[CT-NFB] Summer/Fall Federationist Issue

[Brianna Rigsbee]

Good evening, CT Federationists,

I hope you’re all doing well and trying to stay cool in this hot weather.

We’re approaching the time for submissions for the Federationist newsletter! I’m excited to announce a cool new addition to this, and all upcoming issues going forward to keep our CT community engaged. So read to the end of the email to find out more.

SUMMER/FALL THEME

In this upcoming issue, I’d like to focus on Independent Living. What  that means is that you’ll get a chance to share with us all your knowledge about thriving independently as a blind person. Here are a few examples:

Cooking
Tips & Tricks on cane / guide dog travel
Good ways to practice money management

Those are just a few things you could write about. If you come up with other ideas that I didn’t mention, please feel free to write about those as well. Creativity is encouraged  here, so have fun with it.
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR UPCOMING SEGMENT

This next issue will feature a spotlight on chapters and divisions in our affiliate. This community means a lot to all of us, so I thought a cool name for this new addition could be called Connecticut Game Changers.

HOW IT WORKS

There will be 2 categories: chapter/division highlights and affiliate board highlights.  I will ask the affiliate president and each chapter/division president to submit one individual to be featured in each Federationist issue. The guidelines are as follows:

Members must be in good standing: a due-paying member who always adheres to the NFB code of conduct
Members must be an active member of the NFB of CT community: attends monthly chapter/division meetings, and is helpful in growing the chapter/division

Everyone loves to be praised. So whatever cool thing(s) a member of your chapter, division, or board has done to support and enhance the success of your chapter, division, and the affiliate at large as a board member, please feel free to share with us.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Submissions for articles and highlights should be sent to me no later than Monday, August 2, 2021, at 11:59 PM. If needed, an extension will be granted on a case-by-case basis. I’d like to get this issue out by at least mid to late August, or even very early September. Please send submissions to editor.fedct at gmail.com. I get thousands of emails per day, and don’t want to lose anybody’s submissions in the clutter of non-important stuff.

Thank you all for your patience. I can’t wait to see what beautiful edition we come up with together. Let’s make some magic!

Best regards,

Bri




Brianna Rigsbee
Executive Editor | The Federationist in Connecticut
Personal email: bri.rigsbee96 at gmail.com
Direct phone: (203) 751-0199
"You can't fly unless you let yourself fall."
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