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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The dates for the Christmas board retreat weekend are December 6-8.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><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"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> David Houck [mailto:nfbsc@sc.rr.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 25, 2019 9:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'nfbofsc@nfbnet.org'<br><b>Subject:</b> Positive Note 1737<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>November 25, 2019<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents & Others<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: Frank Coppel, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Positive Note 1737<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> It appears we will have a good turnout for the 2019 Christmas Board Retreat which will be held at Rocky Bottom the weekend of December 6-8. Upon your arrival to Rocky Bottom Friday evening December 6, please stop by the Resident Manager’s apartment and Linda Bible will notify you of your room assignment for the weekend. We will do all we can to provide comfortable sleeping accommodations for everyone. We are expecting approximately thirty individuals who will be staying for the weekend and approximately forty individuals for Saturday, December 7. All of us need to be understanding and demonstrate a spirit of good will during the brief time we will be at Rocky Bottom. Breakfast on Saturday morning, December 1, will be served at 8:30, lunch at 1:00 p.m., and the Christmas dinner at 6:30 p.m. On Sunday morning, December 2, breakfast will be served at 8:30. Remember, if you wish to participate in the Christmas gift exchange Saturday evening, ladies will need to bring a ladies’ gift and men will need to bring a men’s gift. The cost of the Christmas gift should be a minimum of $10. Also, please remember to bring bake goods such as cakes and cookies so that we have a large variety of Christmas desserts to sample for our Christmas celebration Saturday evening. . I am asking each of you who are planning to attend the Christmas Board Retreat to contribute $20 which will greatly help to defray much of the cost for the food and travel for the weekend. Your support regarding this matter is greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The month of December is a busy time in the NFB of SC as many chapters hold parties to celebrate the Christmas season. If you would like for me to attend your Christmas party please contact me at (803) 796-8662 or you can email me at frankcoppel@att.net and I will try to attend. Thus far, I am planning to attend the Anderson Christmas party on December 6, the Sumter chapter’s Christmas gala on December 10, the Chesterfield and Columbia Christmas parties on December12, and the Charleston Christmas party on December 14. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Finally, I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very blessed and Happy Thanksgiving. Let’s take a few minutes Thursday to reflect on God’s blessings and give thanks for our families, our country, and to our organization, the National Federation of the Blind, who is working very hard to make it possible for blind people to live the life they want! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day, we raise the expectations of blind people because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want: blindness is not what holds you back. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Final Thought: Transforming our dreams into reality: Thursday is Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>