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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>Good evening everyone. Hope this email finds you well! I’m writing to inform you of a statewide fundraising activity for NFB of Ohio.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The NFB of Ohio Fundraising Committee Is requesting that each member support our effort to make money for the movement by participating in a pre-state convention bowl-a-thon. With your support, we wish to hold this event <u>Thursday evening</u>, November 6<sup>th</sup> at 7 P.M. We are choosing this date and time so that if desired, a representative of each chapter can obtain pledges and also bowl.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How it works;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We would like to have 10 bowlers. We will start with one representative from each chapter. If you are interested in being a bowler, please let your chapter president know. Chapter presidents will then make the selection, if more than one person is interested and contact me. Once these initial slots are filled we will reach out to any chapter president if they indicated there was more than one person interested. from their. It will be first come first serve. We would like first round picks to me by Wednesday 9/10 and final list in by 9/17. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bowlers will bowl one game, either blindfolded or not. The pledge will start at 25<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cents per pin knocked down during the game. For example, if someone pledged $1.00 per pin and the person they pledged for earned a score of 75 the donator would owe $75.00. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chapter presidents please submit names of interested bowlers with the following info: The name of the bowler, his/her visual classification , *blind or partially sighted), and their email address and/or telephone number. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A person can pledge on one bowler or as many bowlers as they desire;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Sponsor sheets should be distributed to all Ohio Affiliate members. Please ask your friends and family to make pledges and help us raise money for our movement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Note; this can be a success if we do it together. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chapter presidents only, please let us know if you and/or your chapter will support this effort by sending a reply yes to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jo Ross, either by phone, (text or call (330) 559-5349- or via e-mail at <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="mailto:justjo@gmx.us">justjo@gmx.us</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for reading.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fund raising committee <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>