[il-talk] please help our vendors

[Bill Reif]

Thanks Dave for posting this! I did this a couple weeks ago.


One thing people may have trouble with is the length of the link, which 
might not fit on one line in certain email browsers. I noticed in this 
message that the link appears on two lines, and that pressing enter on 
it will give the error "nothing here". If your line ends where mine did 
and you get such an error, try pressing alt-d in your web browser, 
pressing right arrow, and typing in the last part of the line, which in 
my case was _commercialization. The line may end differently on your 
end. This is a good strategy whenever you have a link from an email that 
appears broken. Strangely enough, I was able to post it on one line in 
this message, as I have below.


https://nfb.constituentvoice.net/nfbaction/us-nabm_online_letter_to_congress_commercialization


Cordially,

Bill Reif



On 10/20/2017 5:36 PM, David Meyer via IL-Talk wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
>   
>
> The latest edition of the Vendors Weekly Update has an article that will
> explain why we all need to oppose hr1990. There is a link within that
> article that will permit you to fill out a form which will generate letters
> to our Senators and your representative. This is an issue that is not going
> away. We need to do all we can to keep an excellent employment opportunity
> viable for the blind of the nation. I filled out the information and it took
> less than five minutes to do. You will find the letter below my signature.
>
> If we vigourously oppose privatization of rest areas, we may keep an
> excellent economic opportunity open for us. If we do not act and hr1990
> passes, we have ourselves to blame.
>
> David Meyer, NFB of Illinois
>
> Coordinator and Channel Administrator, NFB-NewsLine
>
>   
>
> **2 Rest Area Commercialization, the threat is real
>
> I received a call today from one of our rest area operators, IDOT was
> standing in their rest area  surveying the passerby's. I suggested to him
> that he gets up in there and let those folks know what  harm could be done
> by them unknowingly answering the questions wrong.
>
> I know this has been circulated, but it is worth circulating again. If you
> run a rest area or not,  it's important to protect the priority for all
> blind and visually impaired individuals in the  United States. All hands on
> deck please.
>
> Shared by Terry Smith, NFBEI
>
> See message below from NABM President Nicky Gacos.
>
> Hello All: Several weeks ago, we circulated a link that would allow you to
> send letters directly to  your members of Congress expressing concern over
> proposed legislation to allow commercialization of  the interstate rest
> areas. Such legislation would be devastating to blind vendors who operate
> vending at interstate rest areas and to SLA's who rely on funds from third
> party vendors at these  sites to operate their program and to offer benefits
> to their vendors. Rest area commercialization  would result in almost 400
> lost jobs, the loss of fringe benefits for hundreds, and lost revenue  with
> which to operate the programs.
>
> We've had a good response so far; however, with summer over, the kids back
> in school, and BLAST out  of the way, it is time to ramp things up again.
> Please go to
> https://nfb.constituentvoice.net/nfbaction/us-nabm_online_letter_to_congress
> _commercialization  and register your concerns. It will take you less than 2
> minutes.
>
> Once you have sent your letters, please:
>
> 1. Ask friends and family to do the same;
>
> 2. Post it on your Facebook page and/or Twitter account and ask all of your
> social media friends to  log on and send letters;
>
> 3. Forward this email to every vendor in your state and stress the
> importance of letting their  voices be heard.
>
> Together, we can make a difference. ACT NOW!
>
> Nicky Gacos, President
>
> National Association of Blind Merchants
>
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