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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:Calibri,sans-serif">Graduation
and Summer break come to mind well before flowers when I think of the month of May. This is the last meeting before the hiatus,
where my thoughts will shift to long naps in the hammock and what to grill on
the Blackstone for dinner. If I am
thinking far enough ahead I may even
check the fridge to ensure the ingredients for a post dinner frozen drink or ice cream sundae (I
love the Pampered Chef Freezie Fun)are available. Summer is a time to take a breather and
recharge before gearing up in August for the race to state convention and the
holidays and end of year parties. Before
breaking out the boardshorts and sandals we have a Presidential Release to
discuss. The release is 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:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-04/presidential_release_may_2026_chapter_version_final.mp3" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-04/presidential_release_may_2026_chapter_version_final.mp3</a></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:Calibri,sans-serif">Date:
Tuesday May 19,</span></p>
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8 PM</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Family
matters</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Administrivia</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Discussion
of the May Presidential release</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Preliminary
discussion of Fall topics and state convention. </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:Calibri,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:Calibri,sans-serif">Patrick
Johnson, Chapter President</span></p>
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