<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Yes! Many thanks to our merchants for going above and beyond. They exhibited the true spirit of the NFB, and I am so thankful as well.<div>Melanie Torrance<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from Melanie's i phone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 29, 2022, at 7:33 PM, Debra Canty 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)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Mega thanks-Shannon for publicly sharing these words of appreciation for thanking the Blind Merchants Division under the leadership of Belinda Banks for an awesome effort of team work shown during our 66<sup>th</sup> Annual State Convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Throughout the convention, the Blind Merchants Division were shown gratitude for all meals provided with their caring and sharing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I donated towards several snack bags and now my dining table basket is overflowing with all kinds of goodies and snacks. All done in this effort was so nice and plentiful.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Keep up the good work…Debra Canty<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NFBofSC <nfbofsc-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shannon Cook via NFBofSC<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 29, 2022 6:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of South Carolina Mailing List' <nfbofsc@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Shannon Cook <coffeequeensc1@sc.rr.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBofSC] In Appreciation of Blind Merchants<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Federation Family,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to express again my appreciation for our Blind Merchants Division for their amazing contributions ensuring that convention attendees to the 66<sup>th</sup> annual NFB of SC State Convention had meals. Besides assembling 150 snack bags, they made Blimpie Subs lunch boxes that rose above expectations. The Blind Merchants Division also came in within the week of the convention and was able to provide breakfast to our members on Sunday morning, saving our affiliate $5000 for that meal alone! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So to President Belinda Banks and all of the merchants who made the meals possible, I wanted to say thank you. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Lastly, I want to thank the Blind Merchants for donating the remaining snack bags to the door prize program. There were two large boxes that the hotel misplaced when shifting convention materials around, making the amount of prizes significantly less than what was brought. The generous donation was so gracious and thoughtful.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Let’s applaud the BMD for their hard work over the past few weeks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Shannon Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Member, National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The greatest investment you can make in this world is kindness.<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/melanietorrance%40icloud.com</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>