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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 3, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents & Others<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: Marty R. McKenzie, President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Positive Note 1912<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">843-939-8091 marty2music@outlook.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Federation Family,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Federationists are always building the movement, working on a variety of items at any given time. There is a great deal of work that happens in the background with chapters,
divisions and committees. it is easy for us to get caught up in this work and lose sight of our goal. Federation history and philosophy are important things for members to be knowledgeable about, and this takes time and energy. We are far more than a social
club; we create policy, advocate for changes in laws affecting blind citizens and dream of what the future can be for all blind people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The foremost publication of the National Federation of the Blind is the Braille Monitor. This publication contains articles written by Federationist and others that strengthen
our knowledge of the NFB and give us hope for the future. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the NFB and is published eleven times per year since 1957. According to
</span><a href="http://www.nfb.org"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.nfb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, The Braille Monitor:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Offers a positive philosophy about blindness to both blind readers and the public at large<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Serves as a vehicle for advocacy and protection of civil rights<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Addresses social concerns affecting the blind<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Discusses issues related to employment, education, legislation, and rehabilitation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provides news about products and technology used by the blind<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Braille Monitor is available online, via e-mail, in 14-point ink-print, in braille and on flash drive. It can also be accessed from NewsLine and the NFB podcast. Members
are encouraged and non-members are required to pay $40 per year for subscriptions if you access it in a format other than electronically. Subscribers living outside of the United States have a different subscription amount. Please call 410-659-9314, extension
2344, or you may e-mail </span><a href="mailto:nfbpublications@nfb.org"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nfbpublications@nfb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Embassy Suites is now accepting reservations for the NFB of SC state convention, which will take place August 18-20, 2023. Rooms can be booked at $112 plus tax and any applicable
fees for singles, doubles, triples and quads for August 17- 20, 2023. You may book online at
</span><a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=CAEGSES&arrivalDate=2023-04-02&departureDate=2023-04-03&groupCode=NFB&room1NumAdults=1&bm-verify=AAQAAAAH______E4ysPrHQr_GvKH92wMXGy-YVU2CHyz6-mcP-RCgowy8YL2Z27yhn9vNqpQ96KaNOVkbIYFOlo8dnSfqkTmGGprdrWf890wYEqUVkPa4nfj6oK3R6iO9Q2FQ7YmXAYgLihj54wRtKDujRx-A1SJsRQCGtPNQ6hfhnB5xWQl75DLpEUw4Q5Q8qrqZxRyEIMMxqwVrheWjX0duZNoDImMwrO4zlWz0O8ng4p4Hz81kB2neElBh6cTmTP573LuEeY0OZ-96jUQBChvrwMuKbYAzAHooLGacno3_OSV8sjdRXcV0JEyHiOcLme8ahdpHJJAHdiRUyN5cOP8sxZxzU2WNMYDVkIK_wGPd5MGFWnjHTf5OHYVBWXjABksuZiiOTjahdm_6yzaFRRh9ROJyMg4iDei73-8BlIm"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">our
special hotel link</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, or, you may call the Embassy Suites at 803-252-8700. Rates are the same for singles, doubles, triples and quads. Currently members are not being charged the first
night’s room; instead, a hold is placed on your card until check-in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important Things to Remember:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SCPOBC on April 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NFB of SC Board Meeting on April 15 at the Federation Center at 10:00 AM<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lions Vision Services Fishing trip on April 21-22, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston ticket sales drawing on May 30, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you need additional information about any of the items above, please contact David Houck at the Federation Center at 803-254-3777. You can also contact me as shown above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Here is David Houck’s Federation Fun Fact for this week! Let’s continue to read and learn together about our rich history in South Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“The Braille Monitor,” a publication of the National Federation of the Blind. Like “walking Alone, Marching Together,” the Braille Monitor magazine is our national publication.
It is a brilliant place to research various aspects of our movement, speeches, conventions, struggles and successes within the organized blind movement. Beginning in 1957, the Braille Monitor documents most everything important to the blind. You can find Braille
Monitor issues at </span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/braille-monitor"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/braille-monitor</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
If you are interested in a synopsis of the NFB’s flagship publication, you can read a brief history of the Braille Monitor at:
</span><a href="https://nfb.org/blog/brief-history-braille-monitor"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://nfb.org/blog/brief-history-braille-monitor</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. If
you are doing a paper on the organized blind movement or even an aspect of its history, I can think of no better source to go to do your research. There are even index files to assist in finding certain topics. The Federation Center has many of these Monitors
going back to its inception.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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