[CapChapOhio] Fwd: Special letter to the Chapter and Division Presidents.

Sat Feb 23 13:07:16 UTC 2019

Good morning,

Please ease read the following email concerning a very inspirational and important weekend that our affiliate is planning for this April. All of the information is included, but if you have more questions please feel free to ask. I need to know as soon as possible what events you were able and willing to attend. I’m hoping that all of you will consider coming to this very wonderful weekend. There will be a lot of leader ship and information that may only come around once in a lifetime.

Please do not assume that I know that any of you are coming. If you plan to come please let me know. Either reply to this email or give me a call. Like I said, don’t assume that I know you are coming.

We will be talking about this quite a bit at our meeting next Saturday, but I would like to know ahead of time if you are planning to attend.

Thanks for all you do for the Federation.

Annette
614-288-4323

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Richard Payne" <rchpay7 at gmail.com>
> Date: February 20, 2019 at 6:37:30 AM EST
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> Subject: Special letter to the Chapter and Division Presidents.
> Reply-To: <rchpay7 at gmail.com>
> 
> Dear Chapter and Division Presidents,
> 
> During our January board of directors meeting, the board began planning for
> a once-in-a-lifetime training and fellowship weekend for the members of the
> Ohio Affiliate. I do not exaggerate when I say once-in-a-lifetime training.
> We have never done this before, and we may never be able to do it the same
> way again. 
> 
> We want your members to be a part of this event to the degree that they can
> participate. As a chapter or Division president, you are the connective
> tissue of our communications network, and we are relying on you to help us
> make this opportunity a success. This is a chance to build your chapter and
> therefore to build the affiliate. 
> 
> Please read carefully the outline for the weekend as presented below. Talk
> with your members to determine who wants to be a part of this training and
> how much of the event they can commit to. The Board of Directors is
> committed to making the training all inclusive. This means that we will do
> what we can to assist with transportation, meals, and lodging, though we
> will be deeply grateful for personal or chapter support for the event. 
> 
>    We expect anyone who agrees to participate in any part of the event
> to do so in a way that is engaging, respectful, consistent with the brand
> and values of the National Federation of the Blind, and that will help
> participants grow as members of this organization. This is true regardless
> of whether we are providing you with financial assistance. 
> 
>    The weekend will begin on Friday afternoon with a training for
> volunteers who are helping with the 2019 Braille Enrichment for Literacy and
> Learning academy (BELL). This part of the training is by invitation only.
> It will begin at 3:00 PM on Friday April 5 and most likely run until 7:00
> PM. It will resume at 8:00 Saturday morning and end at 4:00. Lunch is
> included. Again, this is by invitation only, but, if a chapter or division
> member wants to be a part of the 2019 BELL academy   from July 21-26, he or
> she should contact Eric Duffy immediately. Not all volunteers will be
> chosen, and we are counting on you to work with us to be sure that your
> member understands that, if he or she is not selected to participate in BELL
> this year, the decision should not be taken personally.
> 
> The Board of Directors will meet at 10:00 AM on Sunday, April 7. This of
> course is an open meeting, and we urge as many members who can do so to
> attend. Lunch will be served, and the meeting will continue after the lunch
> break. This meeting is the beginning of the leadership training that will
> occur throughout the day on Sunday.
> 
> There will be a short break following the conclusion of the Board of
> Directors meeting, and then leadership training will resume.  Dinner will be
> in the hotel restaurant, and more leadership activities will most likely
> end the evening. 
> 
>      We expect that anyone who wants to be a part of the leadership
> training will be at the Board of Directors meeting. We would like anyone who
> is not already at the hotel for BELL training to arrive before 10:00 AM if
> possible. If for travel scheduling or other logistical reasons members need
> to stay at the hotel Saturday night, we will work out the details if we know
> of the problem in advance.
> 
>    Wow! Let me catch my breath. No wait! There's no time for that.
> Monday begins our legislative work. Again we expect that as many people as
> possible will be in the hotel Sunday night and ready for a busy day starting
> Monday morning. The entire day of Monday, April 8, is devoted to legislative
> training. We are working on a tour of the Ohio State House, and you can be
> sure that we will have inspirational and motivational speakers. You will get
> training on how to work in the Ohio General Assembly all year long. Monday
> evening will be our great Gathering in. This will include a meal appropriate
> for the occasion. If your members are not already at the hotel because they
> have been participating in the leadership activities on Sunday and the
> earlier legislative activities on Monday, we want them there in time for the
> evening activities. Again we will do what we can to break down financial
> barriers to participation. Those of you who have been a part of the
> Washington Seminar understand the importance of participating in the Great
> Gathering in if you cannot be there earlier in the day. Although we want to
> be as inclusive as possible, you should also understand that by the time
> Tuesday morning is here, we have to be organized and ready to hit Capitol
> Square running. This means that all the training has to take place the night
> before.
> 
> Presidents, I have given you a lot of information. In as many ways as I know
> how I have told you that we will work with you and your members to be sure
> that you and they can participate in as much of the training as possible. We
> need your help as well. To the degree that it is needed, we will help with
> the cost of transportation and lodging. We will do so in compliance with
> current affiliate policies.
> This means that anyone who is requesting assistance with lodging should be
> prepared to share a hotel room with one to three other people.
> Transportation expenses will be reimbursed if discussed with President Payne
> in advance and provided that the appropriate receipts are included with a
> signed expense reimbursement form.  On the next page you will find the
> information we need concerning your members who wish to participate in any
> part of or all of this exciting training opportunity.
> 
>    Please do not wait until your next meeting to begin discussing this
> and collecting information. Use all of your information channels to start
> promoting these activities now. Once you have had an opportunity to consider
> this information and what we are asking you to do, we will begin to promote
> the activities on Ohio-Talk and in a variety of other ways. However, as a
> Chapter or Division President, you are responsible for discussing these
> activities with your members and providing us with the requested
> information.
> We also want you to help find ways to offset the cost of this training for
> the affiliate if you have not already. We have a lot of work to do over the
> next few months, and remember the theme of our convention: One team, one
> goal!
> 
> 
> Member Participant form
> 1.    Name First and Last:
> 2.    Mobile Phone or other (please indicate which type):
> 3.    Email Address:
> 4.    Name and phone number of emergency contact:
> 5.    Arrival date:
> 6.    Departure date:
> 7.    Do you need transportation assistance? If so, please describe:
> 8.    Do you need financial assistance with lodging? 
> 9.    Do you have a roommate(s)? If so, please provide names: 
> 10.     Are you prepared to share a room with one to three others? 
> 11.     Please let us know of any special needs that you have related to
> sharing a room. For example, are you allergic to dogs, do you need an
> accessible room? 
> 12.     Please let us know your meal preferences. For example, vegetarian,
> kosher, no seafood: 
> 13.     Do you have allergies or other medical conditions that we should be
> aware of? If so, please list: 
> 14.     If you are planning on participating in the legislative activities,
> who is your state senator? 
> 15.     Who is your state representative?
> 16.     Are you able to walk long distances?
>    
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back
> 
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