<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">What a beautiful and perfect message in the positive note. Thank you President Bazer for your kind words and encouragement. <br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">David Rebocho </span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">President </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sports/Rec Division </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">National Federation of the Blind</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">South Carolina </span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 21, 2022, at 06:49, Jennifer Bazer via NFBofSC <nfbofsc@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">March 21, 2022<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents & Others</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: Jennifer Bazer, President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Positive Note 1858</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">803-960-9977</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:Jennifer.H.Bazer@gmail.com">Jennifer.H.Bazer@gmail.com</a></span><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" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I spent this past weekend at the baseball field watching my son, Cade play in a tournament. Cade pitched the entire second game on Saturday, with the team winning 3 to 2. Although the team did not win the championship, they played the best they’ve ever played as a team in a tournament since forming the team two years ago. Some people say, “It’s not about winning that is most important, it is about how you played the game.” Saturday, they played in muddy conditions created by the rain from Friday. A ball that would normally bounce and land in a glove would hit the mud and just roll. We lost our last game by one run against a team whose players are bigger and faster than our boys are. Our Black Sox team hung in, made defensive plays in the field, struck out numerous batters and most importantly, had an awesome attitude. They never threw their equipment in frustration; they never said how this call or that call was a bad one. They constantly built each other up with phrases like, “You’ve got this. You can do it. Let’s get a hit.” Sometimes it is easy to talk about what could have happened, might have happened. It seems easier for some to point out the negative, the mistakes, what might have been. It is also easier sometimes to be a sideline critic than a supporter of the coaches, team, and the calls. It is easy to place blame on coaches, players, and the other team. It is harder to remember that coaches are volunteers. They don’t have to be there, but they have a love of mentoring young players and a love of the game, so they serve. Players, in this case are only 12 and still learning how to work, play, communicate, and succeed as a team.<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">As I cheered my son on at several of his baseball games over the weekend, I realized that being an affiliate president, or a leader with other responsibilities, is like that of an umpire. When we as fans sit behind a ten-foot fence, at an angle 40 feet away, our view of the ball is different from that of the umpire who is in the midst of the play. Many times as fans, we may not like the call of the umpire, we think it should have been a different one, but we forget that we may not have seen it like the umpire saw it. Just like an umpire, that of a leader, of an affiliate president is similar. Many times, the president has to make decisions based on knowledge, experience, information, and background others may not get from their perspectives. Sometimes, the leader may make decisions that others don’t understand. It is often easy to say, “why did he/she make that decision; I could be president, it can’t be that hard; or, I couldn’t believe he/she didn’t do this or didn’t do that. Just like the umpire, the president makes the best calls in any given situation, pulling together their wealth of knowledge and their experience. Some may not agree with those decisions but the game must go on. My feeling is, as long as the calls or decisions are consistent, are without malice or will not hurt others, we can support that choice by the umpire or in this case, by the president. A baseball team will not win if the players turn on one another and team members break the trust they have worked so hard to build. A team works when there is a common goal and cooperation. Each person has an important job to do. No one job is more important than others are. There are differences in the responsibilities of jobs, of course. Therefore, the jobs aren’t interchangeable. If a pitcher decides to be the short stop, that leaves a job undone. If a team gets bogged down in questioning why the pitcher threw a fastball instead of a slow pitch, they take energy away from being able to achieve their ultimate goal: to win the game. In the NFB of SC, we need to find a way to trust one another to do the job we are tasked with, and to trust that others are doing their best too. We should be a support for one another. When there are times that we see someone needs help, we should extend words of comfort and friendship, not criticize the deficiencies. If we don’t strive to do better and be better, we will still be fighting on the infield. I know as a member of this awesome organization, that we are more than the sum of our parts. We are capable of being the true Federation family. With love, hope, and determination, we can build the National Federation of the Blind. <o:p></o:p></p><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><h1>Women’s History Month <o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify">Welcome to March and Women’s History Month. Throughout March, we will highlight accomplishments of women. If you would like to contribute an item to this section, please email me with your contributions. Stories from women in our affiliate, information about women in the Federation, accomplishments of women will be highlighted. A lot is happening in the Palmetto affiliate and we hope you will join us for our latest fundraisers, zoom events and more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Information taken from the web.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Continued from last week<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:19.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">These amazing women make for some pretty inspiring facts, perfect for Women’s History Month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">20.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Marie Curie is the only woman to ever win two <a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/marie-curie-bio.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Nobel Prizes</span></a>. </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Her first award was for physics for her work on spontaneous radiation with her husband, with her second being in Chemistry for her studies of radioactivity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">21.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="http://www.touregypt.net/historicalessays/hatshepsut.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Hatshepsut was one of the most powerful women in the ancient world and the one and only female pharaoh in recorded history</span></a>.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> She was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt after taking over as a supposed regent for her son and reigned for over twenty years. While accounts seem to paint her reign as a favorable one, her images have been defaced on temples and inscriptions as though they meant to wipe her existence from history.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">22.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Martha Wright Griffiths, an American lawyer and judge, pushed through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_VII#Title_VII" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Sex Discrimination Act</span></a> in 1964 as part of the Civil Rights Act. </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">This act has helped protect countless women on the job and in everyday life from discrimination based on their gender.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">23.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Journalist Nellie Bly put Jules Verne’s character Phileas Fogg to shame when she completed an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly#Around_the_world" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">around the world journey</span></a> in only seventy two days– quite a feat before the invention of the airplane. </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Bly is also well-known for her expose on mental institutions, a project for which she had to fake psychological illness to gain access to the facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">24.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Jane Addams was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Because of her work with the <a href="http://www.hullhouse.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Hull House</span></a>, the public philosopher, writer, leader and suffragist went down as one of the most influential and prolific women in American history.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">25.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Upon her husband’s death, <a href="http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/people/nancy_ward" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Cherokee leader Nancy Ward</span></a> took his place in a 1775 battle against the Creeks, and led the Cherokee to victory.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> After the victory, she became head of the Woman’s Council and a member of the Council of Chiefs, playing a key role in social and political changes to the Cherokee nation throughout her life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">26.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">In 1777, sixteen-year-old <a href="http://www.historicpatterson.org/Exhibits/ExhSybilLudington.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Sybil Ludington</span></a> raced through the night to warn New York patriots that the British were attacking nearby Danbury, CT, where munitions and supplies for the entire region were stored during the heat of the Revolutionary War. </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">While Paul Revere gets all the glory for nighttime rides, her journey took her twice the distance and helped the troops prepare and repel a British attack.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">27.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony spent their lives fighting for women’s suffrage, but neither lived long enough to see the Amendment granting them the right to vote. </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Stanton passed away in 1902, decades before women finally won out, and Anthony in 1906 only a few years later.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="http://www.cmgww.com/stars/baker" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">African-American performer Josephine Baker</span></a> was working in France during WWII, but not only as a singer, dancer and actress. She was also helping the war movement, smuggling numerous messages to French soldiers.</span></strong> She often hid messages inside her dress or concealed with invisible ink on her sheet music. Baker’s work in the war is only part of what makes her such an amazing figure, as she was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture, perform in a concert hall and played a big role in the Civil Rights Movement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <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>Chapter and Division 2021 Financial Reports<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">According to our records, the following chapters and divisions have submitted their 2021 financial reports. If you have submitted these reports and your chapter or division is not mentioned, please reach out to David or Valerie to let us know how you sent it and when?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">We need this information ASAP so it can be submitted to our CPA firm that handles our NFB of SC taxes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Computer Science and Technology Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Newberry Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Sumter Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Greenville Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Greenwood Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Senior Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Chesterfield County Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">At-Large Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Anderson Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Spartanburg Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Grand Strand Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Lancaster Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Belvedere Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Columbia Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Clarendon Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Parents Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Sports and Recreation Division – this in process<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thank you for your assistance with this important item!<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>Sponsorships for State Convention<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">It is that time again to seek sponsorships for our NFB of SC state convention held August 25-28 at the North Charleston Marriot. The chapter or division with the most money in sponsorships will receive 10% of the total sponsorship money raised. Last year, we raised over $6,200, the largest amount of sponsorships for one convention. Let’s see if we can achieve $15,000! All funds raised will help defray the cost of a $25,000 to $30,000 convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">You may obtain an electronic sponsorship letter from the convention planning committee by contacting Melinda Jones or Andrew Adams or contacting me directly. If you need printed copies mailed, please contact David Houck at the Center. Sponsorships should be paid using our NFB of SC pay pal link on our site.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Individuals or companies may also mail a check made to NFB of SC with sponsorship in the memo line and mailed to the Federation Center, 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205. Please remember we had a lot of White Cane level sponsors last year at $100 from individuals in our own affiliate, chapters, divisions and other individuals in the community. Let’s work together to exceed last year’s goal!<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>Scholarship Announcement 2022<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Students are nearly halfway through their spring semester. That means it is time to launch the 2022 NFB of SC Scholarship Program. <span style="color:#44546A">With the state convention being August 25 - 28, 2022, the deadline for scholarship applications is 11:59 p.m. June 20, 2022. The committee will select the top three applicants, and they will be notified approximately one month prior to the state convention. The updated scholarship application is now available at</span> <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a><span style="color:#44546A">. Please also remember that the scholarship program operates on donations exclusively. If you or your chapter would like to contribute a scholarship or make a donation to the Metro Fund, please get in touch with me, Shannon Cook, (</span><a href="mailto:coffeequeensc1@sc.rr.com">coffeequeensc1@sc.rr.com</a> <span style="color:#44546A">or (803) 605-4250). I will notify Valerie Warrington, NFB of SC Treasurer of the scholarship donation. Also, please help us get the word out about the program. If you or someone you know is in school full time, please encourage them to apply for a scholarship! Thank you.</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 Donations for DJ<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">Melinda Jones and Andrew Adams would like to thank the chapters and divisions who have donated to the DJ who will be playing at our state convention as well as towards the fundraiser that would help raise funds for our convention. The DJ Quinton is a member the Push Band who played at our last year’s convention. If you, your chapter or division would like to contribute to the DJ, please mail a check made to NFB of SC and write DJ in the memo line and send to 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205. You may also send through Pay Pal on our website at<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">Please write DJ in the comments section. Thank you all for your support of our state convention this year!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>Talent Show Winners<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal">Debra Canty and Andrew Adams, Co-Chairpersons of the NFB of SC Fundraising Committee reports…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina-Fundraising Committee, we would like to thank the nine contestants for their participation in our Second Virtual Talent Show on Saturday, March 19, 2022.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">THANK YOU to all donors for your votes and supporting this fundraiser.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Malinda Ham WON with 2009 votes! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">10 Percent: $335.4 <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Gail Cummings with 414!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">5 Percent: $167.7<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tina Holmes with 266!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">3 Percent: $100.62<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The total votes were 3354 for $3,354.00 in donations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Kudos to the 9 Contestants!!! Gail Cummings, Kim Allen, Malinda Ham, Marty McKenzie, Jamie Allison, Andre Lemon, Brookelynn Raulerson, Shannon Cook and Tina Holmes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">Let us continue to build the Federation!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p><h1> Medical Device Application<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Great News! The first talking medical devices have been awarded. For anyone who has submitted an application, but not heard back from the committee, it is because we are still waiting on the doctor’s statement in order to review each request. The application circulated at first was not the one that the committee approved. In order to be fair to all, we will use the same criteria to evaluate everyone. We appreciate your cooperation and intereste in this program. The application is available on <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a>, by email, or by postal mail. Please call me if you have questions. (803) 605-4250. <span style="color:#1F497D">We will also be accepting applications and doctor’s statements occasionally at in-person meetings. The first effort for this will be at the NFB of SC Leadership Seminar on March 26<sup>th</sup>. This will only be for those attending the meeting. If both parts of the application are received, the TMD Review Committee will have a short teleconference to discuss the application. If approved, the items will be provided that day, as long as they are available. If not, the requested items will be ordered and mailed. The committee thought this would be a good way to disseminate these products more quickly. Other opportunities will be on the horizon. </span> Shannon Coo<span style="color:#1F497D">k</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>New Dues Policy:<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On Thursday, February 24, 2022, the NFB of SC Board met in executive session to discuss dues due dates as they relate to being eligible to vote at the state convention August 25-28, 2022. . The Board voted on the following policy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For current and new NFB of SC members, dues must be paid by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. That means that your state dues must be paid and received, and the NFB of SC membership form must be completed by the deadline. If both of those two things are not done, you will not be able to vote in the elections at the August convention. With approximately three months to go, everyone has lots of time to ensure both components of the membership process are complete by then. If anyone needs assistance paying their dues online and/or filling out the membership form, please get in touch with either Steve or Shannon Cook. If anyone else has good technology skills and is willing to help too, please let Steve Cook know. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Beginning in 2023, and for each subsequent year thereafter, for current members, dues will be due no later than 11:59 p.m. January 31. If dues are not received by January 31 along with the requisite membership form, you will be delinquent and ineligible to vote at that year’s state convention. For new members who have not been a member in two or more years, or who are brand new members, their dues will be due by 11:59 p.m. on May 31 of that year. The same rules apply. If the new member’s dues are not paid by then, they cannot vote in that year’s state convention elections. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Members know that dues are due usually in January, so there is plenty of time to make sure they have been taken care of by the deadline. <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>Technology and Recipes List Servs, We Hope you Will Join Them<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Just a friendly reminder that technology related items should be posted to our technology list serv and recipes should be posted to our recipes list serv.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">We appreciate all of you subscribing to these other lists if you are interested.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Below are the Email addresses you will need to subscribe to the Tech and Recipe list. Be sure to put subscribe in the subject field.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="mailto:letstalktech+subscribe@groups.io">letstalktech+subscribe@groups.io</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="mailto:RecipeExchange+subscribe@groups.io">RecipeExchange+subscribe@groups.io</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Personally, the technology and recipe lists are fantastic with awesome information. We hope you will join those as well.<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;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Note, this is a project of Frank Loza personally and 25% of the proceeds benefit the Federation Center in Columbia. From Frank Loza:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Get your National Federation of the Blind jackets. There is two kinds that you can get. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">One is a micro fiber that comes in black or blue, in sizes small to 4x. The other one is polyester blend that comes in black, blue and gray, in sizes small to 5x. On the back of the jacket it has our national logo. Under that it has National Federation of the Blind. And under that it has, live the life you want. On the front left side it has NFB of SC. If there is any other states that would like to have one of these jackets, it can be made according to your state. The logo and lettering is embroidered, so it can be felt. The micro fiber is eighty dollars and the polyester blend is seventy five dollars. If you have any questions, you can call Frank Loza at, 803-617-8016 and it can be explained in more detail. Payment can be made with check, money order, Paypal or Zelle. 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>. Join all the other Federationests that really like their jackets. And for all you other states join the states that have bought their jackets already. Thank you so very much.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <o:p></o:p></p><h1> New Orleans<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT? New Orleans Here We Come!!!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHO? The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina!!!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT? Offering an opportunity to win a 6-day 7-night stay during our National Convention!!!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHEN? July 4th through July 10th at the Marriot located at 555 Canal Street, New Orleans.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT DO I GET? Hotel accommodations for the room. If the convention is cancelled the winner will take home the cash.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT IS THE ZOOM INFO?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join Zoom Meeting</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Passcode: 124578</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">One tap mobile</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+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;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9292056099,,,8032543777#</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Thank you for your support to the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina-Fundraising Committee!!! For more information please contact Andrew Adams at (803)269-3803 or Debra Canty at (803)775-5792 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;text-align:justify"> <o:p></o:p></p><h1> Convention Planning Committee Seeks<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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. You may send check to the state office at 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205. Yu may also go to <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a>. Click on donate for the NFB of SC and use pay pal. Please note State convention funds in your memo.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <o:p></o:p></p><h1> National NFB Convention New Orleans, LA July 5-10, 2022<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Orleans Site of 2022 Convention by John Berggren</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> An aerial view of the New Orleans MarriottThe 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 class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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 class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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 class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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 class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The schedule for the 2022 convention is:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, July 5 Seminar Day</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, July 6 Registration and Resolutions Day</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, July 7 Board Meeting and Division Day</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, July 8 Opening Session</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, July 9 Business Session</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday, July 10 Banquet Day and Adjournment</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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 class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <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;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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 <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a> or send cash or check made to NFB of SC to the Center at 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> We have added hoodies and crew neck sweatshirts to our NFB of SC apparel. Blue crew neck sweatshirt, With yellow logo, and NFB of SC Live the life you want. Written below. Blue hoodie sweatshirt, with front pockets. Has the NFB logo in yellow with NFB of SC, Live the life you want, written below the logo. Prices are as follows: Sweatshirt or hoodie: Adult small to adult extra large is 35 each or 2 for 60, 2x to 5x is 40 each or 2 for 70. T shirt and bags 25 each or 2 for 40 Same price for Bags. You can mix and match.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">`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 <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a>. 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><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <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;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The National Federation of the Blind of SC has had our 2022 Membership Form on our website at <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">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! <a href="https://nfbofsc.org/2022-membership-form/">https://nfbofsc.org/2022-membership-form/</a> 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. 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 <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a> 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. Please remember, all dues and membership form must be completed and submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern on May 31 in order to vote in our state convention election during the weekend of August 25-28.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Rideshare Discrimination Survey<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 is seeking feedback from Uber and Lyft customers who have been discriminated against by either rideshare company because of disability, including but not limited to a rider’s use of a service animal or white cane, or inaccessible rideshare app technology. Please take time to report all instances of discrimination. Though NFB’s agreements with both Uber and Lyft expired in 2020, we are gathering information about ongoing discrimination for legal advocacy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">You are not required to be a member of the NFB in order to fill out this survey. Below is a link to the survey.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/legal-program/rideshare-discrimination-survey">https://nfb.org/programs-services/legal-program/rideshare-discrimination-survey</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><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:6.25in"><tbody><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;background:#0075C9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img border="0" width="100" height="100" style="width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in" id="Picture_x0020_1" alt="Image removed by sender. 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National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you want" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="600" style="width:6.25in"><tbody><tr style="height:15.0pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt"><h1><span style="color:black">Register for the Premier Event in the Blind Community</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">National Federation of the Blind 2022 National Convention<br>July 5 through July 10, 2022<br>New Orleans, LA<br>#NFB22</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The National Federation of the Blind is the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind people. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Each year we come together for important discussions, decisions, and information sharing.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">As an attendee, take advantage of the opportunity to:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Network with thousands of blind role models</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Connect with leaders in the field of blindness</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Attend presentations on a variety of empowering topics</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Learn about the latest in technology and innovation</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">And more!</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The convention is open to all. Important note: Our constitution states that only members of the Federation have the right to participate in decision-making when it comes to organizational policy. If you are not already a member, please connect with your <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24919&qid=6912300">state affiliate</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black">Schedule Outline</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The schedule for the 2022 convention is:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">Tuesday, July 5: Seminar Day</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">Wednesday, July 6: Resolutions Day</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">Thursday, July 7: Board Meeting and Division Day</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">Friday, July 8: Opening Session</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">Saturday, July 9: Business Session</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">Sunday, July 10: Banquet Day and Adjournment</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">The full agenda will be available in June.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Is this your first convention or do you need a review of what to expect? Mark your calendar for the Rookie Roundup meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 5, at 8:00 p.m. central time, which will go over all the things you need to know about the convention. Also available for first-time attendees, learn about the <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24908&qid=6912300">Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship</a>.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black">Register Today</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Registration is now open. Get access to the latest information as it is made available and more.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24909&qid=6912300"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Register for the 2022 National Convention now!</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">For more information and hotel details, visit <a href="https://nfb.org/convention">https://nfb.org/convention</a>. We look forward to your participation in this important event.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black">Coming Soon: NFB22 Virtual Experience Registration</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">We are excited to offer opportunities for engagement and connection to participants who are unable to attend the convention in-person. Details and registration for the 2022 National Convention Virtual Experience, a dedicated online space for exclusive convention activities, are coming soon. Registration for the virtual experience will be separate and at no cost.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="height:6.0pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:white"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:6.25in;background:#002F6D"><tbody><tr style="height:45.0pt"><td width="135" style="width:101.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt"></td><td width="55" style="width:41.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:white"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24911&qid=6912300"><span style="color:blue;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="100" height="100" style="width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in" id="Picture_x0020_3" alt="Image removed by sender. 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Donate to the NFB Icon." src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="135" style="width:101.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:white"> </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> <o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Zoom Events for the upcoming week!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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. 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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Monday, March 21, 2022<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></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, March 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 & Inclusion Committee 8:00 PM Federation Center Zoom <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Wednesday, March 23, 2022<o:p></o:p></h2><p class="MsoNormal">Communities of Faith 6:00 PM Federation Center Zoom <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Saturday, March 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><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Federation Center</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Meeting ID: 803 254 3777 Passcode: 124578</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">One tap mobile +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;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Rocky Bottom</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Meeting ID: 864 878 9090 Passcode: 124578</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">One tap mobile +19292056099,,8648789090# US (New York)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <o:p></o:p></p><h1> Joke of the Week –<o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> What do you call two monkeys sharing an Amazon account?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">PRIME-mates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><h1> Fascinating Fact of the Week –<o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal">Women make up 27 percent of Congress.<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="body-text" style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;outline: 0px;margin:1.25rem 47.6px;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:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><a href="https://cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/levels-office/congress/women-us-congress-2022" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">One-hundred and forty-five women serve</span></a> in the United States Congress out of 535 total members. Though the number of women representatives continues to rise, it's important to keep in mind that the United States <a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">population is 50.8 percent female</span></a>, according to Census data.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h1> <o:p></o:p></h1><h1> Final Thought –<o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#707070;background:white"> “No one else is going to build the life you want for you. No one else will even be able to completely understand it. The most amazing souls will show up to cheer you along the way, but this is your game. Make a pact to be in it with yourself for the long haul, as your own supportive friend at every step along the way.”</span></strong><span style="color:black;background:white"><br>- Tara Mohr (Leadership Coach and Author)</span><o:p></o:p></p><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><h1> NFB Pledge –<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <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;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“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.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4awrn7eddQ&t=16s">Click here to view the National Federation of the Blind of SC 2021 PSA!</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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></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><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><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBofSC mailing list</span><br><span>NFBofSC@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to any of the following within the NFB of SC, please click the below link. NFB of SC, Federation Center of the Blind, Chapter, or Division. Your support is appreciated!</span><br><span>http://nfbofsc.org/donations/</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBofSC:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org/drnfbsc%40yahoo.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>