[Nfb_of_georgia] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Be a part of the history of 75

Tue Jun 17 00:21:31 UTC 2014

Stencil Tootle  2nd Vice-President, 
Legislative Chairman.  GA, 
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
315 W. Ponce De Leon Ave.
Suite 801 
Decatur, GA 30030
Office: (404) 371-1000 ext. 39
Fax: (404) 371-1002
Cell: (229) 254-6630
Email:stootle at nfbga.org

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> From: Kevan Worley via Nfbnet-members-list <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
> Date: June 16, 2014 at 1:36:48 PM EDT
> To: <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Be a part of the history of 75
> Reply-To: Kevan Worley <kevanworley at blindmerchants.org>
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> We are looking for at least 75 extremely committed Federationists to join the select committee of 75. Our work starts at the National Convention. Have you heard about the 75 Days of Action Fall campaign? With your help we will organize 75 new chapters and help to build and strengthen 75 chapters which already exist. Organizing chapters is fun. It can be one of the most rewarding parts of our Federation service. We invite our Federation brothers and sisters to take a lead role in a monumental effort. From September 2nd through November 16th we will take individual action collectively focused leading up to the beginning of the 75th year of the National Federation of the Blind.
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> Attached and pasted below, please find our special Call to Service Invitation. After reading the invitation, draft a very brief response if you are interested in becoming a member of the select committee of 75. Send your brief paragraph to <mailto:75days at nfb.org>75days at nfb.org. Do not try to answer every question. The invitation is simply a way for you to indicate your desire to serve. The questions are there to stimulate thinking. They are to serve as a starting point to help us formulate the 75 Days of Action campaign.
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> Then, get ready for convention. Please attend one of the Spirit of 75 chapter building training sessions. They are scheduled throughout the convention. Please check the agenda. Please encourage your colleagues who are interested in growing the movement to attend. There will be exciting presentations and small group activities at each session. A number of NFB leaders will be there to facilitate and share ideas about how best to build at the grassroots level. You do not have to be a part of the committee of 75 to attend these training sessions at convention. The more the merrier.
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> We do need at least 75 committed members of our movement to move forward. Get your state president to nominate you and please write your brief response to the Call to Service Invitation today.
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> As we prepare to begin our 75th year, let's build our movement in spectacular fashion. For more information, email <mailto:75days at nfb.org>75days at nfb.org or call 866-543-6808. You may also wish to join one of the Spirit of 75 open-line conference calls on Wednesday, June 18 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time; Thursday, June 19 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time; or Sunday afternoon, June 22 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Members of the 75 Days of Action steering committee will be on hand to facilitate the conversation and answer questions. To join any of these three calls dial 877-394-5901, code 4857026#.
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> Call to Service Invitation
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> Greetings fellow Federationists. More than in invitation, this is a call for individual action collectively focused. We are at the beginning of a campaign which will organize 75 new NFB chapters and target at least 75 existing chapters for significant increased development. We need at least 75 extraordinarily committed members of our movement to take real ownership of this campaign.  Join the 75 Days of Action committee and be a part of history. With your dedicated effort, this can be one of the most significant programs ever undertaken in the National Federation of the Blind. But, we really do need volunteers from our Federation family to own the campaign.
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> If you are interested in being one of the committee of 75, please ask your affiliate president to nominate you. Please write a brief paragraph, using the below questions as your guide. Please send your paragraph to <mailto:75days at nfb.org>75days at nfb.org. We need folks who are willing to give a significant commitment of time, imagination, and energy. Are you able and willing to travel across your state to help organize? Does your schedule allow and are you willing to spend a few days this fall in another city to help organize? Are you willing to spend even a little of your personal funds to help others live the life they want?
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> What does the Federation mean to you?
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> What leadership roles have you held in the National Federation of the Blind?
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> Have you helped to organize a chapter in your affiliate? Another affiliate?  If so, which chapter and affiliate?
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> What activities, fundraisers, or events have you organized or helped to organize with your chapter or affiliate?
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> How many hours a week are you willing to commit to the 75 Days of Action campaign?  (There is no minimum or maximum.)
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> If you want to be a part of the Pride of 75 please write us, no more than a page, and provide at least some of the answers to the above questions. If you have questions about the process and the campaign, please email <mailto:75days at nfb.org>75days at nfb.org  or call 866-543-6808.  The action is ours to take.
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> Kevan Worley
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> Executive Director
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> National Association of Blind Merchants
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> <http://www.blindmerchants.org>www.blindmerchants.org
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> <mailto:kevanworley at blindmerchants.org>kevanworley at blindmerchants.org
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> Cell: 303-929-2369
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> Office: 719-527-0488 Toll Free: 866-543-6808
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