[Cinci-nfb] Volunteer Appreciation

[Elif Emir Öksüz]

It was an excellent team work. I saw Sheri and Rachael on duty, they
were still fascinating even at 9pm.
Thank you everybody for their contribution.


2016-07-09 9:30 GMT-04:00, Joy Thomas via Cinci-nfb <cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org>:
> Thank you alll to Team Ohio.  Rachael, thanks for taking the time to
> thank everyone, personally.
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> Joy,  Thomas
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> On 7/7/2016 7:38 PM, Rachel Kuntz via Cinci-nfb wrote:
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>> 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,
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>> **
>>
>> *Rachel R. Kuntz*
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>> Board Member
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>> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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>> 937.245.0547 cell
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>> rachelrkuntz at gmail.com <mailto:rachelrkuntz at gmail.com>
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>> www.nfbohio.org <http://www.nfbohio.org/>
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>> *Live the life you want**…**Blindness is not what holds you back.*
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