[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 01/ 21/2019

[David Andrews]

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>President's Notebook
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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 Federationists,
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>Last night I had the opportunity to speak to 
>some of our students who will be attending the 
>Washington Seminar next week. It was clear from 
>their enthusiasm that they are ready to help us 
>articulate and achieve our legislative 
>priorities for 2019. Keep in mind that mentoring 
>these young folks to understand our organization 
>and to feel they are integral to the movement 
>should be our top priority. It gave me great 
>hope to experience the wonderful pool of young 
>leaders you all have cultivated at the local 
>level. Thank you for all of your work.
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>Those traveling to Washington Seminar should be 
>prepared to expect longer lines than usual at 
>security due to the difficulties of the 
>government shut down. I do not want anyone to 
>miss their flight because they did not account for this disruption.
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>Safe travels to all, Mark
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>News:
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>Washington Seminar Social Media - #NFBInDC:
>Washington Seminar is almost here! Whether or 
>not you will be joining us in Washington DC, 
>follow our activities on the Hill. This year we 
>have a new hashtag for social media. In your 
>posts about Washington Seminar, please use the 
>hashtag #NFBInDC. We are looking forward to 
>seeing your pictures and hearing about your DC activities on social media.
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>Greyhound Secret Shopper Participants:
>Congratulations to the states that have 
>participated thus far in the NFB’s Greyhound 
>secret shopper program: Alabama, Arkansas, 
>California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of 
>Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, 
>Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
>Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, 
>Mississippi, and Missouri. We are now halfway 
>through the secret shopper program, and the data 
>we have gathered has been critical to monitoring 
>whether Greyhound call center operators are 
>waiving call center booking fees for blind 
>customers who experience difficulty booking 
>tickets through Greyhound's website or mobile 
>apps. For more information on this important 
>program, contact Valerie Yingling at 
><mailto:vyingling at nfb.org>vyingling at nfb.org or 
><https://nfb.org/legal#Travel>visit the NFB's legal program webpage.
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>Reminders:
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>National Convention Hotel Block is Open:
>We are excited to be hosting our convention at 
>the beautiful Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. As 
>is the case every year, we have once again 
>arranged for exceptional room rates. Unlike in 
>years past, the same enviable rate of $99 per 
>night applies to singles and doubles as well as 
>triples and quads. Hotel and sales taxes are 
>13.38 percent and 8.25 percent, respectively. 
>The resort fee (normally $37 a night) will be 
>waived for NFB convention attendees. However, 
>fees for internet access, local and toll-free 
>calls, and fitness center access may apply.
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>To make reservations for the 2019 convention, 
>you can call the hotel at 877-632-9001. The 
>hotel will take a deposit of the first night’s 
>room rate for each room and will require a 
>credit card or a personal check. If you use a 
>credit card, the deposit will be charged against 
>your card immediately. If a reservation is 
>cancelled before Friday, June 1, half of the 
>deposit will be returned. Otherwise refunds will not be made.
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>    * January 28, 2019: Great Gathering-In; 
> <https://nfb.org/washington-seminar>Washington Seminar begins, Washington, DC
>    * March 28-29, 2019: 
> <https://nfb.org/law-symposium>Jacobus tenBroek 
> Law Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland
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>·         March 31, 2019: 
><https://nfb.org/scholarships>NFB scholarship application deadline
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>·         April 15, 2019: 
><https://nfb.org/programs/dr-jacob-bolotin-awards>Dr. 
>Jacob Bolotin Award application deadline
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>    * June 16-22, 2019: 
> <http://www.blindscience.org/nfbeq>NFB EQ, Baltimore, Maryland
>    * July 7-12, 2019: 
> <https://nfb.org/convention/2019>NFB National Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
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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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