[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 06/ 03/2019

[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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>Dear Fellow Federationists,
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>It is June and that means we are in the final 
>month of planning for our national convention. I 
>am feeling the excitement of the convention 
>anticipation. There will be a lot of information 
>about the convention coming your way, so please 
>read your convention-related emails closely. A 
>reminder to our first-time delegates that we 
>have a call on Wednesday evening to help with your convention preparation.
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>The final Presidential Release before the 
>convention should be coming out early tomorrow.
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>During our calls with chapter presidents we are 
>finding that a number of our chapter presidents 
>are not aware of our listserv specifically for 
>chapter presidents. When you have a new 
>president in one of your chapters, please be 
>sure to ask David Andrews, 
><mailto:david.andrews at nfbnet.org>david.andrews at nfbnet.org, 
>to add them to the listserv and to remove the 
>previous president. This is a good way to get 
>new presidents plugged into a leadership 
>community quickly, and to help them find answers to their questions.
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>News:
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>Annual Report:
>The National Federation of the Blind 
><https://www.nfb.org/about-us/annual-report-and-financials/2018-annual-report>2018 
>Annual Report is available for review. The 
>annual report reflects highlights of several 
>programs, stories from members, and the audited financial statements.
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>Scholarship Breakfast:
>Thank you to those states that have already 
>contributed to fund the 2019 scholarship 
>breakfast. If your state has not yet donated, 
>there is still need for your support. The 
>breakfast is the only opportunity the 
>scholarship finalists have to meet and talk with 
>the entire committee in an informal setting 
>without prepared remarks or microphones. As 
>such, it is a critical event in the week-long 
>scholarship experience and gives the committee 
>some of their best opportunities to come to know 
>each finalist, and for the finalists to come to 
>know the committee and the Federation.
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>Please make your contributions payable to the 
>NFB of Colorado and mail them to Lisa Bonderson 
>/ LaBarre Law Offices, P.C. / 1660 S Albion, Suite 918 / Denver, CO 80222.
>The scholarship committee would appreciate receiving all funds by June 15.
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>Legislative Update:
>Congress is back in session this week and will 
>continue to work up to the Independence Day 
>holiday. Before we gather in Las Vegas for our 
>national convention, it is critical that members 
>of Congress hear from us regarding the 
>Transformation to Competitive Employment Act 
>(H.R. 873 and S. 260.) Please call your 
>representative and senators and ask them to 
>cosponsor H.R. 873 or S. 260. Currently we have 
>forty-one cosponsors in the House and six in the 
>Senate. You can contact the offices in question 
>by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 
>202-224-3121. If you send an email, please copy 
><mailto:gcazares at nfb.org>Gabe Cazares in your correspondence.
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>Lyft at Convention:
>We are excited to announce that we have 
>partnered with Lyft to hold an autonomous 
>vehicle demonstration at national convention. A 
>select number of attendees will have the 
>opportunity to ride in the Lyft vehicles and 
>provide important feedback on the technology. 
>Participants will be randomly selected from our 
>list of preregistered attendees. However, the 
>opportunity for riding in Lyft’s autonomous 
>vehicles is still available for people in Las 
>Vegas. If attendees use Lyft during their time 
>in Las Vegas, they can check the option on the 
>app to participate in the autonomous vehicle 
>rideshare service. Please note: not all Las 
>Vegas Lyft cars are autonomous vehicles.
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>NFB Camp Registration:
>The deadline for NFB camp registration is June 
>15. The registration is at 
><https://nfb.org/nfb-camp-registration-form>https://nfb.org/nfb-camp-registration-form. 
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>    * June 16-22, 2019: 
> <https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/national-center-blind-youth-science>NFB 
> EQ, Baltimore, Maryland
>    * June 25, 2019: 
> <https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/accessibility-boutiques>Accessibility 
> Boutique - Nonvisual Accessibility of G-Suite Products, Baltimore, Maryland
>    * July 7-12, 2019: 
> <https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention>NFB 
> National Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
>    * February 10, 2020: Great Gathering-In; Washington Seminar begins
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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 hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. 
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