<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:12pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;">Please note: Subsidy Form is attached.</div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span><br></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CONNECTICUT<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span>NATIONAL CONVENTION & WASHINGTON SEMINAR<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span>GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBSIDIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span>DECEMBER, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>Persons seeking financial assistance to
help with National Convention or Washington Seminar expenses should tell their
chapter president. If there is no
chapter in their area, contact a state officer or director, or call our
community outreach office. Members who wish to receive a subsidy must register
ahead of time.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>Chapter presidents, directors and
officers will forward the request to the subsidy approval committee, with an
opinion on whether or not the person qualifies for our assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>Their recommendations will be based on
these guidelines:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span>-Non-first-timers must be paid-up
members of their chapter. If we don’t
have a chapter in their area, they must be members-at-large.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span>-Members must have made a consistent
contribution to our movement over the past year.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>We will subsidize a family member of
first-timers when approved by the affiliate president on a case-by-case basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>We will subsidize a blind child and one
parent or authorized guardian.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>If a couple (parents of a blind child)
wants to attend without the child, we will subsidize one parent.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>We will not subsidize those who
received our assistance last year, but failed to meet our attendance
requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>The subsidy approval committee will
make the final decisions on subsidy eligibility after getting advice from
chapter presidents and other leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>People must submit receipts for covered
expenses within 30 days of return. Receipts must be individualized; if sharing
a room, the bill must show what you paid. The same is true for airfare, food
and all other expenses. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>·<span>
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span>We will try our best to provide subsidy
advance if asked. Our ability to do this
depends on our cash flow.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><u><span>National Convention Guidelines:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span>Subsidy recipients must attend all
convention sessions and one other meeting (such as a division, board of
directors, resolutions committee, or the banquet)<b> </b>or contribute in other ways to the well-being of our movement,
such as child care, NFB of CT exhibit hall table or hospitality. Chapter
presidents are responsible for monitoring the convention session attendance of
the people in their chapter. The state
president will appoint an attendance monitor for first-timers who are not
associated with a chapter and for members-at-large. The chapter president and the attendance
monitor will report abuse of our attendance guidelines to the president as
quickly as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><u><span>Washington Seminar Guidelines:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div>
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">Subsidy recipients must attend all
Gathering In meetings and assigned legislative meetings.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">Please note: Subsidy Form is attached.</span></div></span></body></html>