[Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior division Monthly Phone Meeting Reminder- September, Monday the 29th!
Barbara Loos
beloos at neb.rr.com
Sun Sep 28 13:49:16 UTC 2014
Our thoughts and prayerws are with you, Tammy and Dave.
We look forward to seeing you when that is possible.
Barbara & Brad
-----Original Message-----
From: Nebraska-senior-blind
[mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert Leslie
Newman via Nebraska-senior-blind
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 1:21 PM
To: 'Tammy Freitag'; 'Nebraska Senior Blind Info and Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior division Monthly Phone
Meeting Reminder- September, Monday the 29th!
Tammy & Dave
Hey you two!!! Dave, our thoughts are with you. And I know, that with your
positive spirit, your recovery will be a good and complete one.
Hope to see you two sometime sooner than later.
(We will give you guys a full report!)
-----Original Message-----
From: Nebraska-senior-blind
[mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tammy Freitag
via Nebraska-senior-blind
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 10:53 AM
To: Karen Lemmon; Nebraska Senior Blind Info and Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior division Monthly Phone
Meeting Reminder- September, Monday the 29th!
David and I will not be on the call. David has had a triple bypass and is
undergoing rehab. We will be laying low for a while. Hope you have a great
time at convention.
On 9/27/14, Karen Lemmon via Nebraska-senior-blind
<nebraska-senior-blind at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Me again!
>
> One correction in the letter I sent to you about the Ski for Light
> program and that is in reassessing the grant that we have for
> Veterans, the Black Hills Ski for Light Board of Directors has
> reported to us that the transportation expense to Deadwood would not be
covered for the Veterans.
> Disabled veterans must be blind or in some way physically challenged
> to qualify for a 100 per cent expense paid event but it will not cover
> the expense of traveling to Deadwood! In other words the cost for the
> Veteran for transportation will be the same as for other
> participants. At this time to ride the 'Midwest' bus it will cost $200
> round trip with inner-city transportation included. We are seeking
> financial support to raise $6,000 for the bus which will reduce the
> rate per individual. . The $50 deposit
is
> required to hold your seat! Sorry about the confusion, we are just
> using this first year to get organized!
>
> This is the peak of opportunity SO .Try it, You'll
> like
it!
>
> KLem
>
>
>
> From: Nebraska-senior-blind
> [mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert
> Leslie Newman via Nebraska-senior-blind
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 9:40 PM
> To: 0senior division listserv
> Subject: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior division Monthly Phone
Meeting
> Reminder- September, Monday the 29th!
>
>
>
> HEY.as in Hello! I'm hoping you can join us on our September 29th
> phone meeting. We need to talk about convention. Even if you are not
> able to attend, we still need your input, and you need to know what
> the rest of us are doing; this is our Division.
>
>
>
> Here are the facts and numbers needed to get on the call:
>
> The Date: Monday September 29th
>
> The Time: 7:30 PM CT and 6:30 PM MT (This was a compromise)
>
> Phone# 2675070400
>
> Access Code# 203747Pound
>
>
>
> To aid us in our discussion for the upcoming meeting, here are
> relevant notes from the Division's most recent Board of Directors
> Meeting, June
9th,
> plus I just now added in some commentary, and a fleshing out of the
> proposed agenda
>
> The main discussion was about the state convention in October.
>
> The topic of discussion, sharing of alternatives, will center around
> the theme of exercise, which will be a significant element to the
> prime theme of health, throughout the convention. After discussion,
> it was concluded
that
> mental exercise might be an important topic. Robert will contact
> appropriate agencies to see if someone can come and talk to our
> division about keeping mentally alert; possibly with some mental games
> to help with memory. Robert also filled us in with what was in a box
> from our former President Fatos Floyd. There were still raffle
> tickets available which we decided we could sell. Discussion about
> whether we wanted to sell tickets before the state convention. It was
> decided to check with members to see if they would be willing to do
> so. Also decided to sell tickets for $1 per ticket with the prize
> being half the profits.
>
>
>
> Also discussed whether selling pieces of cake at the meeting as a fund
> raiser; decision to be made later.
>
>
>
> Discussion about the order of events at the Senior Division annual
> meeting at state convention: Among the subjects were when to have
> election, when
to
> have the national representative speak, how long to have registration
> open before lunch. And we will pay for lunch of any speakers we might
> have
about
> mental exercise.
>
>
>
> -Registration would take place starting at 11:30. If someone is a
> member, they are asked to pay dues. Note, we need to advertise this
> notion of dues and it won't then be a surprise; also check on contact
> information. And if a person is not a member, ask them to join, dues
> are $10.00; also check on contact information. And in both of these
> cases, check on status of the Braille Monitor
> (Receiving-SignUp-Cancel-WhatFormat).
>
>
>
> -Introductions: Welcome and update our guests; Have all present
> introduce themselves; Eat; Keynote speaker presents; Start Business
> meeting;
Officers
> give yearly report; HAVE PEOPLE Give personal testimonies; Have
> Elections; Plan for next year.
>
>
>
> Robert stated, that even if we do not fill all board positions, that
> will not stop us from running an effective senior division. We need to
> touch base with each member to see who is coming. See who is
> interested in helping
run
> the division. (Nancy Oltman does not plan to run (she is the secretary ).
> Sheryl and Karen and Robert will plan to carry on with taking a position.
>
>
>
> ***And in the theme of health, of living the life you want. Below is
> the content of a message from Karen Lemmon. It is about a skiing trip
> to the ski slopes in South Dakota. This could be a real confidence
> builder for some people! And of course, a pleasurable trip from the
> get-go.
>
> would
>
> Dear Friends
>
> Past clients of the NCBVI with the help of Fontenelle Tours and arrow
> Bus Line are excited to offer an opportunity to the blind, visually
> impaired and physically challenged individuals to travel to the
> week-long Black Hills Ski for Light winter event in Deadwood, south
> Dakota January 25-30,2015!
> The week-long program is of course a lot of fun but any participant
> or volunteer for the program would tell you that more than that it is
the
> most inspiring and motivating event offered to blind, low vision or
> otherwise physically challenged individuals. Persons with physical
> and vision challenges are constantly dealing with obstacles in their
> daily life.
> The Ski for Light program provides a break from the constant attention
> of dealing with blindness or mobility problems while the program also
> builds confidence and the wonderful feeling of independence that is
> often lost to the blind and physically challenged as they deal with
> the problems dealt
to
> them by an often prejudice society. The program is available to all
> individuals who are meeting these challenges in life but as usual the
> transportation to such an event is difficult. With the help of Ward
> and Kathy Kinney of Fontenelle tours and Arrow Bus Line there will be a
bus
> leaving Omaha on January 25 to the Black Hills of south Dakota to
> attend
> this event. The bus will return on January 30. We will make stops
across
> Nebraska to pick up interested participants. You need to make
> arrangements now with Fontenelle Tours to reserve your seat on the Bus!
>
> What is the Ski for Light event?
>
> The event is a wonderful get away that has fringe benefits offered as
> you become successful in outdoor activities that even you may have
> thought
were
> not possible for you. The week-long event each January offers lodging,
> meals, entertainment, all ski equipment, lift ticket, sleds,
> snowmobiles, all in city transportation and a banquet ticket for each
> participant at the cost of $200 or if individuals qualify they may
> receive financial aid and then the cost is $100 for the week. If you
> are a disabled veteran due to sight or other physical challenges your
> cost is $0 for the event as
well
> as transportation!
>
> How do I reserve my seat on the bus?
>
> Now is the time to contact Fontenelle Tours to reserve your space on
> the bus. We are asking for a $50 deposit which will be applied to the
> total
of
> the cost of your travel. At this time the round-trip cost is $200 but
> we are working on grants and donations to lessen this expense.).Our
> reserved bus is wheel chair equipped. Fill out the bus application
> form and send it and
$50
> to the Fontenelle Tour address below If you are a disabled veteran due
> to sight or physical challenges, fill out the attached application and
> mail
it
> in..you do not have to include the $50 deposit . Get this application
> in now as this will hold your seat on the bus. For your convenience,
> when Fontenelle Tours receives your bus application , they will mail
> to you the application for the event. Fill this application out and
> mail it to the Black Hills Ski for Light address below..
>
> Are there other ways to get involved if you do not qualify as a
> participant?!
>
> Another way to participate is as a volunteer for the event and
> volunteers will receive the same transportation offering as
> participants as long as there is room on the bus! Volunteers in the
> program get a reduced rate of
> $200 for the lodging and will receive meals if they pay for the meal
> package which is $68 for the week. They also have all ski equipment
> and lift tickets
> paid. Volunteer cost. total for the event is $268
> Volunteers will also need to pay the bus transportation fee which is
> separate and should be held with a $50 deposit to Fontenelle tours now
> to hold your seat! . To be a volunteer contact the Ski for Light
> program. To ride the bus contact Fontenelle Tours. Both are listed below.
>
> If you cannot attend as a volunteer but would like to help
> us get the cost of the bus lowered, you may send donations to
> Fontenelle
Tours
> whose address is listed below.
>
>
>
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>
> IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION
>
>
>
> To hold a seat on the bus each participant should send a deposit of
> $50 to
> :
>
> Fontenelle Tours
>
> 2008 W. Broadway #329
>
> Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501
>
> Phone: (712) 366-9596
>
>
>
> (This deposit is part of the $total expense of the bus transportation)
>
> Make checks payable to Fontenelle Tours
>
> : bhsfl.org
>
> Mailing address: BHSFL
>
> PO Box 3707
>
> Rapid City, South Dakota 57709-3707
>
> phone number is 1-605-341-3626:
>
> Participation fees and application should be sent to this address.
> Checks payable to Black Hills Ski for Light
>
> For further information contact:
>
> Karen Lemmon
>
> phone 308-667-2054
>
> email: <mailto:klemmon at bbcwb.net> klemmon at bbcwb.net or
>
> Warren Bennett
>
> 308 991 8212
>
>
>
> Please help us get this information to the blind, visually impaired,
> physically challenged or volunteering individuals who are interested
> in this awesome event.
>
>
>
> * REMEMBER: DISABLED VETERANS MAY TRAVEL WITH US AND ATTEND THE BLACK
HILLS
> SKI FOR LIGHT EVENT AT NO COST !!!
>
> Thanks
>
> Karen Lemmon, Warren Bennett, Carolyn Schaeffer, Nancy Galloway, Kim
> richards, and George fisher (SFL Nebraska participants)
>
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> APPLICATION FOR BUS TRANSPORTATION
>
> TO BLACK HILLS SKI FOR LIGHT
>
>
>
> ______check here if you are a disabled Veteran.
>
>
>
> TO RIDE THE BUS FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SHORT FORM AND MAIL IT ALONG
> WITH YOUR $50 deposit to hold your bus seat:
>
> Fontenelle Tours
>
> 2008 W. Broadway #329
>
> Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501
>
> Phone: (71(2) 366-9596)
>
> We prefer checks or money orders
>
> Name_______________________________________________
>
>
>
> Mailing
> Address________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> Phone number_________________ email address
______________________________
>
>
>
> Appropriately Check below so that we provide adequate service to you:
>
> ____ I travel with a service dog
>
> ____I use a wheel chair
>
> ____ other accommodations you may need on the Bus
>
>
:___________________________________________________________________________
> ______________________________________________________________
>
>
>
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>
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
>
> Personal Website-
>
> Adjustment To Blindness And Visual impairment
>
> http//www.thoughtprovoker.info
>
> NFB Writers' Division, president
>
> http://writers.nfb.org
>
> Chair of the NFB Communications Committee
>
> Nebraska Senior Division, Vice President
>
>
>
>
--
Independence is yours . Are you willing to reach for it?
Tammy
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