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font-family:Arial'>Hi list:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Attached are the minutes from our meeting on the second of August.
If you need me to change anything about them so that they're easier to read, please
e-mail me back at autter@frii.com and let me know.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Several other things were discussed, but not voted on, at
the August meeting. First, state convention is coming up. It will be from October
30th to November 2nd, and we hope to see a lot of you there. </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>NFB</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of Colorado
is offering some financial assistance if you're unable to pay for it yourself; if
you really feel that you need it, contact Scott Labarre at slabarre@labarrelaw.com
or at (303)504-5979.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We didn't manage to get a </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>BELL</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> programme
in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fort Collins</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> this yer, but we're hoping to make
that possible in the future. We just need to find enough children to make it
doable. We're also thinking of "re-packaging" the programme to appeal
to parents of low-vision children who may not believe their child needs to
learn Braille. If you have suggestions, please send them to Jessica Beecham, or
to me, and I will pass them on.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>And finally, a quick reminder that our next meeting is going
to be the 6th of September at our usual location: Old Chicago on College.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Take care,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Alison</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>"And stars don't care what you wish, and magic don't
make things better, and no one doesn't get burned who sticks their hand in a
fire."</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Terry Pratchett, 'Witches Abroad'.</span></font></p>
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