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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Attached and below please find an updated National Convention Subsidy Guidelines and Form. Our affiliate board voted to award $750.00 for subsidies to the National Convention this year. If you plan to attend our National Convention in person and would like to be considered for a subsidy, please read the guidelines as well as NFB’s code of conduct prior to completing the form.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CONNECTICUT<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>NATIONAL CONVENTION & WASHINGTON SEMINAR<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBSIDIES<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>UPDATED 4/11/2022<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>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 Lucia Lee at 860-289-1971. Members who wish to receive a subsidy must register ahead of time.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>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></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Their recommendations will be based on these guidelines:<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>-All members must be paid-up members of the affiliate and their chapter. If there is no chapter in their area, they must be members-at-large.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>-Members must have made a consistent contribution to our movement over the past year.<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>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></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>We will subsidize a blind child and one parent or authorized guardian.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>If a couple (parents of a blind child) want to attend without the child, we will subsidize one parent.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>We will not subsidize those who received our assistance last year but failed to meet our attendance requirements.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>The subsidy approval committee will make the final decisions on subsidy eligibility after getting advice from chapter presidents and other leaders. The committee may only be able to distribute a limited number of subsidies based on the financial situation and needs of the affiliate. Not all qualified and recommended applicants may receive a subsidy. Applicants should also consider seeking support from their local chapter or an appropriate division; the ability of an applicant’s chapter or division to assist may be a factor in the subsidy approval committee’s decision-making.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>People must submit receipts for covered expenses within 30 days of return. Receipts must be individualized; if sharing a room, the bill must show your part of the payment. The same is true for airfare, food, and all other expenses. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK3'>Subsidy advances will only be provided in extenuating circumstances. In such extenuating circumstances, subsidy advances will in most cases be in the form of the affiliate directly covering an expense required in advance such as purchasing an airline or train ticket for a recipient or making a hotel deposit.<o:p></o:p></span></a></li></ul><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK3'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK4'></span><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><b><u>National Convention Guidelines:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Subsidy recipients must attend all convention sessions and the Connecticut Caucus. Also, 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 childcare, NFB of CT exhibit hall table, Independence Market, 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></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><b><u>Washington Seminar Guidelines:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Subsidy recipients must attend all Training meetings, the Great Gathering In, and assignment of legislative meetings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><b><u>National Federation of the Blind’s Code of Conduct:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Please read and agree to the National Federation of the Blind’s Code of Conduct. It can be found at <a href="https://nfb.org/code-conduct" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;background:white'>Code of Conduct</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></p><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span></u></b><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center'><b>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CT<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center'><b>REQUEST FOR SUBSIDY<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center'><b>NATIONAL CONVENTION OR WASHINGTON SEMINAR<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>I am applying for a subsidy for the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>_____National Convention<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>_____Washington Seminar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Name: ________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Address: _______________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Phone Number: _________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>E-mail: _________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>I am involved with the NFB of CT by one or more of the following:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>____Chapter Meetings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>____Member-At-Large<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>____Outreach Tables<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>____CT Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>____CT Association of Guide Dog Users<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>____NOPBC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>____Other ______________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>If I am accepted, I will turn in my receipts, totaling over the amount the affiliate has awarded for that year (airfare, hotel, etc.) within 30 days of returning.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>_____I agree to abide by the rules that are attached. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>______I also have read and agree to the National Federation of the Blind’s Code of Conduct.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Signed: ______________________________________________ Date: ________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>