<div dir="auto">Cheers to the Toledo chapter! Looking forward to great things to come from there! Congratulations! </div><div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Jessica Stover-<br>President: National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Greater Akron chapter <br>330-417-4935<br><a href="mailto:jstover.nfb@gmail.com">jstover.nfb@gmail.com</a> <br></div></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 11:24\u202fAM Kimberly Jackson via Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Yay! Congratulations and welcome to the new Toledo chapter!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 7:29\u202fAM Frank Schenck via Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Welcome Toledo!<br id="m_-420487766027865943m_-5469369722983533054lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Frank Schenck</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 14, 2026, at 5:39\u202fAM, carolyn peters via Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeffCongratulations Toledo. Chapter welcome to the Ohio affiliate family. Starting this chapter is a testament to your dedication and leadership and provides a hub for Advocacy in the Blind community. Kudos to all those involved in making this happen. You\u2019re demonstrating how we can live the lives we want cheerfully.<br id="m_-420487766027865943m_-5469369722983533054lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">rev. Dr. Carolyn Peters, Ohio National Federation Of The Blind, board member. Ohio Communities Of Faith division, President. Miami Valley Chapter, President. 937-657-5134<div></div><div><a href="mailto:Dr.carolyn.peters@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr.carolyn.peters@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>\U0001f469\u200d\U0001f9af</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 13, 2026, at 6:03\u202fPM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Aptos" style="font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Ohio today a number of us went to assist with a information seminar and to start a new</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Aptos" style="font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> chapter.</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Aptos" style="font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We have a couple of items to complete but at this point welcome to the</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font size="2" face="Helvetica" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Helvetica" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)">,</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font size="2" face="Helvetica" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)">new</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font size="2" face="Helvetica" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)">T</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Helvetica" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)">oledo chapter</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Aptos" style="font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Richard Payne, President</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font size="2" face="Helvetica" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font size="4" face="Aptos" style="font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, becaus</font><font size="4" face="Aptos" style="font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0)">e low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
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