[Nd-talk] NFB of ND - Newswire Vol. 1, No. 12

Tue Oct 17 01:33:59 UTC 2017

NEWSWIRE

National Federation of the Blind of

North Dakota

Vol. 1, No. 12

Next Meeting

We will be holding our next monthly meeting of the National Federation of
the Blind of North Dakota on Saturday, November 18, 2017; time: 2:00 PM at
Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream, 2211 South University Drive.

For those who are unable to make the meeting and or live too far outside of
Fargo, you can join us by phone by dialing (712) 832-8300 and enter 9381122
#, and state your name.

If you are arranging transportation with MAT Paratransit, I suggest that you
schedule your pick-up time accordingly so that you have enough time to order
something from the menu before the meeting starts. We will end the meeting
by 4 PM so schedule your return trip accordingly.

Now, if you missed our last meeting, we had about 10 people present. We are
beginning a series of seminar on the Brand and Philosophy of the National
Federation of the Blind and this is being led by Jesse Shirek who earlier
this year was sent to Baltimore, the NFB Headquarters to attend a seminar on
Communication. These sessions will last as long as it takes him to cover the
various topic areas that he needs to cover and we are basically giving a
hour for him to conduct this portion of the meeting.

Should you have questions, please contact President Milton Ota at (701)
731-0511 or by e-mail at mota1252 at gmail.com <mailto:mota1252 at gmail.com> 

Cardtronics testing

I would like to thank the Fargo Lion and the NDSU Campus Bluc Lion that help
drive both Jesse and Sherry Shirek to complete the testing of 11 different
locations. We were not the first 10-state affiliates to complete the testing
by the deadline of October 15 to get a free copy of the KNFB ReaderR to give
away at our next state convention which won't be until sometime in September
of 2018.

2018 NFB Scholarship

On November 1, 2017, application for the class of 30 scholarship will open.
A link on the http://nfbnd.org/ homepage will be put up for those interested
in applying.

You must be a senior in high school graduating in the spring of 2018,
planning to attend a trade school, community college, pursueing a 4-year
undergraduate degree or masters or doctorate, a citizen of the United
States, going to or attending an accredited program in the United States. 

Complete the online application by following the instructions on the
website, be available for an interview by the President of the affiliate,
and possibably another person at the same time with the President.

Should you be selected by the NFB Scholarship Committee in late April of
2018, you must be able to attend the National Federation of the Blind
national convention to be held in July in Orlando, Florida. This is an all
expense paid trip and must participate in all the required meetings and
programs by the scholarship committee. The dates for the convention are
tentative and will be announced sometime in November.

What you will get besides the all-expense trip-the scholarship also includes
a minimum of $3,000.00 which has no strings attached to it, and there are at
least close  to another $3,000.00 in monies and gifts.

If you have received a scholarship before, you can apply again as long as
you meet the basic requirements mention above.

Deadline for your completed application is March 31, 2018. There is no
extentions given.

For questions you may contact President Milton Ota at (701) 731-0511 or by
e-mail at mota1252 at gmail.com <mailto:mota1252 at gmail.com> 

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Sincerely,

Milton Ota, President

National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota

Web: http://nfbnd.org/

909 8th St., S.

Fargo, ND 58103-2723

Cell: (701) 731-0511

E-mail: mota1252 at gmail.com

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. THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION
SPEAKING FOR THE BLIND--IT IS THE BLIND SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES.

With Love, Hope and Determination, We Turn Dreams Into Reality.

Together We Change What It Means to Be Blind.

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