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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>November 2, 2020<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: Jennifer Bazer, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Positive Note 1786<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>I am writing this Positive Note on the first day of November, the month of Thanksgiving, day light savings ends, the days get short, nights get cooler, we exercise our right to vote, Veterans’ Day, and, as you may know, there is always a reason to celebrate. In November, I will look forward to National Candy Day on Nov. 4, National Donut Appreciation Day on Nov. 5, Nachos Day on Nov. 6, Cook Something Bold on Nov. 8, and World Kindness Day on Nov. 13. Speaking of thanksgiving and Kindness, I want to thank all of you for your continued support of our Rocky bottom Fall Festival as the affiliate sold over $5,000 in raffle ticket sales to raise money for a camp we all love. Once we pay the winners, the affiliate will clear over $4,000 from this successful raffle. We continue this fund-raiser with an online auction which started Saturday, October 31 at noon Eastern and will end at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 7. Please share the link and information with your networks. Items are being added daily. The link is<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/Rocky-Bottom-Online-Auction-2020-15718">https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/Rocky-Bottom-Online-Auction-2020-15718</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are successful because it is “we” not “me”; It is “us” not “I”. We are a team working together, moving in the same direction, supporting one another, building each other up, cheering each other on, accomplishing small things in great ways, and as Henry Ford once said, <span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#33475B'>"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” And, as I heard the story of MR. Brunson, a 46-year-old blind man that reached out to me after speaking with the national office, I knew all of you would join with me in helping this blind man who was just released from prison. He begged me to help him with food and clothes. He only asked for soup which would warm his stomach a wheelchair as he has blood clots, and some boots to protect his feet. After announcing his needs on the Connects call on Thursday evening, my phone rang, my text notifications and voice mail buzzed. So many willing to help a blind man in need. I was able to obtain a wheelchair from the assistive technology program which also has durable medical equipment. I took the vital items to him in Hopkins where he is staying with his mother’s best friend, and he was overwhelmed by the generosity. I will return to Hopkins to deliver additional supplies as many of you mentioned you are sending monetary and in-kind donations to the Center at 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205. MR. Brunson can use size 3 or 4X in shirts and jackets, 42 or 44 in pants, and size 13 in shoes. We are working with him to obtain an SC ID as the ball was dropped on this necessary item when he was released. If you would like to assist, please text or call me at 803-960-9977 or email me at <a href="mailto:jhipp25@sc.rr.com">jhipp25@sc.rr.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#33475B'>You may mail checks made to NFB of SC with MR. Brunson in the memo line, gift cards to purchase clothes and food and other necessary items, or you may use pay pal on <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a> with MR. Brunson in the comment section. Thank you all for your support, kindness and generosity of our fellow blind.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The Palmetto Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you wish to contribute an article to the winter issue of the Palmetto blind, please send me your contributions to <a href="mailto:jhipp25@sc.rr.com">jhipp25@sc.rr.com</a> and we will include them in the winter issues or future issues.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are looking for comfort food recipes, controlled carb recipes, overview of a product that may be helpful to our members, resources, book reviews, trivia, member spotlight.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I welcome your contributions for this and future issues.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> South Carolina Connects<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Our next South Carolina Connects meeting will be Thursday, November 5, at 5 pm on the Zoom platform. We will be there as early as 4:30 for informal chat and to get to know one another. Please invite your chapter members, friends and anyone interested in learning more about the NFB of SC. I look forward to chatting with all of you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 803 254 3777<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Passcode: 124578<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+19292056099,,8032543777# US (New York)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanksgiving Feast:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ike Nelson started our Thanksgiving meals at least four years ago. This year, he would like to be with his family on Thanksgiving due to the recent passing of his mother. He said, “God willing, I would like to resume them next year on Thanksgiving.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know this will not be on Thanksgiving, and it definitely won’t be Ike’s wonderful cooking. I am grateful to him for giving me and others the opportunity to fill in this year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope you will join us!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All of you are cordially invited to a Thanksgiving feast and fellowship on Thursday, November 19 at the Federation Center. The meal will be served at 3:00. The cost is $15 per person. If you plan to attend, please call, text or email me at 803-960-9977or <a href="mailto:jhipp25@sc.rr.com">jhipp25@sc.rr.com</a> by Monday, November 16.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From Shannon Cook:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Folks, The NFB of SC Scholarship Committee would love to have input and feedback from our NFB of SC membership on what you think could be done to improve the program. Please let me know if you like some of what is ongoing and what your ideas are to make it better. Please send your comments to me Shannon Cook Scholarship Committee Chair by email at <a href="mailto:coffeequeensc1@sc.rr.com">coffeequeensc1@sc.rr.com</a> or call me at (803) 254-0222. Remember, this program is vitally important to help the NFB of SC attract young members who will become our leaders of tomorrow. Thanks. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From Thom Spittle chairman of Rocky bottom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Congratulation to Ed Bible and all of the At Large Chapter members for a job well done. This chapter is not the biggest, but they proved that they were the biggest at heart. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog, was a quote from my high school coach.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here are the results:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Week 7 We have Arrived!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The BIG Challenge! Win $300 for your chapter or division!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As you know, Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference Center of the Blind is selling $5 Rocky Bottom fundraising tickets. These tickets must be sold with the filled out stubs turned in with the $5 per ticket by no later than Friday, October 30. Send them to, or drop them off at the Federation Center of the Blind, 119 S. Kilbourne Rd., Columbia, SC 29205. Checks should be made payable to RBRCCB.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The drawing will be on ZOOM at 4 p.m. on October 31 to kick off the week long Rocky Bottom online auction ending on November 7. The winning ticket drawn will yield $500 to the buyer, $50 to the seller and $300 to the chapter or division selling the most tickets! Now that the ball is rolling, we are offering a weekly challenge every Friday leading up to October 30, providing the top five ticket sellers – and here they are for today!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rank Tickets sold Chapter/Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1. 323 At Large Chapter –winning chapter/division.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2. 272 Lancaster Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3. 132 Cherokee Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4. 115 Columbia Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5. 78 Sumter Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We exceeded the $5,000 mark last week.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations to the At-Large Chapter and its President Ed Bible for being ranked number 1! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I received $60 on Saturday for the following:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$25 Clarendon County chapter 5 tickets<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$40 Columbia chapter Ed & Julie and Thom & Tracy Spittle & Shelley Coppel 8 Tickets<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Remember to check out the week long auction items which benefit Rocky Bottom as well. Go out there and bid on something at <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/Rocky-Bottom-Online-Auction-2020-15718">https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/Rocky-Bottom-Online-Auction-2020-15718</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rachel Alexander of Lancaster sold the winning ticket for this year’s Rocky Bottom Fall Festival. Thank you so much for your hard work. She will receive $50 for selling the winning ticket. Miss Alexander sold 160 tickets by herself, great job.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Miss Bertha Smith of Lancaster won the $500 grand prize of the Rocky Bottom Fall Festival. Unfortunately, she passed away<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Last month due to complications of covid 19. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family</span>. After speaking with the executor of her estate, the family will use the money to pay for her expenses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> From Derique Simon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Do you find yourself wondering what to cook for dinner most nights? Are you tired of making the same dishes over and over? Well stress no longer because the South Carolina Association of Blind Students is here to help if you need spicying up what you do in the kitchen. We are working on our own one of a kind cook book and we need all of your help to make it a hit. If you have any recipes that you would like to share with us please send them to Trista Hubbs SCABS Secretary at <a href="mailto:hubbs.trista@gmail.com">hubbs.trista@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> If you made a pledge at our state convention banquet in August, those tax deductible contributions are due at the Center no later than December 31, 2020. If you did not make a pledge, but wish to donate to the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina, please send donations to 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205. You may also pay on our website at <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a> and look for the donations link to pay through pay Pal. Thank you to all of those individuals, chapters, and divisions who have fulfilled their pledges. I will list all donors in the first Positive Note of 2021.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Big News! The National Federation of the Blind of SC now has an online enrollment membership form to pay your 2021 state dues. You will be able to fill out the form online to provide the state office with updated personal and contact information. You will also be able to pay your $10 state dues via secure Pay Pal. You will still need to pay your chapter/division dues on the local level. After submitting the membership form, you will be provided with a link to pay your $10 state dues through Pay Pal. Your membership will not be confirmed until payment has been received. After paying your $10 state dues via Pay Pal, we will receive a message stating you have paid your state dues to confirm your membership. Then you will be sent a message with a copy of your receipt for confirmation later in the day. Please retain this confirmation for your records and proof of payment. Also, Pay Pal charges the NFB of SC a percentage for each transaction. We would greatly appreciate you adding an extra $0.30 to your donation to offset this charge. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> If you need assistance completing the online form, you are welcome to call Steve and Shannon Cook to help at (803) 254-0222. Leave a message with your name and contact number if we are unavailable to answer the phone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you to those who have already paid your state dues! We hope to see close to 100% of dues paid by December 31. Our membership committee along with the help of our district reps will follow-up as we get closer to the end of the year to assist those in completing their membership form so that we can have all completed documentation to the national office in a timely manner.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://forms.gle/MGYktJPG3SatVBFWA">https://forms.gle/MGYktJPG3SatVBFWA</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The following meetings are scheduled on the Zoom platform this week. You are welcome to attend any of these meetings, even if you are not a member of the chapter or committee. Please contact the chapter president and ask if it is alright to attend their meeting. All Committee meetings are open to the public for listening. Contact President Bazer if you would like to be added to any NFB of SC committee.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Here’s what is coming up on Zoom for the week of November 2 2020.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Monday, November 02, 2020 "We Care 6pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fundraising Committee 8pm"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wednesday, November 04, 2020 Legislative Committee 8pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursday, November 05, SC connects with President Bazer, 5 ppm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursday, November 05, 2020 Rocky Bottom Auction Talk 7pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Saturday, November 07, 2020 Greenville Chapter 11am<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Spartanburg 1pm"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'> Rocky Bottom Auction Talk 5pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sunday, November 08, 2020 Lee County Chapter 7pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBofSC Federation Center is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Topic: NFBofSC Chapter and Committee meetings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Times are in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 803 254 3777<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Passcode: 124578<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+19292056099,,8032543777# US (New York)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Nationally:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Do you need assistance to Vote in this years’ presidential election?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Perhaps you need a LYFT ride to your place of voting or to drop off<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>an absentee ballot?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks to @NFB_Voice’s partnership with @Lyft our community will have access to free or discounted transportation to get to the polls or to drop off your ballot between now and Election Day. To get up to $20 ride credit use promo code NFBVOTE2020 #LyftUp.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This invitation is applicable to all (NFB and non-NFB Members).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NFB HOTLINE AND VOTER EXPERIENCE SURVEY FOR BLIND AND LOW-VISION VOTERS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires that every polling place have at least one accessible voting machine available for every federal election so voters with disabilities can cast a private and independent ballot. To help ensure that blind and low-vision voters are not denied this right, the National Federation of the Blind will host an Election Day hotline that blind and low-vision voters, poll workers, and voting rights advocates can call when problems with accessible voting technology or other barriers are preventing a blind voter from casting a private and independent ballot.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The hotline will be available on November 3, 2020, by calling 1-877-NFB-1940 ( 1-877-632-1940( from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific standard time. Individuals who have experience in the operation of accessible voting technology will be staffing the hotline to provide assistance to blind voters, election officials, and voting rights advocates. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Once you have exercised your fundamental right to vote, please complete our 2020 Blind and Low-Vision Voter Experience Survey! The 2020 blind and low-vision voter experience survey consists of two separate surveys. If you voted absentee or by mail using an accessible electronic ballot delivery system or a traditional paper ballot, please complete the survey for blind and low-vision voters who voted absentee or by mail at </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJJL7GN">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJJL7GN</a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you are a blind or low-vision voter who voted at an early voting center or at a polling place on Election Day, please complete the survey at </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NGFMPF2">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NGFMPF2</a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Questions about the blind voter hotline or the blind voter survey may be directed to Lou Ann Blake, by e-mail at </span><a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org">lblake@nfb.org</a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> or by phone at 410-659-9314, extension 2221, or Jeff Kaloc, by email at </span><a href="mailto:jkaloc@nfb.org">jkaloc@nfb.org</a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> or by phone at 410-659-9314, extension 2206. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Be sure to make your voice heard by exercising your right to vote!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Lou Ann Blake, J.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(410) 659-9314, extension 2221 | <a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org">lblake@nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>President Riccobono announced in the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18929&qid=4482345">November presidential release</a> that we reached our goal of $50,000 in donations during the month of October to meet the matching gift from Freedom Scientific. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>We are incredibly grateful for the generous gift from our friends at Freedom Scientific, a Vispero brand and the maker of Jaws for Windows. We are grateful for the Federation family and friends who contribute to our mission. Our work to break down misconceptions of what it means to be blind and help blind people live the lives they want continues because of your support. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Thank you for your support of the National Federation of the Blind and everything you do to raise the expectations of blind people. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Final Thought: <span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#33475B'>"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." – Ryunosuke Satoro<strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB One Minute Message - “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>If this message was forwarded to you and you would like to receive it directly in your inbox, as well as, receive messages regarding the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina, please email Steve Cook at <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>