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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Cleveland,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">President, Richard Payne sent this email</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">today</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">address</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ing</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> the meeting on Thursday night. Even if you are</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ot staying at the hotel, you can attend this meeting.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Also, attendees will be going to dinner prior to the meetin</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">g. If you would like to go, let me know or email him at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:RchPay7@gmail.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0563C1" FACE="Calibri">RchPay7@gmail.com</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Read the email below!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thanks!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">_____________________________________________<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">From:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">On Behalf Of</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Sent:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Wednesday, October 24, 2018 10:13 AM<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">To:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List' <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Cc:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Richard Payne <rchpay7@gmail.com>; davant1958@gmail.com<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Subject:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> [Ohio-talk] Thursday November first</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Hello Ohio, I hope all of you are ready to kickoff the 2018 state convention? Well either way it is around the corner so those of you that will be arriving Thursday if you wish to eat dinner together around 4:30Pm please contact me off the list. I am trying to save a tree so the agenda for Thursday evening is included in this email.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Agenda for Thursday November 01, 2018</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">4:30 PM meet for dinner.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">7:00 PM: Welcome </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Richard Payne, President of NFBOH </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">7:05 PM: History of the National Federation of the Blind</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Eric Duffy, past President of the Nfb of Ohio.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">7:15 PM: Program and Services</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman"> Denise R. Avant, Esq.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">, Member, NFB Board of Directors and President of NFB of Illinois</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">7:40 PM: The importance of our Legislative Initiatives and Advocacy</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#333333" FACE="Times New Roman">Sherri Albers vice president NFB of Ohio.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">7:55 PM: Q and A</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">8:00 PM: Membership and Service</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Dr. Carolyn Peters, Chairperson of the Ohio Membership Committee</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A NAME=""><SPAN LANG="en-us">8:20 PM: Experiential Reflections </SPAN></A></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Suzanne Turner, NFB of Cleveland chapter president.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A NAME=""><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">8:35 pm Running meetings effectively. JW Smith. past President of the Nfb of Ohio.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">8:55 PM Comments and Remarks</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Richard Payne</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">Richard Payne, President</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">937-396-5573or 937/829/3368</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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