[Community-service] Fwd: NFB of Palm Beach December Newsletter

Sun Dec 2 04:44:37 UTC 2018

Thanks,

Tekesha Saffold
Consumer Advocate and Consultant of the Palm Beaches 

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> From: <tnsaffold82 at gmail.com>
> Date: December 1, 2018 at 10:57:39 PM EST
> To: <tnsaffold82 at gmail.com>
> Subject: NFB of Palm Beach December Newsletter
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> NFB OF PALM BEACH DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
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> Let’s recite the NFB Pledge:
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> I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.
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> Greetings Federation Family! The National Federation of the Blind Palm Beach Chapter is honored to have you at our monthly meeting on Saturday December 8th at Duffy’s 11935 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, FL from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. During this meeting, we will be having our holiday party, so bring your holiday cheer!
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> Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much!
> Helen Keller
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> Happy Birthday or Happy Anniversary from the NFB Palm Beach Chapter if you are celebrating any special occasions this month. Enjoy each moment like it is your last and many blessings!
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> Looking for holiday ideas? NFB-NEWSLINE has added our holiday sales circulars!
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> NFB-NEWSLINE has just added our celebrated holiday ads. This year we will have the usual ads from Target and Walmart, plus we have added Ace Hardware, Best Buy, Home Depot, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Kohl's, Lowes, Office Depot, Staples, and Walgreens. To read these holiday ads using the telephone access method, press 5 off the main menu for Newspapers in a Different State, and then choose 5 for Holiday Shopping Advertisements. To read the holiday ads using NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile, choose Publications, Publication Options, Publication Groups and then Holiday Shopping Advertisements.
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> Tell a friend about NFB-NEWSLINE, or better yet, help them sign up by calling (866) 504-7300 or visiting www.nfbnewsline.org. Give the gift of print through access to news and information with NFB-NEWSLINE. As always it is free to use and free to sign up!
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> Happy Holidays from your NFB-NEWSLINE Team.
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> Live the life you want, and have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year from your friends at NFB-NEWSLINE.
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> Fundraiser Info:
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> The Holiday Raffle Calendar
> This year we will kick off on Saturday, December 1, 2018 and run through Monday, December 31, 2018.
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> The raffle is as follows:
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> Each day a winner will be drawn.  Monday through Friday the prize is $25.00. On Saturday and Sunday, the prize is $50.00, and this year there is an extra bonus, on New Year5’s Eve, December 31st, the winner will win $200.00.
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> In addition, the chapter that sells the lucky ticket on December 31st will also win $200.00.
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> NFB of Palm Beach Holiday 50-50 Raffle ticket Sale!!!
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> When: December 8th, 2018 during our holiday party
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> Cost: $ 5 donation
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> Please support the programs of the chapter; we greatly appreciate your support.
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> Social Security Benefits to Increase in 2019
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> Posted on October 11, 2018 by Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications
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> Each year we announce the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Usually there
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> is an increase in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amount people receive each month,
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> starting the following January. By law, federal benefits increase when the cost of living rises, as measured by the
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> Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
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> The CPI-W rises when prices increase for the things the average consumer buys. This means that when prices for goods and
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> services we purchase become more expensive, on average, the COLA increases monthly benefit levels and helps you keep up
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> with the changing cost of living.
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> As a result, more than 67 million Americans will see a 2.8 percent increase in their Social Security and SSI benefits in
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> 2019.
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> January 2019 marks other changes that will happen based on the increase in the national average wage index. For example,
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> the maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll tax, as well as the retirement earnings test exempt
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> amount, will change in 2019.
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> Want to know your new benefit amount as soon as possible? In December 2018, we will post Social Security COLA notices
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> online for retirement, survivors, and disability beneficiaries who have a my Social Security account. You will be able to
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> view and save these COLA notices securely via the Message Center inside my Social Security.
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> Be the first to know! Sign up for or log in to your personal my Social Security account today and choose email or text
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> Washington Seminar
> The Washington Seminar is an annual event of the National Federation of the Blind where hundreds of members of the NFB come together in Washington, DC to learn about and advocate for legislative initiatives that will improve the lives of blind Americans.
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> Approximately three legislative initiatives are chosen for priority attention each year. These initiatives are selected from official positions of the NFB and can address concerns in the following areas: relevant civil rights issues; educational programs and services; rehabilitation of the blind for competitive employment; the operation of vending facilities by blind persons on public property; specialized library services for the blind; the organization and funding of federal programs; Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income programs; and other timely topics.
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> More than five hundred people from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico typically attend. 
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> Dates
> Monday, January 28, through Thursday, January 31, 2019
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> Location
> Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol
> 550 C Street, SW
> Washington, DC 20024
> 202-479-4000
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> Agenda
> Great Gathering-In—Monday, January 28, 2019
> The Great Gathering-In is the very exciting opening session of Washington Seminar. It will begin Monday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol (Capitol Ballroom) and will adjourn promptly at 7:00 p.m.
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> Congressional Appointments—Tuesday, January 29 through Thursday, January 31, 2019
> Legislative appointments should be made for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the Senate and House office buildings. A meeting for NFB members to review progress and provide guidance will occur on Wednesday evening.
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> The full 2019 agenda will be available closer to the event. 
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> Florida Outreach Center 2019 Schedule:
> Here is our Workshops and Activities Schedule for the first half of 2019!
> January 16 (Workshop) Palm Tran Connect & Passweb.palmtran.org
> January 31 (Activity) Upick Strawberry Girls
> February 20 (Workshop) Seeing AI
> February 28 (Activity) Manatee Viewing Station
> March 13 (Workshop) Shopping on Your Device
> March 28 (Activity) Delray Boat Cruise
> April 17 (Workshop) Technology Showcase
> April 25 (Activity) Picnic on Peanut Island
> May 15 (Workshop) Social Media
> May 30 (Activity) Diva Duck
> June 19 (Workshop) Online Grocery Shopping
> June 27 (Activity) Craft in two hours
> RSVP for times and details
> Palm Tran Ticket Reimbursement and Snacks Provided
> Spaces Limited
> Call Carolyn Lapp to make reservations 561-642-0005
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> *New Information: Just Us Blind Girls of Palm Beach Support Group
> Please come and join us at our regular monthly meeting which is every third Wednesday of each month.
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> This is an organization for adult blind women. The purpose of the organization is to show blind women that they can strive to be more independent, self-sufficient, active and self-confident. There is a lot more to come in the near future. Come and give us a chance; we are on the move. All women are invited to come to our meetings.
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> The mission of the National Federation of the Blind is to achieve widespread emotional acceptance and intellectual understanding that the real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight but the misconceptions and lack of information which exist. We do this by bringing blind people together to share successes, to support each other in times of failure, and to create imaginative solutions.
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> “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." Eleanor Roosevelt
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