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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><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></body></html>