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<br>Think it might be better weather wise nextweek<div><br></div><div>Owen<br><div><br><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">Owen McCafferty, </p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">Social Media Chair</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">NFBOH-Cleveland</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;"> P: <a dir="ltr" href="tel:(440)%20462-9755" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">(440) 462-9755</a></p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">C: <a dir="ltr" href="tel:440%20724-1530" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">440 724-1530</a></p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">A;PO Box 141077</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">Cleveland, Ohio 44114</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">E: ojmccaf1963@yahoo.com</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">A: ojmccaf63@gmail.com</p><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Thursday, January 11, 2018, 7:49 PM, Cheryl Fields via NFBOH-Cleveland <nfboh-cleveland@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div dir="ltr">Hello Cleveland!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Despite the weather, the work of the Federation must go on.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cleveland Chapter Meeting Friday January 19 Time: 5:30 P.M.- 7:00 P.M.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Location: Cleveland Sight Center 1909 East 101st Street Cleveland, Ohio<br></div><div dir="ltr"> Invite a Friend, Neighbor or Family Member!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">All Love Birds Raffle Ticket Money Must Be Turned In, The Prize Winner<br></div><div dir="ltr">Will Be Chosen At This Meeting.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Natassha is accepting 2018 annual dues and other donations.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If you are unable to join us, call in at <a dir="ltr" href="tel:216-658-4532" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7">216-658-4532</a>.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Below you will find items of interest at the Affiliate and National<br></div><div dir="ltr">platforms. Thanks you and see you at the meeting!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cheryl E. Fields Secretary<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">National Federation of the Blind of Cleveland<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">NFB Ohio Board Meeting Monday January 22 Time: 7 O'clock P.M.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Call: <a dir="ltr" href="tel:712/775/7031;240281423" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8">712/775/7031 code 240281423</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Hello Federation, we need your help to see if this website is working<br></div><div dir="ltr">correctly, please go to the website below and donate. After donating<br></div><div dir="ltr">share this fundraising campaign to get it moving. Thanks, Lucas<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/national-federation-of-the-blind-of-ohio" target="_blank">https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/national-federation-of-the-blind-of-ohio</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Lucas Cassi, Chairman of Fundraising<br></div><div dir="ltr">National Federation of the Blind<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a dir="ltr" href="tel:614-315-6607" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="10">614-315-6607</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:Lucas.cassi1@gmail.com" href="mailto:Lucas.cassi1@gmail.com">Lucas.cassi1@gmail.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">President’s Notebook<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">National Federation of the Blind<br></div><div dir="ltr">Mark A. Riccobono<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">office of the <a ymailto="mailto:president@nfb.org" href="mailto:president@nfb.org">president@nfb.org</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org" href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a dir="ltr" href="tel:(410)%20659-9314" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="14">(410) 659-9314</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Dear Fellow Federationists,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Although it is cold outside, I can distinctly feel the bright shining<br></div><div dir="ltr">sun coming through the front windows of the National Federation of the<br></div><div dir="ltr">Blind Jernigan Institute as I write to you today. It is something like<br></div><div dir="ltr">twelve degrees outside, which is warmer than in other parts of the<br></div><div dir="ltr">country. Yet the warm sun contributes to the hope and opportunity that<br></div><div dir="ltr">I feel as we begin the new year of our movement.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We plan to tackle a number of big things this year. Your help in that<br></div><div dir="ltr">effort is essential to our success. Communication is always critical<br></div><div dir="ltr">in our work. I encourage you to continue to use this notebook as a<br></div><div dir="ltr">guide in focusing on the top national issues of the week. I also<br></div><div dir="ltr">invite you to share your ideas for what I can do to more effectively<br></div><div dir="ltr">help you manage your work as leaders of our organization.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This year we are planning to undertake some new program development,<br></div><div dir="ltr">spark a new fundraising initiative, and begin designing and remodeling<br></div><div dir="ltr">the next-generation space at our national headquarters. All of this<br></div><div dir="ltr">will be in addition to the work we are doing every day to raise<br></div><div dir="ltr">expectations and build a stronger organization. Later this week I will<br></div><div dir="ltr">make our January Presidential Release where I will discuss some of the<br></div><div dir="ltr">priorities for this year from my perspective. At our gathering at the<br></div><div dir="ltr">end of the month, I anticipate learning about what is happening at the<br></div><div dir="ltr">local level and how to help you transform your dreams into reality.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Best wishes for a prosperous 2018 in the Federation Family.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Critical Actions This Week:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Alert:<br></div><div dir="ltr">If you learn of any instances of previous NFB scholarship applicants<br></div><div dir="ltr">being called and asked for personal information by an individual<br></div><div dir="ltr">claiming to be the President of the Federation, please report them to<br></div><div dir="ltr">me with all relevant information that you have about the situation.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">News:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Ban of Blind People on Mt. Everest:<br></div><div dir="ltr">A number of Federation members have reached out regarding reports<br></div><div dir="ltr">circulating in the news about the ban on blind people climbing Mt.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Everest. This notebook is going out prior to our official statement on<br></div><div dir="ltr">this matter, but you can be confident that we will be speaking out<br></div><div dir="ltr">against this arbitrary application of low expectations. You will be<br></div><div dir="ltr">able to read our official statement later today or early tomorrow.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Braille Certification Training Program:<br></div><div dir="ltr">We are pleased to inform you that the National Federation of the Blind<br></div><div dir="ltr">has been awarded the contract from the Library of Congress, National<br></div><div dir="ltr">Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, to conduct<br></div><div dir="ltr">the courses leading to Library of Congress certification in Braille<br></div><div dir="ltr">transcribing and proofreading. Our previous contract expired in July<br></div><div dir="ltr">2017, and we regrettably had to put our work on hold until the new<br></div><div dir="ltr">contract was awarded. We have been actively participating in the<br></div><div dir="ltr">competitive bid process for the past six months, and we are pleased to<br></div><div dir="ltr">have been chosen to administer the program once again. We would<br></div><div dir="ltr">greatly appreciate your patience while we work as quickly as possible<br></div><div dir="ltr">through the backlog that has accumulated. For more information about<br></div><div dir="ltr">the program, please visit: https://nfb.org/braille-certification.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Tours of the NFB Jernigan Institute:<br></div><div dir="ltr">We have decided not to offer formal tours of our national headquarters<br></div><div dir="ltr">during Washington Seminar this year. Demand for tours has not been<br></div><div dir="ltr">significant during the past few years probably due to many more people<br></div><div dir="ltr">visiting our national office for other meetings. We are likely to<br></div><div dir="ltr">offer tours during the 2019 seminar.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Dates to Keep in Mind:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">* January 29, 2018: Great Gathering-In<br></div><div dir="ltr">* January 28-February 1, 2018: Washington Seminar<br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://nfb.org/washington-seminar" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/washington-seminar</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">* March 31, 2018: Deadline for scholarship applications,<br></div><div dir="ltr">www.nfb.org/scholarships <<a href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships" target="_blank">http://www.nfb.org/scholarships</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">* March 22-23, 2018: Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium<br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://nfb.org/law-symposium" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/law-symposium</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">* April 15, 2018: Deadline for 2018 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award<br></div><div dir="ltr">competition <<a href="https://nfb.org/bolotin-award-main" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/bolotin-award-main</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">* July 3-8, 2018: National Federation of the Blind National<br></div><div dir="ltr">Convention <<a href="https://nfb.org/convention" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/convention</a>> , Orlando, Florida<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the<br></div><div dir="ltr">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the<br></div><div dir="ltr">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create<br></div><div dir="ltr">obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life<br></div><div dir="ltr">you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Mark A. Riccobono<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">President<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a dir="ltr" href="tel:(410)%20659-9314" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="24">(410) 659-9314</a> | <a ymailto="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org" href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org" href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">NFBOH-Cleveland mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org">NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBOH-Cleveland:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org/ojmccaf1963%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org/ojmccaf1963%40yahoo.com</a></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div></div>
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