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<p class="MsoNormal">Will do! Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ali<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Suzanne Turner <smturner.234@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 23, 2018 7:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Ali Benmerzouga' <ali.benmerzouga@hotmail.com>; 'Cheryl Fields' <cherylelaine1957@gmail.com>; edgarsfarm@aol.com; 'Edward Louden' <edlouden6485@gmail.com>; 'Lisa Bostick' <lbostick04@jcu.edu>; 'Sandy Krems' <slkrems@yahoo.com>; Victory71351@AOL.COM;
wturner@clevelandsightcenter.org; William.H.Turner@gmail.com; stuff12993@aol.com; Remacd3@gmail.com; edgarsfarm@aol.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> smturner.234@gmail.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Please Send Your Email Supporting HB 309<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cleveland,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sheri, who is our State of Ohio Legislative Chair, sent an email for us to send an email to State Senator, Larry Obhof encouraging him to put HB 309 on the agenda for this week. Sheri has written the letter that is below. I added my two
cents to the letter that I sent. So, feel free to include your experience when raising a child, children, grandchildren or as a guardian while living with blindness. His email is<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:obhof@ohiosenate.gov">obhof@ohiosenate.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is the letter that Sheri wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Senator Obhof,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As President of the Senate, and Chair of the Senate Rules and Reference Committee, I am contacting you in regards to HB 309. The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
is in full support of this bill. This piece of legislation would prohibit a person's blindness from being used to deny or limit custody, parenting time, visitation, adoption, guardianship, or foster caregiver regarding a minor. Again, we are in support of
this legislation, it should be noted that H.B. 309 has not faced any opposition during the legislative process. Please support HB 309, and schedule it for vote before the full Senate on Thursday, December 27, 2018.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Suzanne Hartfield-Turner, President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NFBOH-Cleveland Chapter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P: (641) 715-3900<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ex: 582705<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A: PO Box 141077<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cleveland, Ohio 44114<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E: <a href="mailto:President.NFB.ClevelandOhio@Gmail.com">President.NFB.ClevelandOhio@Gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please visit and take a moment to like our Facebook Page!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/">https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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