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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Members<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know you all are excited for the delicious dinner that we are going to take part in on Monday, but I wanted to highlight a few important points about this dinner. Please take note for better understanding of how the function will operate:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>The event begins at 6pm. The location is Mama Js Kitchen. We will be in the banquet hall. The address is 101 E. Clay St., Richmond, VA 23219. It is the first storefront on the southeast corner of the intersection of First and Clay streets.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>As many of our members will be arriving via the JCs and we have volunteers that must set up and serve, when you arrive, please take a seat and wait until we begin the actual event. We will not serve until about 6:30pm to assure all that are supposed to be there arrive.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>If you have not paid your $25 fee by now for your plate, please come to the dinner with that amount. See Mark Roane so that your plate can be provided and paid for. If you did not register for the dinner, I regret to inform you that you cannot sign up now.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>The volunteers have been already briefed on how to serve and serving sizes. Each plate is equipped with a meat, a starch, a vegetable, a piece of bread, and a drink. Note that there is a choice of starch between macaroni and cheese or mashed potato with gravy. Think about that choice so that when it is your time to order you won’t hold up the process.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Though this is described as “buffet style,” this does not mean that this is Golden corral. Your fee that has been paid covers one order, your dessert, and your drink. Extra food, if any, will be distributed after all paid guests have gotten their fair share. At that time, if there is anything left, someone from the board will make that announcement.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>If you are interested in ordering a drink that is not lemonade or water, the restaurant proper will take those orders. You would have to go around the corner and place the order. I would suggest going there first if you want alcohol and then making your way around the corner.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>We have visitors and guests attending the event. Attempt to be as friendly as possible and please make everyone feel welcomed. This is a joyous event and it should make people feel that our events are enticing so that they can continue to attend in the future.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal>I would also like to take this time to formally thank our event planning chair, Gerald Meredith, for all the hard work he has done to make this event a reality. I remember the work that we put in last year and I think that his ability to execute the tasks needed to secure a spot and a private venue is admirable. I look forward to celebrating a great holiday season and great year with you all on Monday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Robert E. Parsons Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, Richmond Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, Virginia Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, French Club<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Secretary, Caribbean American Student Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society ‘15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Randolph Macon College '18 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Phone: 804 801 7674<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>"Without struggle, there is no progress." -Frederick Douglass<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>