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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">Mid August
and downtown is crowded with college students playing human frogger as they
transverse city streets. If I listen
closely I can almost hear the high school and college marching bands practicing
their fight songs and the muted grumbles of students returning to class after a Summer of sleeping
in, camps, and hanging out at the pool.
It also means it is time for the return of At Large chapter Zoom
meetings. Join me as we ready for state
convention in a few months and the start of the holiday season shortly there
after. If we have time we may discuss
one or both of the following.</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">"For
centuries, society has defined blind people as one-dimensional," President
Riccobono said in his banquet speech at #NFB26. "One synonymous with
incompetence, incapacity, and dependence on others. Even our creative talents
have been reduced to some divine gift meant to compensate for our overwhelming
deficiencies. But blind people, we know this is not the truth." Listen to
President Riccobono's full 2026 banquet speech: <a href="https://buff.ly/1scyWMx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://buff.ly/1scyWMx</a> Unmute</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">The August Presidential release at <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-07/presidential_release_august_2026_chapter_version._final.mp3" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-07/presidential_release_august_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 August 18,</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:Calibri,sans-serif"> Agenda:</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">Discussion
of state convention preparation</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Discussion
of 2026 national convention banquet speech and/or August Presidential release
(if time permits)</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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