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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Morning, Cleveland and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you are enjoying the cool weather. I love Fall and welcome the night air.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As many of you are aware, we have lost a diamond. Henry Butler passed away last week. He will be missed. However, I know we are grateful to have had time with him.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On September 14, 2024 at 2:30 to 4:30 PM, we will hold our summer outing at the Nottingham Library. The Board will provide the main meal. We are asking all members to bring a dish or dessert. I will reach out to you soon to mark your food item on the list. Moreover, at the meeting, there will be prizes and games to boot.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Action Item:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is time to preregister for the most happening event in Ohio. The NFB of Ohio Convention is where you want to be in November. Rows and rows of technology and gadgets will be available for you to learn and try out. There also will be great seminars to assist you in living well and productive. The banquet and after party are always the best feature of that weekend. You can go to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBOHIO.ORG/Convention to preregister. It is $25 and the banquet is $55. If you need assistance, please reach out to me or a member of the chapter. We also will organize a basket for the auction. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please also make your hotel reservation at (800) 445-8667<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>. Rooms are $105 per night with breakfast for two.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Ohio Board of Director’s meeting will be on September 21, 24. I have not heard from many of you about attending. I need to know how many are willing to travel to Cincinnati. Please do not wait until the week of the meeting. The deadline is September 8, 2024 to alert me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blind Equality Achievement Month and White Cane Safety Day are in October. We will organize an event in the community. Please have an idea to present at the September meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am looking forward to seeing you all in September.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Suzanne M. Hartfield Turner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Executive Board of Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ohio Legislative Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Cleveland Chapter, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(216P: ) 990-6199<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>W: NFBOhio.ORG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ohiosblind/photos/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.facebook.com/ohiosblind/photos/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Together, with love, hope, and determination, the members of the National Federation of the Blind transform dreams into reality. You can live the life you want, blindness does not hold you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>