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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You may contact me about any issues and leaders please do your best to assist.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Richard Payne, President</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>937/829/3368</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1'>Rchpay7@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shane Popplestone via Ohio-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 22, 2024 1:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Announcement List' <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Shane Popplestone <spopplestone.nfb@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohio-Talk] questions about the state convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been contacted by a number of people with questions that do not relate to the convention preregistration form and issues their in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have questions that pertain to the convention itself, hotel, etc. all information is available at<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbohio.org/convention">www.nfbohio.org/convention</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>if you have a question that is not answered on this webpage, and it doesn’t have to do with an issue relating to the preregistration form, please do not contact me, please reach out to one of the following people.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Richard Payne, Affiliate president<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com">Rchpay7@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suzanne Turner, convention chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:smturner.234@gmail.com">smturner.234@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for doing your part to ensure the right people can answer your questions with as little delay as possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Shane Popplestone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:spopplestone.nfb@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>spopplestone.nfb@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>234-716-2208<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You can live the life you want!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>