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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The October chapter spotlight is the Cherokee chapter. If you know of anyone in the Cherokee area, be sure to refer them to Jamie!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cherokee Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President: Jamie Allison<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell: (864) 838-0338<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>EMail: nfbsccherokee@gmail.com.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting day & time: 2nd Thursday of each month with the 4th Thursday as an alternate date and start at 1:00 pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Location: Senior Centers of Cherokee County, Inc. 499 W. Rutledge Ave. Gaffney SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfCherokeeCounty/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below is some information pertaining to Jamie Allison!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jamie was elected vice-president at the re-organization of the Cherokee chapter in 2013 and served in this role for a year before stepping in to fulfill the role of president, when Mr. Milton Tant moved out of Cherokee county, she has been president since that time. Jamie’s first experience of being an officer in the Cherokee chapter was at the tender age of 12, when she briefly held the role as chapter secretary before it disbanded. She has been involved with the NFB of SC and has been a member on and off since late childhood, but she has been most active since the fall of 2013. Jamie is currently employed part-time with the NFB of SC Successful Transitions program, which assists students with blindness in making the transition from school to post-school, whether that be in the form of work-based learning or post-secondary exposure and exploration. Jamie is currently single and does not have children, but she has one fur-baby, Bandit, who lives up to his name in every way, causing all kinds of mischief and stealing their hearts in the process! She spends a good deal of time with her parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Jamie would like for the Cherokee chapter to remain stable, grow in membership, and to reach out to help others in Cherokee county just as we have benefited from the help of others. The Cherokee chapter has been interacting with the newly-formed Cherokee county Unified Lions' Club and has also interacted with the senior centers in our area, where our meetings are held currently. The Cherokee chapter would like to increase their outreach effort as they are able to. Jamie stays quite busy with her hobbies! She enjoys to read, write stories, poetry, and personal essays and reflections. She is also extremely involved in the visual and performing arts as a visual artist, musician, and dancer. She is learning three genres of dance including ballet, clogging, and tap dance. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Click here to view the PSA for the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.nfbofsc.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Follow the National Federation of the Blind of SC On Face Book<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.RockyBottomofSC.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Follow Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center on Face Book<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Follow the Computer Science & Technology Division of SC on Face Book<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 NFB of SC State Board Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1st Vice President of the Columbia Chapter of the NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1st Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>