<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white;">From Deepa Goraya</span></div></blockquote>Chairwoman, NFBV Resolutions Committee <div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(85, 0, 85); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; background-color: white;">Fellow Federationists:</span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><p><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white">As you know, our state convention is fast approaching. One of the most important parts of our convention involves reading and discussing resolutions sent in by our affiliate members. Resolutions are policy statements of the affiliate, and we welcome them from our members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As a grass roots organization, our members are the primary source of ideas for our policies and programs.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">There are many people who have ideas which we might consider as potential policy statements for the NFB of Virginia. Also, resolutions help spark conversations about vital issues we face as Virginia Federationists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are planning on submitting a resolution, or if you have an idea for one, please contact me as soon as possible, no later than Friday, October 18. The resolutions committee can assist you with writing your resolution if necessary.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> For rreference, and if you want to begin drafting your resolution, here is a link to an article from the Braille Monitor on how to draft a resolution, with helpful information on what role resolutions play in the NFB, what happens after a resolution is passed, etc. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fimages%2Fnfb%2Fpublications%2Fbm%2Fbm14%2Fbm1401%2Fbm140108.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEKUWkM1YidGK3hvkEWURISiZMyFA" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000CC">https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1401/bm140108.htm</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many people are intimidated by resolutions because they have a complex structure with all those awkward whereas statements. However, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty simple.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Deepa Goraya<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Deepinder K. Goraya, ESQ.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><style><!--
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