<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Greetings
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">With apologies
to Bing Crosby and Garth Brooks I am dreaming of April showers, storms at night
where the thunder rolls and echos off the hills and buildings. Weekend morning light accompanied by the
patter of rain on my roof and the joyous squeal of a neighbor\u2019s child as she
and her dog splash in a mud puddle. Here
in the mountains my NFB spirit is flagging and the parched yard outside my door is
matched only by the need I have to
replenish my soul with a good At Large chapter philosophy discussion. Come join me as we consider the following
article \u201cFriendship in action\u201d available at</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm26/bm2604/bm2604tc.htm" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/bm/bm26/bm2604/bm2604tc.htm</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></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">A couple of
questions President Riccobono has
suggested as discussion starters.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">How
the movement was important here?</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What
connections can we make to current day circumstances?</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What
is the chapter (and/or the affiliate) doing to document the stories of people
in the chapter-affiliate and preserve the history of actions taken in the
chapter-affiliate?</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">How
might this become a regular part of our organizing at the local-affiliate
level?</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">And
one more, does any of this matter?</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 April 21,</span></p>
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8 PM</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"> Agenda:</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">Administrivia</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Discussion
of the April article and questions to consider</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.
A reminder the April and May meetings are the last meetings before a two
month Summer break.</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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