[humanser] Paying to Join the Federation

Wed Jul 1 12:49:43 UTC 2015

Thank you very much for your offer I really appreciate it

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> On Jun 29, 2015, at 10:04 PM, Paul Martinez via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> This inquiry has been requested previously by this individual, and has
> been answered by several proud members of the National Federation of
> the Blind. As the President of the Florida Association of Blind
> Students, I personally took the time to speak to this individual about
> this situation. I offered to pay her 5 dollars membership dues for
> FABS, as long as she was an active member of the division. However,
> since the conversation there has been no interest in becoming a
> Federationist. So, I once again will extend this offer to pay for her
> membership as long as the desire and interest is there to become a
> part of the NFB family. Also, I would like to thank everyone who
> replied to this email and showed how great it is to be in the
> federation.
> 
> 
> Let's continue to build the federation!!
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Paul Martinez
> FABS President
> 
> 2nd Vice President, Board of Directors of Florida
> 
> Vice president,
> Florida State Wide Chapter
> 
>> On 6/29/15, Kaiti Shelton via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi, Roana and all,
>> 
>> I may be just another person in the choir singing the same tune here,
>> but to add to what Justin and Alex said particularly I have a few
>> thoughts.  I'm president of my state student division and in that case
>> we have mostly non-working, full-time students as members.  We collect
>> $5 dues annually.  We recently had a high school kid who is in his
>> freshman year join and it wasn't long at all before a long-time member
>> stepped up and paid his dues for him when he really didn't have money
>> of his own yet.  A gesture like that can sometimes be what it takes to
>> make a new member feel welcomed and a part of the movement, and I know
>> he appreciates it.  That is how the NFB is; we step up when we can and
>> step up for others when they cannot, but if you have the means to do
>> it you should contribute along with everyone else in the movement and
>> get more out of it.  It really is a small price to pay, even when you
>> add up several annual due costs for those of us who are active in a
>> variety of things.  I'd venture to say that is a lot of us, though,
>> and we're all willing to feed into the movement so we can get the most
>> out of it for all.
>> 
>> You only get out of something what you put into it.  If no one paid
>> dues the NFB wouldn't have money to work with and do all the wonderful
>> things it does.  This also goes for state affiliates and divisions at
>> the national and state levels.
>> 
>>> On 6/29/15, Serena Cucco via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi Roanna,
>>> 
>>> As Alex said earlier, if someone cannot afford to pay for membership,
>>> the division could probably think of a solution.  Also, since all the
>>> NFB divisions operate the same way with paying dues without any
>>> problem, I'm not sure that having membership be free would increase
>>> membership.  The number of members we have has to do with the number
>>> of human services professionals or interested Federationists there
>>> are.
>>> 
>>> Serena
>>> 
>>>> On 6/29/15, Roanna Bacchus via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi Serena I think if membership was free more people would join
>>>> our organization.  Many people cannot afford to pay for
>>>> membership each year.
>>>> 
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>> Kaiti
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> Paul M. Martinez
> President,  Florida Association of Blind Students
> Second Vice President, NFBFL Board of Directors
> Vice President, Florida State Wide Chapter
> Paul09ms at gmail.com
> Ph: 813-390-5720
> The national Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
> obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life
> you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
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