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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ohio Diversity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>the Ohio DEI Committee will present its black history program, celebrating Black History Month. this annual observance in the USA began as a way to remember important people and events in the African Diaspora.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We have the distinct pleasure of acknowledging four African-American blind males in Ohio, who have chosen to give and be of service as leaders in the National Federation of the Blind. We will honor them virtually on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, from 7 PM until 8:30 PM. Join us in celebrating these awesome men who will tell their inspiring stories that will surely impact our future leaders. They are, the honorable Richard Payne, Ohio Affiliate President, William Turner, Vice President of the Cleveland Chapter, Masquenada Douglas, Vice President of the Greater Akron Chapter, and Walter Mitchell, President of the Ohio Diabetic Action Network Division.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mark your calendars you don’t want to miss out!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Reverend Dr. Carolyn Peters, chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span 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