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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Owen,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you keep attending the sessions and know that you will get a lot out of it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Richard Payne, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>937/829/3368<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1'>Rchpay7@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><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> Owen McCafferty <ojmccaf1963@yahoo.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 16, 2020 8:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org>; Suzanne Turner <nfboh-cleveland@nfbnet.org>; Richard Payne <rchpay7@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> NEED the encouragement<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First, I want to say I hope I’m not coming accross as complaining and I’m not but I need the encouragement and pep talk that this virtual NFB convention is truly worth it. I posted on Facebook my true feelings about it. I understand the circumstances behind it but it’s just not the same being face to face with other federalists! I do appreciate what NFB is doing to continue with the convention. So far I have been in out the meetings and the exhibit hall! Today is the Krafers Devision and I will make a strong effort to go in and check it out. Again please don’t think I’m complaining or giving up! I’m not!! Also it would be nice to hear from any of the Ohio Chapter even the Cleveland Chapter via phone call or txt to see how I’m doing. Thanks <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Owen <br><br><br><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>