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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please attend and be on time at 9:45 in the zoom room for the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The link and number to connect is below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suzanne<o:p></o:p></p><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> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Announcement List' <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Richard Payne <rchpay7@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohio-Talk] Meeting reminder and agenda.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Hello, our state board meeting is Saturday at 10:00 AM in the Ohio zoom room if you have any questions about the information contact me off list, please.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I also want to remind you that to protect members and keep the meeting safe we will again be using the zoom safety features.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Board of Directors Meeting agenda</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>February 24, 2024, at 10:00 AM</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#70757A'>NFB Ohio Zoom:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:purple'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#70757A'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#70757A'>Meeting ID: 408 185 0851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#70757A'>One tap mobile </span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>+1-646-876-9923, 4081850851#</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#70757A'> US </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#70757A'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p>Call meeting to order, President Payne<o:p></o:p></p><p>Roll call of the board of directors, Secretary, <span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A'>Annette Lutz</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Motion to approve the November minutes. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p>financial report,<span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A'> Kathy Legg</span> treasurer<o:p></o:p></p><p>Chapters should not join on legislation without consulting the state president.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"PT Serif",serif;color:black'>House Bill 427 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p>the Enact Employment, Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Act. <o:p></o:p></p><p>BELL dates, The week of June 17 President Payne<o:p></o:p></p><p>Grant writing committee report,<b> </b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A'>Kinshuk Tella</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Discussion about a Policy for in-person chapter meetings and making the dates and times known.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Students’ division a second request to become a group.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Fundraising,<o:p></o:p></p><p>Piggest Raffle <o:p></o:p></p><p>Chapter division and committee reports<o:p></o:p></p><p>DAN division request for sending members to seminar, Walter Mitchel<o:p></o:p></p><p>Announcement of state convention location.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Meeting adjourns.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Richard Payne, President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>937/829/3368</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1'>Rchpay7@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>