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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Congratulations Dr. Carolyn Peters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Kathy Legg President <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>NFB Ohio Greater Akron Chapter <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>You can live the life you want <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Blindness is not what holds you back<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carolyn Peters via Ohio-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 20, 2024 8:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Ohio Announcement List <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Carolyn Peters <dr.carolyn.peters@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ohio-Talk] FW: New contest.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you<span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Reverent Dr. Carolyn Peters, National Federation Of The Blind, Ohio, affiliate, vice president, 937-657-5134,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Dr.Carolyn.peters@gmail.com">Dr.Carolyn.peters@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Sep 20, 2024, at 1:29<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>PM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Well, I could not wait to announce the winner here you go.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello President, payne, my room is booked at the Doubletree Hilton by Westlake. I have registered for the convention and banquet. I increase my Pat plan at the national convention in July 2024.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😊</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dr. Peters you are the winner.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Richard Payne, President NFB of Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines blind people or their future. Every day we raise the expectations of and for blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. We can live the lives we want; blindness is not what holds us back.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Richard Payne <<a href="mailto:rchpay7@gmail.com">rchpay7@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 8, 2024 12:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Announcement List' <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>; 'State President, Ohio' <<a href="mailto:rchpay7@gmail.com">rchpay7@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> New contest.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p>I like the fact that people have been making plans for the state convention even if no contest has been posted.<o:p></o:p></p><p>If you are on the Pac plan and increase your giving or done it in conjunction with the national convention and are currently registered for the state convention and have secured a room, send those details about the Pac plan directly to me off list.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Also, if you join the Pac plan and get the other requirements done before the deadline you are in the drawing.<o:p></o:p></p><p>If you increase your giving and will not be able to attend this year’s state convention you are also able to receive half of this gift if you win.<o:p></o:p></p><p>That gets you in the drawing so here is the contest for this week ending at noon on Wednesday September 11<sup>th</sup> at midnight.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The winner will receive $100.00 walking around cash to be picked up at the state convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Let’s go build the Federation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Richard Payne, President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>937/829/3368</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><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></p><p><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><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Ohio-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org">Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/dr.carolyn.peters%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/dr.carolyn.peters%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>