[Cinci-nfb] Volunteer Appreciation

[Joy Thomas]

Thank you alll to Team Ohio.  Rachael, thanks for taking the time to 
thank everyone, personally.


Just

Joy,  Thomas


On 7/7/2016 7:38 PM, Rachel Kuntz via Cinci-nfb wrote:
>
> Thank you to all of the people who gave of their time and energy to 
> work at the Ohio Exhibit Table during national convention this past 
> week. It was an action packed few days. I’d like all to know just how 
> much each and every volunteer gave of their time and talent.
>
> Lisa Hall created Braille price lists and Braille product descriptions 
> for our table. These important touches made a real difference for all 
> those interested in being an informed buyer.
>
> We took credit cards for the first time at this convention. This would 
> not have been possible without an insider tip made by Macy McClain to 
> purchase a four pin adaptor. Our credit card sales came off without 
> any trouble thanks to her advice. I could not say the same for a 
> number of other exhibit tables who found out that voice over would not 
> work when they plugged in the square reader without the adaptor.
>
> Thank you to all the Braille readers in our group like Lillie and 
> Emily Pennington, Marianne Denning, Paul Jordan, Barbara Pierce, 
> Alexis Tyson, Gloria Robinson, Deborah Kendrick, and Mary Pohl. Your 
> steadfast hands ensured that snack meat and candy buyers were always 
> given the right products.
>
> Deborah and Barbara also made sure that our snack meats and granola 
> bars were properly labeled. Thanks for being able and willing to make 
> Braille notes for me on the fly. Your contributions kept us organized.
>
> Heather Leiterman, Bob Pierce, Macy McClain, Joy Mistovich, Alan 
> Lemly, and Mary Weldon made sure everyone visiting our table was 
> greeted with a warm smile and enthusiasm.
>
> Carol Akers kept our supply of M&Ms refreshed all week long.
>
> Gloria’s large list of friends and expert sales technique really got 
> our NFB tumbler sales going. She is a shrewd negotiator and I made 
> note of several of her techniques for boosting sales.
>
> Karen Warner jumped at the chance to do whatever was asked of her. Her 
> shift happened to be a rare moment of slow traffic in the exhibit hall 
> so she took a large bag of M&Ms out to sell in the halls of the hotel. 
> She returned a couple of hours later having sold all of them. Her 
> extra work kept business alive.
>
> Suzanne Turner’s voice brought people to our table and her expert 
> sales skills increased our jewelry sales significantly. She has a 
> career in sales should she ever need to look again.
>
> Jordy Stringer used the power behind his voice to drive traffic to our 
> table. It was a relief to have his help since my voice was beginning 
> to fade from two days of trying to talk over the crowd.
>
> The Cincinnati chapter owes a debt of appreciation to Heather 
> Lieterman and her son Alex for spending time with me refreshing our 
> lucky Lolli pop game. Alex also helped me behind the scenes in a 
> variety of ways. I am truly grateful that I had a reliable young man 
> to call upon for what seemed to be a never ending amount of tasks.
>
> Paul Jordan literally kept Sheri Albers and me alive by going out of 
> his way to get lunch for us every day. Those who attended convention 
> know that this was no easy task. He navigated the chaotic and loud 
> crowds in and around the exhibit hall to bring us a boxed lunch every 
> day. This extremely thoughtful commitment to a couple of hungry 
> friends will not soon be forgotten.
>
> Thank you to our President, Richard Payne, for stopping by each day to 
> check on things and to lend us your voice to get more attention for 
> our table. Affiliate Presidents are pulled in a lot of directions 
> during convention so it meant a lot to me that you fit work at the 
> affiliate table in to your extremely busy schedule. Your generous 
> support made a big difference.
>
> Last but certainly not least, thank you to Sheri Albers for dedicating 
> your entire convention week to working at the affiliate table. Your 
> grace and positive attitude under pressure kept me energized. I don’t 
> know how I would have made it through the week without you. At the 
> moment when I felt the most overwhelmed I would hear Sheri’s laughter 
> and know that things were going to work out great. Thank you for your 
> leadership.
>
> Each of you are a gift to me and I consider you a valuable member of 
> team Ohio.
>
> Appreciatively yours,
>
> **
>
> *Rachel R. Kuntz*
>
> Board Member
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
>
> 937.245.0547 cell
>
> rachelrkuntz at gmail.com <mailto:rachelrkuntz at gmail.com>
>
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>
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>
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