[Cinci-nfb] 2016!

[Marianne Denning]

This is so awesome!  Congratulations.

On 12/30/15, David Perry via Cinci-nfb <cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings NFB!
>>
>> It warms my heart to share with great people like you, that I am the
>> recipient of the 2016 Employee of the year with the Cincinnati Association
>> for the Blind and Visually Impaired! It was truly an honor to be the
>> recipient of this award for the first time in 2003, and now for the second
>> time for 2016!
>>
>> As a result of winning this award, I look very forward to attending a
>> legislative conference sometime in May, speaking with members of Congress
>> the importance of people who are blind achieving competitive employment,
>> and meaningful independence, just like people who are sighted!
>>
>> Sometime in October, I will be attending the National Industries for the
>> Blind Conference and Convention! Since there are at least 600 associated
>> agencies just like CABVI affiliated with NIB, I anticipate attending a
>> huge convention, filled with employment and advocacy related workshops.
>> There will be tour's, and so much more!
>> Both of these Conferences will take place in our Nations Capital!
>>
>> I had the honors of attending the 2003 NIB Conference in Fort Worth Texas,
>> where I met our dear friends for life, Karen Ennis, and Sue Wesley! It was
>> so much fun hanging with these 2 wonderful people, along with Jen DuBois,
>> John Mitchell, Hank Baud, Kathy Good, Steve Wessler, and so many great
>> Conference attendees!
>>
>> We all had so much fun touring Dallas and Fort-Worth, visiting the Texas
>> Wildlife Zoo, and attending lots of workshops and parties!
>>
>> My favorite part of the entire convention was participating on a panel
>> discussion, expressing the importance of people who are blind holding down
>> a job, and indipendent living. There were 2 other panelist's, 1 from
>> Madison Wisconsin, and the other from Winston-Salem North Carolina. The
>> moderator is from Kansas-City, and is currently on the board with the
>> National Beep Baseball Association.
>>
>> I also get the opportunity to speak at the annual spring board meeting of
>> the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired! Much of my
>> remarks will be based on the importance of doing your best work, and team
>> building!
>>
>> It sincerely warms my heart to express to you that it took so many great
>> friends and family like you to get me this point in my journey! This war
>> on Moyamoya, and knowing that my sweet Jacque suffers so much isn't easy
>> by any means. Putting 40 hours of work per week, plus advocating with
>> various blindness related organizations right on top of fighting the war
>> on Moyamoya seems so impossible! However, I am a firm believer that
>> today's obstacles can become tomorrow's opportunities whenever all people
>> work hard together to achieve equality!
>>
>> The least I can do is thank you from the heart! Together we will stand
>> throughout every storm!
>>
>>
>> David C. Perry,
>> Sent from my iPhone,
>> Phone: (513) 470-1122,
>> Email: daveperry509 at gmail.com
>>
>> Proud Perry! Sharing the vision of success and victory!
>> Enabling Jacque to fight and win the war on Moyamoya!
>> Laborer, and Employee of the year for 2003, and 2016 with the Cincinnati
>> Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
>> Affiliated with the National Industries for the Blind,
>>
>> Member of the United States Association of Blind Athletes,
>>
>>
>> Advocate with the World Blind Union, and Teamster's Local 100.
>>
>> All people have Vision, so may we all see through the eyes in our hearts
>> and abilities!
>


-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053