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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><h1>February 21, 2022 <span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents & Others<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>From: Jennifer Bazer, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Positive Note 1854<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>803-960-9977<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="mailto:Jennifer.H.Bazer@gmail.com">Jennifer.H.Bazer@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Greetings Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal>This Positive Note is going out just after midnight on February 21 in hopes of sleeping just a tad later than my normal 5:45 A.M when I would normally get my kids ready for school and off on the bus. Today, they are off in observance of Presidents’ Day! As post offices, banks and other businesses are closed today, while others are open as they have Presidents’ Day sales, I hope all of you have a wonderful day doing what you “get” to do, rather than, what you “have” to do. It is a mindset. I get to be the president of the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina due to democracy and the confidence in our membership of my leadership. I get to be a mom to Cade 12 and Kaylin 8.5. I get to lead the affiliate with love, hope and determination. I get to help change lives into reality. I get to talk to members each day about many suggestions and ideas. I get to be a mover and a shaker. I get to challenge norms. I get to have high expectations for myself, for my children and for others. I get to wipe my slate clean each day and begin fresh each morning. I get to sleep in a comfortable bed, with a roof above my head and food in my stomach. I get to make a difference in the world, and, I get to support the work of the National Federation of the Blind! I would love to hear what you “get” to do, not, what you “have” to do. Please feel free to share with me via email at<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jennifer.h.bazer@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Make it a great week!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>Happy Presidents’ Day<o:p></o:p></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>“The story of Presidents' Day date begins in 1800. Following the <a href="https://www.history.com/news/george-washington-final-years-death-mount-vernon"><span style='color:#E80C30'>death</span></a> of <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/george-washington"><span style='color:#E80C30'>George Washington</span></a> in 1799, his February 22 birthday became a perennial day of remembrance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>At the time, Washington was venerated as the most important figure in American history, and events like the 1832 centennial of his birth and the start of construction of the <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-monument-completed"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Washington Monument</span></a> in 1848 were cause for national celebration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>While Washington’s Birthday was an unofficial observance for most of the 1800s, it was not until the late 1870s that it became a federal holiday. Senator Stephen Wallace Dorsey of <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/arkansas"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Arkansas</span></a> was the first to propose the measure, and in 1879 President <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/rutherford-b-hayes"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Rutherford B. Hayes</span></a> signed it into law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>The holiday initially only applied to the District of Columbia, but in 1885 it was expanded to the whole country. At the time, Washington’s Birthday joined four other nationally recognized federal bank holidays—<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/christmas"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Christmas Day</span></a>, <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/new-years"><span style='color:#E80C30'>New Year’s Day</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/july-4th"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Fourth of July</span></a> and <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Thanksgiving</span></a>—and was the first to celebrate the life of an individual American. <a href="https://www.history.com/news/martin-luther-king-jr-day-controversial-origins-of-the-holiday?cmpid=email--01142021&om_rid=&%7ecampaign="><span style='color:#E80C30'>Martin Luther King, Jr. Day</span></a>, signed into law in 1983, was the second.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin-top:22.5pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt;font-weight:normal'>Uniform Monday Holiday Act<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed a measure known as the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. Championed by Senator Robert McClory of <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/illinois"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Illinois</span></a>, this law sought to shift the celebration of several federal holidays from specific dates to a series of predetermined Mondays.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>The proposed change was seen by many as a novel way to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers, and it was believed that ensuring holidays always fell on the same weekday would reduce employee absenteeism. While some argued that shifting holidays from their original dates would cheapen their meaning, the bill also had widespread support from both the private sector and <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/labor"><span style='color:#E80C30'>labor unions</span></a> and was seen as a surefire way to bolster retail sales.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>The Uniform Monday Holiday Act also included a provision to combine the celebration of Washington’s birthday with that of <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/abraham-lincoln"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Abraham Lincoln</span></a>, which fell on February 12. Lincoln’s Birthday had long been a state holiday in places like Illinois, and many supported joining the two days as a way of giving equal recognition to two of America’s most famous statesmen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>McClory was among the measure’s major proponents, and he even floated the idea of renaming the holiday Presidents' Day. This proved to be a point of contention for lawmakers from George Washington’s home state of <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/virginia"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Virginia</span></a>, and the proposal was eventually dropped.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>Nevertheless, the main piece of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed in 1968 and officially took effect in 1971 following an executive order from President <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/richard-m-nixon"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Richard M. Nixon</span></a>. Washington’s Birthday was then shifted from the fixed date of February 22 to the third Monday of February. <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/columbus-day"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Columbus Day</span></a>, <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Memorial Day</span></a> and <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-veterans-day"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Veterans Day</span></a> were also moved from their traditionally designated dates. (As a result of widespread criticism, in 1978 Veterans Day was returned to its original November 11 date.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;box-sizing: border-box'>Did you know? Presidents' Day never falls on the actual birthday of any American president. Four chief executives—George Washington, William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan—were born in February, but their birthdays all come either too early or late to coincide with Presidents' Day, which is always celebrated on the third Monday of the month.<o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='margin-top:22.5pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.5pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;letter-spacing:inherit;text-rendering: optimizelegibility;align-items: center;display:flex;flex: 0 1 auto;max-width:100%;min-height: 0px'><span style='font-size:24.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt;font-weight:normal'>What Presidents Do We Celebrate on Presidents' Day?<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>While Nixon’s order plainly called the newly placed holiday Washington’s Birthday, it was not long before the shift to Presidents' Day began.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>The move away from February 22 led many to believe that the new date was intended to honor both Washington and Lincoln, as it now fell between their two birthdays. Marketers soon jumped at the opportunity to play up the three-day weekend with sales, and “Presidents' Day” bargains were advertised at stores around the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>By the mid-1980s, Washington’s Birthday was known to many Americans as Presidents' Day. This shift had solidified in the early 2000s, by which time as many as half the 50 states had changed the holiday’s name to Presidents' Day on their calendars.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>Some states have even chosen to customize the holiday by adding new figures to the celebration. Arkansas, for instance, celebrates Washington as well as civil rights activist Daisy Gatson Bates. <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/alabama"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Alabama</span></a>, meanwhile, uses Presidents' Day to commemorate Washington and <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/thomas-jefferson"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Thomas Jefferson</span></a> (who was born in April).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>Washington and Lincoln still remain the two most recognized leaders, but Presidents' Day is now popularly seen as a day to recognize the lives and achievements of all of America’s chief executives. Some lawmakers have objected to this view, arguing that grouping George Washington and Abraham Lincoln together with less successful presidents minimizes their legacies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>Congressional measures to restore Washington and Lincoln’s individual birthdays were proposed during the early 2000s, but all failed to gain much attention. For its part, the federal government has held fast to the original incarnation of the holiday as a celebration of the country’s first president. The third Monday in February is still listed on official calendars as Washington’s Birthday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin-top:22.5pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt;font-weight:normal'>Presidents' Day Celebrations and Traditions<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>Like Independence Day, Presidents' Day is traditionally viewed as a time of patriotic celebration and remembrance. In its original incarnation as Washington’s Birthday, the holiday gained special meaning during the difficulties of the <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression"><span style='color:#E80C30'>Great Depression</span></a>, when portraits of George Washington often graced the front pages of newspapers and magazines every February 22.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>In 1932, the date was used to reinstate the Purple Heart, a military decoration <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-creates-the-purple-heart"><span style='color:#E80C30'>originally created by George Washington</span></a> to honor soldiers killed or wounded while serving in the armed forces. Patriotic groups and the Boy Scouts of America also held celebrations on the day, and in 1938 some 5,000 people attended mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/new-york-city"><span style='color:#E80C30'>New York City</span></a> in honor of Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;max-width:100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'>In its modern form, Presidents' Day is used by many patriotic and historical groups as a date for staging celebrations, reenactments and other events. A number of states also require that their public schools spend the days leading up to Presidents' Day teaching students about the accomplishments of the presidents.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:.6pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1>Interesting Presidential Facts<o:p></o:p></h1><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>James Maddison was the shortest president at 5 feet for inches and barely weighing 100 pounds.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president at 6 feet 4 inches.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>George Washington, the American founder, bred hounds.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew Adams once killed a man in a dual.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Martin Van Buren was the first president to be born an American.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>William Henry Harrison only lasted 32 days in office, the shortest of any president.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Tyler fathered 15 children, the most of any president.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zachery Taylor never voted in an election before being on the ballet himself.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rutherford B. Hayes was the first president to have a telephone in the White House.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Grover Cleveland was the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president taking office at age 42.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Woodrow Wilson established the second Sunday in May as Mothers’ Day.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to ride in a helicopter.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lyndon B. Johnson served as a teacher before his career in politics.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gerald Ford was a star football players.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Joe Biden overcame a debilitating childhood stutter.<o:p></o:p></p><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><h1>Girl Scout Cookies, Purchases will Benefit NFB of SC and they have arrived!<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>Girl scout cookies are selling out fast! Peanut butter sandwiches and caramel delights are hard to get! Only one week left; don’t delay, get yours today! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>My daughter Kaylin is selling girl scout cookies again this year. She was the top seller in her troop 3395. Let’s see if she can be the top seller again in 2022. Last year, I personally donated 10% of all her sales to the NFB of SC which was $250. Will you help her and the NFB of SC by purchasing girl scout cookies?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Adventurefuls<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Indulgent brownie inspired cookie with caramel flavored cream with a hit of sea salt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Toas/Yay<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Lemonades<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Shortbreads<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thin Mints<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>PB Patties<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Caramel Delights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>PB Sandwiches<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>$5 per box<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I will deliver in South Carolina or you can order online and they will ship from her personal link.<br clear=all><a href="https://app.abcsmartcookies.com/?fbclid=IwAR0V1MEO_sGolJCpSWwu5gj7PaG1FleZh8A51a7LHVtcV14nAHHcl94maY0#/social-link-landing/0207a3a1-8f94-4a0e-8f56-46a8ff27810f">https://app.abcsmartcookies.com/?fbclid=IwAR0V1MEO_sGolJCpSWwu5gj7PaG1FleZh8A51a7LHVtcV14nAHHcl94maY0#/social-link-landing/0207a3a1-8f94-4a0e-8f56-46a8ff27810f</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you for your support of Kaylin and troop 3395 along with the NFB of SC!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>Vote, Vote, Vote, Talent Show NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>As of 2/20/2022, we now have 5 contestants in the 2022 Talent Show! You can go to <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a> and click on the Talent Show heading to view the contestants entries. Once you have enjoyed the great talent, click on the donations link to vote via secure PayPal. You will need to go to the NFB of SC PayPal button to vote. For example, if you donate $50 for Contestant 1, this will give her 50 votes! Each dollar counts as 1 vote for the contestant in which you vote for. Be sure to put the contestants number in the notes field when donating via PayPal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for supporting the National federation of the Blind of SC!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>Calling All Talent!<o:p></o:p></h1><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF SC</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>PRESENTS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>THE 2</span><span class=s2><sup><span style='font-size:5.5pt;color:black'>ND</span></sup></span> <span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>TALENT SHOW HOSTED BY THE FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>This event will take place on March 19, 2022 at 4PM</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span class=s3><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>INTERESTED??? If so, here’s how to enter:</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>To register pay a 15-dollar registration fee to the Fundraiser Committee go to</span> <span class=s4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#0563C1'><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfbofsc.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7Ccfe7f92da2ef42b97b1f08d9d5df963e%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637775978610363394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=KMvyivKm4YgSBaR6GdY%2FyYzqjiJUguonrhgp9smeako%3D&reserved=0">www.nfbofsc.org</a> and</span></span> <span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>click donations and choose NFB OF SC PayPal(make sure to put Talent Show Registration in memo field). Then submit your information including name, phone and/or email address to <span class=s4><a href="mailto:nfbofscfundraiser@gmail.com">nfbofscfundraiser@gmail.com</a></span>. Once you have submitted your registration you must create and submit a 90 second video or audio of your talent to <span class=s4><a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a></span>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>RULES</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>• All video or audio submissions must be no longer than 90seconds.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>• All submissions need to be in by the deadline of February 28, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>• All voting should be placed by 2PM March19, 2022.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>*No exceptions all rules enforced*</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span class=s3><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Here’s how to win and what you win:</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Each dollar raised is 1 vote. The contestants that raise the most money in votes from friends, family, etc. take home the CASH. To cast your vote, go to</span> <span class=s4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#0563C1'><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfbofsc.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7Ccfe7f92da2ef42b97b1f08d9d5df963e%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637775978610363394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=KMvyivKm4YgSBaR6GdY%2FyYzqjiJUguonrhgp9smeako%3D&reserved=0">www.nfbofsc.org</a> and</span></span> <span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>click donations and choose NFB OF SC PayPal (make sure to put the contestant’s number in the memo field)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>1<span class=s2><sup><span style='font-size:5.5pt;color:black'>st</span></sup></span> place 10%, 2<span class=s2><sup><span style='font-size:5.5pt;color:black'>nd</span></sup></span> place 5%, and 3<span class=s2><sup><span style='font-size:5.5pt;color:black'>rd</span></sup></span> place 3% of all proceeds<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Palmetto Connects, Thursday, March 3, 2022, 6PM<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Palmetto Connects will be held Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM Eastern on the Federation zoom platform. I look forward to seeing all of you for happenings in the NFB of SC! Please note, this is not for just leaders, it is for all of us around the state and beyond. We will have drawings that we were unable to have during statewide seminar including CSTD, Seniors, and Blind Merchants. Please insure you have entered these drawings if you want a chance to win!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>Medical Equipment Application<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>The Talking Medical Device Application is now on <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a>. If anyone does not use computers and needs a form mailed to them, please let me know and I can send them one by mail. My number is (803) 605-4250. Remember, in order for the applications to be complete, we need a statement from your doctor attesting to the fact that you have a health condition that requires monitoring. This program is funded by an Aflac grant that was awarded to the Federation Center of the Blind. –Shannon Cook <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>NFB of SC Jackets<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Note, This is a project of Frank Loza personally and 10% of the proceeds benefit the Federation Center in Columbia.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>From Frank Loza<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Get your National Federation of the Blind jackets.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>There is two kinds that you can get.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>One is a micro fiber that comes in black or blue, in sizes small to 4x.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The other one is polyester blend that comes in black, blue and gray, in sizes small to 5x.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On the back of the jacket it has our national logo.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Under that it has National Federation of the Blind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>And under that it has, live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On the front left side it has NFB of SC.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If there is any other states that would like to have one of these jackets, it can be made according to your state.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The logo and lettering is embroidered, so it can be felt.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The micro fiber is eighty dollars and the polyester blend is seventy five dollars.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If you have any questions, you can call Frank Loza at, 803-617-8016 and it can be explained in more detail.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Payment can be made with check, money order, Paypal or Zelle.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If you pay by Paypal or Zelle, you make the payment to my email, which is, <a href="mailto:floza58@bellsouth.net">floza58@bellsouth.net</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Join all the other Federationests that really like their jackets.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>And for all you other states join the states that have bought their jackets already.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you so very much.<o:p></o:p></p><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span> <span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1>New Orleans<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>WHAT? New Orleans Here We Come!!!<br>WHO? The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina!!!<br>WHAT? Offering an opportunity to win a 6-day 7-night stay during our National Convention!!!<br>WHEN? July 4th through July 10th at the Marriot located at 555 Canal Street, New Orleans.<br>WHAT SHOULD I DO? Purchase tickets which are 1 for five-dollars and 3 for ten-dollars. For every thirty-dollars you donate, then you will have a chance to win one-hundred dollars in CASH! The winner will either win a room or funds will be applied to your previously reserved room.<br>WHAT DO I GET? Hotel accommodations for the room. If the convention is cancelled the winner will take home the cash.<br>HOW will I win? You can send your donation to NFB of SC PayPal at <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a>. You may also mail a check, cash or money order to NFB of SC and mail to 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205 and please make sure to put Hotel Tickets in the for/memo field. To have your information placed into the drawing please send us an email with your name and best reached phone number to, <a href="mailto:nfbofscfundraiser@gmail.com">nfbofscfundraiser@gmail.com</a>.<br>WHAT SHOULD I KNOW? In order for the winner to have enough time to cancel previous reservations, WHEN IS THE DRAWING? The drawing will take place on Monday May 30, 2022 at 5:30pm on the Federation zoom platform.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>WHAT IS THE ZOOM INFO?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Meeting ID: 803 254 3777</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Passcode: 124578</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>One tap mobile</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:black'>+19292056099,,8032543777# US (New York)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Easy way to add to your contacts for a quick connection…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:black'>9292056099,,,8032543777#</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Thank you for your support to the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina-Fundraising Committee!!!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4D5156;background:#363638'>For more information please contact Andrew Adams at</span> <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>(803)269-3803</span> <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4D5156;background:#363638'>or Debra Canty at</span> <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>(803)775-5792</span> <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4D5156;background:#363638'>Co-chairs of Fundraiser Committee.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Convention Planning Committee Seeks<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoPlainText>The Convention Planning Committee is asking all Chapter and Divisions to donate at least 25 dollars for a fundraiser we are working on. This fundraiser will help offset some of the cost of our State Convention and possibly help more of our members be able to attend in person.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>You may send check to the state office at 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205. You may also go to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Click on donate for the NFB of SC and use pay pal. 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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=500 height=333 style='width:5.2083in;height:3.4666in' src="/index.php/inbox/attachment/filenameOriginal/image001.jpg/filenamefs/INBOX187852219a6b83e4c197a3b9a99a225419cb9" align=right alt="An aerial view of the New Orleans Marriott" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The 2022 Convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 5 to July 10, at the New Orleans Marriott at 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130. You can reserve a room now at the Marriott by calling 800-654-3990 ensuring you’ll be in our headquarters hotel. If you wish to stay in our overflow hotel directly across Canal Street, call 855-516-1090 to book a room at the Sheraton New Orleans.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The nightly rate for both the Marriott and the Sheraton is $109 for singles and doubles. Triples and quads can be booked for $119 per night. You should also anticipate the combined sales tax and tourism support rate of 16.2 percent, and note there is a hotel occupancy fee of $3.00 per night.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Both hotels will take a deposit of the first night’s room rate, taxes, and fees and will require a credit card or a personal check. If you use a credit card, the deposit will be charged against your card immediately. If a reservation is cancelled before Monday, June 1, 2022, half of the deposit will be returned. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations made beyond that date.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The hotels sit astride the storied Canal Street at 555 and 500 Canal Street respectively, only blocks from the mighty Mississippi River and even closer to the historic French Quarter. Both hotels offer a range of dining options as well as twenty-four-hour fitness centers. You’ll find a rooftop pool at the Marriott while the Sheraton features a Starbucks in its atrium lobby.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The schedule for the 2022 convention is:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Tuesday, July 5 Seminar Day<br>Wednesday, July 6 Registration and Resolutions Day<br>Thursday, July 7 Board Meeting and Division Day<br>Friday, July 8 Opening Session<br>Saturday, July 9 Business Session<br>Sunday, July 10 Banquet Day and Adjournment</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The health of our members is of paramount importance as we plan for our first in-person convention in three years. Both of our convention hotels are committed to ensuring the safety of guests and have implemented cleaning protocols and elevated practices to deliver on this commitment. The National Federation of the Blind will continually monitor masking policies, vaccination requirements, and other health guidelines that may apply to our convention. Updates will be shared with members throughout the months leading up to convention, so members can plan accordingly.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>NFB of SC Bags, Shirts, hoodies, and crew neck sweatshirts<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The NFB of SC is selling bags with the NFB of SC logo and Live the Life you Want on the front. The bag is black, bottom is red and the straps are white. The top is open. There is a zipper that expands the bag. There is a zippered pocket on the front where the NFB of SC logo is located. The bags are great for a gift or for sporting the NFB of SC logo and tag line. The bags sell for $25 each. You can pay pal the money on our website<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfbofsc.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7Ccfe7f92da2ef42b97b1f08d9d5df963e%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637775978610363394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=KMvyivKm4YgSBaR6GdY%2FyYzqjiJUguonrhgp9smeako%3D&reserved=0">www.nfbofsc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>or send cash or check made to NFB of SC to the Center at 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We are also selling short sleeve t-shirts. They are gray with the logo and tag line on the right side if looking at the shirt. On the back, you will find the state of SC. These shirts are $25. You can purchase two bags for $40 or two shirts for $40, or, one bag and one shirt for $40. If you just want one or the other, the price is $25 each. We are hoping to get in some sweatshirts and hoodies and will let you know the cost of these once they are secured. All funds will go to the NFB of SC.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We have added hoodies and crew neck sweatshirts to our NFB of SC apparel.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Blue crew neck sweatshirt,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>With yellow logo, and NFB of SC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Live the life you want. Written below.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Blue hoodie sweatshirt, with front pockets. Has the</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>NFB logo in yellow with</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>NFB of SC, Live the life you want, written below the logo.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Prices are as follows:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Sweatshirt or hoodie:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Adult small to adult extra large</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Is 35 each or 2 for 60</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>2x to 5x is 40 each or 2 for 70</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>T shirt and bags 25 each or 2 for 40</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Same price for Bags. You can mix and match.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Make money orders or checks payable to NFB of SC and mark what you are purchasing and size. You may also pay through pay pal at</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfbofsc.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7Ccfe7f92da2ef42b97b1f08d9d5df963e%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637775978610363394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=KMvyivKm4YgSBaR6GdY%2FyYzqjiJUguonrhgp9smeako%3D&reserved=0">www.nfbofsc.org</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Please note in the comments section exactly what you wish to purchase. Questions, call President Jennifer Bazer at 803-960-9977. Thank you for your support of the NFB of SC!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Blind Merchants Fundraiser<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>From Demetrius Williford<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello Federation family The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina Blind Merchants Division is having a fundraiser for a 55 inch or above Smart TV. The tickets are 1 for $5.and 3 for $10. Contact President Belinda banks at 8649095587 or email her at <a href="mailto:banksbelinda21@gmail.com">banksbelinda21@gmail.com</a> or Second vice president Demetrius Williford at 8643288177 or email him at <a href="mailto:Santez1981@gmail.com">Santez1981@gmail.com</a> or any of the blind merchants members for any additional information. You may pay through PayPal if you choose to used this method there is a a transaction fee of 2.2%. Our PayPal information is <a href="mailto:Blindmerchantssc@gmail.com">Blindmerchantssc@gmail.com</a>. With that being said in order for us to receive your full payment through PayPal that 2.2% will need to be added to The amount of tickets you purchase. We truly appreciate you all for participating in our fundraiser. At time of purchase please put in memo field your name and how many tickets you’re purchasing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Fusion, JAWS or Zoom Text<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The Computer Science & Technology Division would like to thank Freedom Scientific for donating an annual license for a division fundraiser!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The winner will receive a copy of an annual license for their choice of Fusion, Zoom Text or JAWS! Please help support the CSTD by purchasing one or more tickets. Prices are one for $3 or two tickets for $5.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>To purchase, go to the Computer Science & Technology Division’s PayPal at the below link. Be sure to include the following information when purchasing your tickets: Name, phone number and number of tickets purchased.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://nfbofsc.org/donations/">https://nfbofsc.org/donations/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The Computer Science & Technology Division greatly appreciates your support!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>2022 NFB of SC Membership Dues<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The National Federation of the Blind of SC has had our 2022 Membership Form on our website at <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfbofsc.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7Ccfe7f92da2ef42b97b1f08d9d5df963e%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637775978610363394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=KMvyivKm4YgSBaR6GdY%2FyYzqjiJUguonrhgp9smeako%3D&reserved=0">www.nfbofsc.org</a> since October 1, 2021. When you fill out this form, you will receive a copy of the information you entered if you provided your personal Email address. If you are assisting someone with the form that does not have an Email address, feel free to use <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a> in the Email field. Once you click on the submit button, you are taken to the Donations page in which you can choose to pay your $10 state dues using the NFB of South Carolina State Affiliate secure Pay Pal button. Remember you must fill out the new form and the $10 state dues in order to complete the process for your 2022 dues!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://nfbofsc.org/2022-membership-form/">https://nfbofsc.org/2022-membership-form/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If you have any questions or need assistance with the above process, please call Steve Cook at 803 260 1292. If I am unable to take your call, I will call you back when I am available.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Also, if you sign up on the NFB national site, that is awesome, you will receive your welcome coin and packet, but please remember, you must also sign up on<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfbofsc.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7Ccfe7f92da2ef42b97b1f08d9d5df963e%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637775978610363394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=KMvyivKm4YgSBaR6GdY%2FyYzqjiJUguonrhgp9smeako%3D&reserved=0">www.nfbofsc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>as a member of our Palmetto affiliate. I want to thank you all for being willing to assist those who are not familiar with online registration or payment so that their membership can be completed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Zoom Events for the upcoming week!<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Below are the events scheduled this week for the NFB of SC. Chairs and co-chairs, please make sure your agenda for the committee is on the list serv before your meeting. Also, starting now, chairs and co-chairs of committees along with presidents of chapters and divisions will be responsible for sending out meting reminders to the listserv along with the agenda. Thank you! Committee chairs and co-chairs, please also send me a list of committee members for the committee you are chairing or co-chairing. Please remember, I need a list of all committee members so we can add to the website.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just a reminder since 2 new divisions are scheduled below. Someone will need to send out the daily reminder, agenda and Zoom information for the meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><h2><o:p> </o:p></h2><h2>Monday, February 21, 2022<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>Membership & Outreach 8:00 PM Federation Center Zoom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Tuesday, February 22, 2022<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>Get Fit with the Sports & Rec Division 5:30 PM Rocky Bottom Zoom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Diversity and Inclusion 8:00 PM Federation Center Zoom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Wednesday, February 23, 2022<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>Communities of Faith Division 6:00 PM Federation Center Zoom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Reliving Banquet Speeches 8:00 PM Federation Center Zoom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2015 Banquet Speech--The Federation at Seventy-Five: The Determination of Value and the Reflection of Hope<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Thursday, February 24, 2022<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>State Board Meeting 7:00 PM Federation Center Zoom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Saturday, February 26, 2022<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>Get Fit with the Sports & Rec Division 9:00 AM Rocky Bottom Zoom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Monday, February 28, 2022<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>Computer Science & Technology Division Meeting 7:00 PM Federation Center Zoom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SC Association of Guide Dog Users 8:00 PM Federation Center Zoom<o:p></o:p></p><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Federation Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Meeting ID: 803 254 3777 Passcode: 124578<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>One tap mobile +19292056099,,8032543777# US (New York)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rocky Bottom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Meeting ID: 864 878 9090 Passcode: 124578<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>One tap mobile +19292056099,,8648789090# US (New York)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Joke of the Week<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Q: What’s the most popular automobile brand for presidents?</span><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>A: Lincoln.</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><h1>Fascinating Fact of the Week<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>Before becoming the first African-American president, Barack Obama won two Grammy awards.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1> Final Thought<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;background:white'>“It’s amazing what you accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” Harry S. Truman</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><h1><span style='color:black;background:white'>N</span>FB Pledge<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>NFB One Minute Message<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>“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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>