<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Yes, this is a great article! Thanks so much for sharing it and it certainly helped me a lot. Melanie <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from Melanie's i phone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 16, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Lori Anne Coley 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=utf-8">Thank you for sharing this I just finished reading our entire constitution and all of the resolutions on our website as well as this article it clarifies a lot for me thank you <br><br><div dir="ltr">Lori anne coley<div>President</div><div>National Federation of the blind of South Carolina sports an recreation division.</div><div>803-316-9838 </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 16, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Elizabeth Rouse 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=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It was brought to my attention over the weekend that some additional info regarding the purpose of resolutions may be beneficial.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please visit the below link to view an article on this topic from an issue of the Braille Monitor. It’s a little old, but much of the information remains the same.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/default/files/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1401/bm140108.htm">Resolutions and the Way Policies are Made in the National Federation of the Blind (nfb.org)</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hope this is helpful,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Elizabeth<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Elizabeth Rouse <elizabethrouse.nfb@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 14, 2022 10:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of South Carolina Mailing List <nfbofsc@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> vwarrington@att.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Reminder: Submit Your Ideas for 2022 Resolutions<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Good <span class="m6876955012477690462grame">morning</span> all,<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">I hope this message finds you 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><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Miss Valerie and <span class="m6876955012477690462grame">myself</span> are excited to get to work on this year’s resolutions, and we are also hoping this year will serve as an opportunity for us to reorganize and rededicate the committee to follow-through and successful implementation.<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">With this goal in mind, we would love to get as much work done regarding the composition and revision of resolutions before the start of convention on Thursday, August 25. We ask that you send any resolution draft you have to both Valerie and myself at <a href="mailto:vwarrington@att.net" target="_blank">vwarrington@att.net</a> and <a href="mailto:elizabethrouse.nfb@gmail.com" target="_blank">elizabethrouse.nfb@gmail.com</a> no later than noon on Monday, August 22.<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">We will still be open to new ideas and suggestions for resolutions after this date; however, providing this initial deadline will allow for a great deal of respect to be shown to Valerie’s time, my own, and that of our committee members.<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">Please reach out if you have questions, content suggestions, or concerns.<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">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Elizabeth<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Elizabeth Rouse<br>She/her/hers<br>Treasurer | National Association of Blind Students<br>Board Member | Performing Arts Division<br>Secretary/Treasurer | NFB of SC Communities of Faith Division<br>Co-Chair | NFB of SC Legislative and Advocacy Committee & Resolutions Committee<br><a href="mailto:Elizabethrouse.nfb@gmail.com">Elizabethrouse.nfb@gmail.com</a><br>(563) 210-1854<br>“If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is your own creation, then why not create the most beautiful story for yourself?” - Miguel Ruiz<o:p></o:p></p></div></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. 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