<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rodney Barker <rodney.barker@gmail.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rose City- NFB March 21, 2026</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March 15, 2026 at 8:22:58\u202fPM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rose City Chapter Email Thread <rose_city_chapter@nfbnet.org>, Kirk Wagner <kwagner8197@gmail.com>, tracy boyd <tboyd3917@gmail.com><br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the link to the agenda:</span></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9efe43e0-7fff-7db7-6a46-0594c142e992"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div style="display: block;"><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooFUE2U7ubuBsDMj3K2FifoW1DoeDqYyXILAh2hZ3uQ/edit?usp=sharing"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooFUE2U7ubuBsDMj3K2FifoW1DoeDqYyXILAh2hZ3uQ/edit?usp=sharing" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#DFDFDF;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><img alt="AHkbwyIV4p2pWtgInRPgzYOGk59DmvxcxWgLf3lEHBjwy-MfLZ-UZRMGqVPBjRaYiJU40VYEhfJDVvkni02uF4iXRUz_g-X0z2Wll8Cos_PHGE8HpQCXsIpx=w1200-h630-p.png" src="cid:F26F11C1-4F61-4014-82A0-2A4DD3B02E15"></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="table-layout:fixed;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgba(223, 223, 223, 1);-apple-color-filter:initial;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooFUE2U7ubuBsDMj3K2FifoW1DoeDqYyXILAh2hZ3uQ/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#272727" style="">Copy of Meeting Agenda: Rose City Chapter</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooFUE2U7ubuBsDMj3K2FifoW1DoeDqYyXILAh2hZ3uQ/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#808080" style="">docs.google.com</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></font></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Subject: </span></font></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rose City Chapter Meeting Agenda </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What:</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rose City Chapter Meeting</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When: </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saturday, March 21, 2026</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10:30 am to 12:30 pm Pacific time</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where:</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Capital One Cafe</span></div></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9efe43e0-7fff-7db7-6a46-0594c142e992"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;"> 625 South West Broadway</span></div></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9efe43e0-7fff-7db7-6a46-0594c142e992"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;"> Portland, Oregon</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Virtual Meeting:</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Zoom link will be sent out soon. Only to be used with prior authorization as the NFB is encouraging everyone to participate in the In-person meetings.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please plan to arrive by 10:15 for the 50/50 drawing </span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Call to order: 10:30am</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NFB Pledge and Belief Statement:</span></div></li><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NFB Pledge</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.</span></div></li></ul></ul><br><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NFB Belief Statement </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- 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 thing that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span></div></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introductions / Ice breaker \u2013 Who\u2019s new? What NFB conferences or activities have you attended (state or national)?</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Minutes of the last chapter meeting</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary nominations/ vote. Must attend meetings.</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Treasurer\u2019s report</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guest speaker: None</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Current NFB Presidential Release \u2013 We encourage everyone to listen to President Riccobono Podcast. Open discussion to follow.</span></div></li><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases</span></div></li></ul><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presidential Topics</span></div></li><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create an \u201cOutreach Committee\u201d</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Committee Reports- using the follow criteria:</span></p></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1 Remind us of the purpose</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2 Members of the committee?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 3 When did you meet and what was discovered (outcomes)?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4 Are there any current recommendations to discuss?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5 When/ where is the next meeting?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Committees:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="3" style="list-style-type: square; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 72pt;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Location search committee</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="3" style="list-style-type: square; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 72pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fundraising/ activities committee</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="3" style="list-style-type: square; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 72pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conventions committee/ state activities</span></div></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cottage Grove Trip- highlights and suggestions</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National convention </span></div></li><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="3" style="list-style-type: square; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">July 3 through July 8, 2026 Austin, Texas</span></div></li></ul></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50/50 drawing</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other items </span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(234, 209, 220); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tracy, VIP points of interest:</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(234, 209, 220); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Protecting Education, Employment, and Independent Living Programs for the Blind (Word)</span></div></li><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(234, 209, 220); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2025-12/2026%20Protecting%20Education%20Employment%20and%20Independent%20Living%20Fact%20Sheet.docxAccess Technology Affordability Act (Word)</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(234, 209, 220); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2025-12/2026%20Access%20Technology%20Affordability%20Act%20Fact%20Sheet.docxBlind Americans Return to Work Act (Word)A</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="2" style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(234, 209, 220); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2025-12/2026%20Blind%20Americans%20Return%20to%20Work%20Act%20Fact%20Sheet.docxdjourn</span></div></li></ul></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next chapter meeting \u2013 Saturday, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 18, 2026</span></p></li></ul></span></div></div></blockquote><br><div>Rod Barker, Principal Broker. Premiere Property Group, LLC </div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>