[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 05/ 22/2017

Wed May 24 03:12:54 UTC 2017

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>President's Notebook
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>National Federation of the Blind
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>Mark A. Riccobono
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><mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org
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>(410) 659-9314
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>Dear Fellow Federationists,
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>The month of May is flying past and there are 
>many pressing matters impacting the members of 
>the Federation. As you know, the convention is 
>around the corner and registration will close 
>next week. With Monday being a holiday, I urge 
>everyone to work hard to make sure all members 
>are aware of the closure of preregistration next 
>week. There are a number of other items below that require your attention.
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>Please continue to give our legislative work 
>attention. Last week we nearly doubled our 
>cosponsorship for our AIM legislation. Can we do 
>that again this week? I believe we can. Keep 
>pressing the offices and the team at the 
>national office will do its part to help get it 
>done. As you know, it is always the local 
>influence that is meaningful to the members of Congress.
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>Thank you for your work on behalf of blind 
>people across the nation. I hope you have a 
>fantastic Memorial Day weekend. Thank you to all 
>of those in our Federation family who have 
>served in the military and who have lost loved ones in military service.
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>Critical Actions This Week:
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>Students, Convention Banquet, and New Opportunity:
> From Kathryn Webster - As we all know, members 
> of our Federation family join together during 
> the final moments of national convention for 
> the annual banquet of the National Federation 
> of the Blind. It is our goal for each and every 
> convention attendee to partake in this most 
> memorable event. For students, many are absent 
> due to the cost associated with the event 
> itself. This is a missed opportunity for not 
> only our students but for our organization, as 
> the annual banquet is one of the most 
> significant pieces of our family reunion. This 
> year, we are launching a banquet subsidy 
> program to encourage students to attend our 
> banquet, as well as feel financially 
> comfortable with doing so. The subsidy will 
> offset the cost by $40, which means students 
> are responsible for paying $20 out of pocket if 
> purchased during the preregistration period, or 
> $25 out of pocket if purchased after 
> preregistration closes. President Riccobono has 
> graciously agreed to help support the effort 
> with $20 toward each subsidy from our national 
> treasury, with the national student division 
> putting forth the other half ($20). We are 
> eager to make it more feasible for students to attend the banquet.
>Unfortunately, we are unable to subsidize 
>banquet tickets for all students. This is where 
>the affiliate presidents come in. We are 
>requesting your help in determining which 
>student from your state will receive this 
>subsidy. We ask that you, as the affiliate 
>president, select one well-deserving student who 
>(1) needs the financial assistance to attend and 
>may otherwise not be able to; and (2) will fully 
>embody the experience and energy our banquet 
>provides, making this investment worthwhile on all counts.
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>Please email Kathryn Webster, NABS President, at 
><mailto:nabs.president at gmail.com>nabs.president at gmail.com, 
>or call (203) 273-8463 by Monday, May 29, with 
>questions or to recommend one of your students 
>for this incredible opportunity.
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>News:
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>NFB National Convention Preregistration Deadline:
>The deadline for preregistration is in nine days 
>on Wednesday, May 31! Go 
>to<http://nfb.org/convention> nfb.org/convention 
>to preregister online or to download the 
>accessible fillable PDF form for mailing your preregistration.
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>Also remember to make your hotel reservations by 
>calling the Rosen Shingle Creek at (866) 996-6338.
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>Reminders:
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>Convention Fundraising Announcements:
>Convention is right around the corner, and with 
>it come many fundraising announcements. In an 
>effort to make the information more readily 
>available to convention attendees and cut down 
>on the number of listserv emails during the busy 
>convention season, weâ€™ve put together a 
><https://nfb.org/fundraising-announcement-form>fundraising 
>announcement form for affiliates and 
>national-level divisions. If you will be selling 
>candy, raffle tickets, or other items to benefit 
>the NFB at the convention and would like to let 
>folks know, fill out the form at 
><https://nfb.org/fundraising-announcement-form>nfb.org/fundraising-announcement-form. 
>All announcements will be posted at 
><https://nfb.org/national-fundraising-announcements>nfb.org/national-fundraising-announcements. 
>If you have any questions, please contact the 
>communications team at 
><mailto:communicationsteam at nfb.org>communicationsteam at nfb.org.
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>Â·        <http://nfb.org/state-conventions>Spring conventions
>Â·        June 4, 2017: <https://nfb.org/dot-dash>6K Dot Dash
>Â·        July 10-15, 2017: 
><https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm16/bm1611/bm161101.htm>National 
>Convention, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Florida
>Â·        July 23-29, 2017: 
><http://www.blindscience.org/nfb-youth-slam>Youth Slam, Towson University
>Â·        September 12-17, 2017: 
><http://blindmerchants.org/blast-2017/>BLAST, Nashville, Tennessee
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>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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>Mark A. Riccobono
>President
>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>(410) 659-9314 | 
><mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org
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>The National Federation of the Blind is a 
>community of members and friends who believe in 
>the hopes and dreams of the nationâ€™s blind. 
>Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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