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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Southern Oregon Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>October 14,2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Members in attendance:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Stephanie, Katie, Vivian , Marven, Patrick<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Vivian reviewed the minutes from September meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Patrick motion to accept the report Katie seconded and the motion passed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Vivian will review the bank account for September and October at the November meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Katie played the presidential release. You can listen to it by going to nfb.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>State convention<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>There was talk about what people liked about convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Patrick liked kirk’s discussion on different ways of on-line learning, such as; Hadley, music for the blind and angeleyes.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Everyone enjoyed Denise’s speech. She was the national representative She leads the national membership committee.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>The parents division will meet the second Wednesday of each month.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>There was a student division meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>:there was a meeting on Library services. Dacia Johnson the director of the Oregon Commission for the blind was also there<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Justin talked about the Bell Academy. We will partner with Washington again next year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>We will have elections next month.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>We will have a pot luck and please bring some food that we can donate to the food bank.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Submitted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>Vivian Carlile-Smith<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>American Patriot<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>“We are how we treat each other and nothing more.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>“Heroes don’t look like they used to, they look like you do.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>