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once again, </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The first
frost of the season coated my mailbox earlier this month, and I smelled wood
smoke from a neighbors pot bellied stove on the wind.  In the coming weeks the countless hues of greens
covering the mountains and valleys of Virginia will transform into  spectacular oranges, reds and a myriad of
other colors I see only in my mind but must remind my sighted friends to take a
moment and appreciate.  Registration for
state convention is also open and I want to spend the first portion of the
meeting coordinating transportation to Portsmouth for our far flung chapter
members and friends.</span></p>

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permits we will discuss President Riccobono's 2024 banquet speech,</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">"Dignity,
Respect, and Determination" available at </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Date:
Tuesday September 17, </span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Time: 8 PM </span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Family
matters</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Announcements
& administrivia</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Coordinating
travel plans to state convention.</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Speech
discussion</span></p>

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mobile:</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">13017158592,,8297256345#</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Telephone
Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592</span></p>

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829 725 6345#</span></p>

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the password is 20201940</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I look
forward to sharing  an hour  with you soon!  Remember to visit the chapter and affiliate Facebook
groups.  Also, take a walk outside and
notice the changing fragrances  and
soundscapes as Summer transitions to Fall. 
Hear the leaves crunch beneath your shoes as you walk through your
neighborhood and the aroma of fresh mulch as gardens are prepared for winter
dormancy.  </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Patrick
Johnson, Chapter President</span></p>

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