-6465 or (803) 771-7000 and inform the reservationist you are reserving a room for the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina state convention. At this year’s state convention, we will be celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of our organization. We are planning activities throughout the weekend to commemorate this wonderful milestone. We are expecting a large turnout for this convention so you may want to make your hotel reservations early. This will be a very special and historic convention you do not want to miss! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>JUNE 13 COLUMBIA CHAPTER MEETING<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> President Tiffiny Mitchell gaveled the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Steve Cook welcomed Donna Dean and her daughter Becka as visitors and guests and birthdays were recognized. We were glad to see Donald Capps and Debbie Manning with us again as well as Melanie Torrance. The devotional was given by Shannon Cook who provided some inspirational stories. Isaiah Nelson and his kitchen crew prepared and served a delicious hot dog dinner. Frank Coppel announced the upcoming exciting NFB Lasa Vegas Convention and our equally exciting 75th anniversary NFB of SC Columbia Convention. He then passed out NFB membership coins. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Columbia Chapter board members will be selling $10 tickets with a drawing to be held on August 1 for a 2 day and two night stay with one breakfast for two at the Marriott. It can be used at the NFB of SC Convention or by August 31 at the latest. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The July Columbia Chapter meeting will be held on Thursday the 18th. The August Columbia Chapter meeting will be held on Thursday August 15 with BINGO possibly on the 22nd. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Thom’s Treasurers report stated the current checkbook balance is $6,850.86 with $4,500 restricted for convention assistance and other fixed costs, leaving a projected balance of $1,760.86. Gross barbecue proceeds were $19,811, less expenses of $11,706, leaving a net profit of $7,814.66. The top eleven barbecue ticket sellers by total dollars including donations are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1. $6,285 Donald Capps<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2. $1,028 Dale Wolthoff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3. $1,000 Pat Wolthoff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4. $1,000 Dorothy Barksdale<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5. $900 Mary Peters<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>6. $840 Janice Crosby<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>7. $750 Catherine Williams<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>8. $750 Ike Nelson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>9. $750 Karen Jones<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>10. $730 Donna O’Neal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>11. $720 Maggie Floyd<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Congratulations to all who worked so hard to make this barbecue such a success! The freewill offering was taken. There was a 50-50 drawing. $35 was won by Aussin Hiera. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tiffiny Mitchell, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Columbia Chapter, NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy Father’s Day!<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>