<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Great idea! I will be there.<div><br></div><div>Barbara<br><div>
<div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Barbara Pierce (she, her, hers)</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">President Emerita<br>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<br>Barbara.pierce9366@gmail.com<br>440-774-8077<br> <br><br>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations for blind people because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and their dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</div></div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Aug 5, 2023, at 4:10 PM, Eric via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Greetings Federation Family,<div><br></div><div>I am inviting all who would like to participate to a celebration of life for Annette Anderson. The Zoom information that follows has everything one needs to take part including dial-in numbers for those who wish to connect using dial by phone.</div><div><br></div><div>I have worked with Cheryl Fischer to determine a date and time that will work for the Cuyahoga Chapter. </div><div><br></div><div>Annette loved the Federation, and I want her Federation family members as well as her other family members and friends to be a part of this celebration. Please help me spread the word. As you will see this will be in my personal Zoom room.</div><div><br></div><div>We should all choose how we honor Annette’s memory, but we are creating an opportunity to donate to Seeing Eye.. This is where Annette got her guide dogs. You can go to the Seeing Eye site and make individual contributions, but we will also make a contribution in Annette’s name for you, if you get your money to us by September 16, 2023. Here are the instructions for doing so:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are collecting donations for Seeing Eye in memory of Annette Anderson. Donations can be sent to Todd Elzey, who will combine all the contributions into a single donation to honor Annette. If you would like to donate electronically, you can send your donation to Todd via PayPal or Zelle. Please use the email </span><a href="mailto:toddelzey@gmail.com" target="_blank">toddelzey@gmail.com</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to send donations electronically. Please be aware that PayPal and Zelle may indicate that you are sending money to Warren Elzey or Warren Todd Elzey. When making an electronic donation please use the note/comment field provided by Zelle and PayPal to indicate that you are sending money for Annette's memorial donation. If you would prefer to send a check, please mail the check to Todd Elzey, 611 Blenheim Rd, Columbus, OH 43214.</span><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Although we would like to collect money for a single large donation in Annette's honor, if you would prefer to make a donation directly to Seeing Eye Guide Dogs, you can do so electronically at<a href="https://online.seeingeye.org/site/Donation2?idb=2008276468&df_id=2582&mfc_pref=T&2582.donation=form1&s_subsrc=WebHomeTop&utm_campaign=TopHomePage&utm_source=Website&utm_content=webvisitors&_ga=2.59415341.1077246635.1690925090-1159151832.1690925090&utm_medium=HomePage" target="_blank"> https://online.seeingeye.org/site/Donation2?idb=2008276468&df_id=2582&mfc_pref=T&2582.donation=form1&s_subsrc=WebHomeTop&utm_campaign=TopHomePage&utm_source=Website&utm_content=webvisitors&_ga=2.59415341.1077246635.1690925090-1159151832.1690925090&utm_medium=HomePage</a> This electronic donation system allows you to indicate that the donation is "in memory" of someone. To identify the gift as being in honor of Annette check the box for "Tribute Gifts, then select "In Memory of" from the drop-down box, and then you can type in Annette's name in the text field.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We will send reminders as we get closer to the event, but please help us spread the word now. Here is the Zoom information:</div><div><br></div><div>Eric Duffy is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Celebration of Life for Annette Anderson
Time: Sep 9, 2023 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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