[NFBAZ-EastValleyChapter] Fwd: [Nfbaz-news] NFBAZ News - June 6, 2021

[Megan Homrighausen]

Hello East Valley,

Please read important news and legislative updates from our affiliate below. Also, don’t forget to register now for our state convention. You can find the link below. Let us know if you have any questions. 

Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Megan Homrighausen


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> From: "nfb.az.president--- via Nfbaz-news" <nfbaz-news at az.nfb.org>
> Date: June 6, 2021 at 7:17:35 PM MST
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> Cc: nfb.az.president at gmail.com
> Subject: [Nfbaz-news] NFBAZ News - June 6, 2021
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> NFB News:
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> Access Technology Affordability Act – we are making a big push to reach out to our members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to increase the number of co-sponsors. With enough co-sponsors we have a good chance of having this legislation added to the American Jobs Act. Please reach out to our two senators and your representative as soon as possible. If you need any assistance contacting your members of congress, please contact your chapter or division president, or me at nfb.az.president at gmail.com.
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> Live and In-Person Meetings – at the May quarterly board meeting the board voted to form a small committee to discuss the process for resuming live and in-person meetings. As local communities begin easing restrictions we want to make sure we take a thoughtful and well thought approach to how we resume meeting face to face. Keeping in mind an atmosphere of inclusivity and safety. The committee is meeting within the next two weeks and we plan to issues some directions soon after the meeting.
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> State Convention Seminars – our goal is to have the agenda for this year’s state convention done and posted on-line by August 1, 2021. This is dependent on receiving all seminar and sponsor information on a timely basis.
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> If you are interested in presenting a seminar at the state convention, your written description for the seminar needs to be submitted no later than June 30, 2021. Please send the information to nfb.az.president at gmail.com with “State Convention Seminar” in the subject line.
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> State Convention Registration – Registration is open. Please visit our website at http://www.az.nfb.org and register to attend our 75th annual convention. You must register no later than  Registration is free! However, if you have the ability to contribute to our organization, please consider making a financial contribution.
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> Fundraising – The affiliate currently has several fundraising  activities happening right now or in the works.
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> Out West Gifts and the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona have partnered for a unique fundraiser to sell 100 personalized drinking cups that you can take anywhere or give as gifts! Not just any cups, these change color when cold liquid is poured inside. Wanna help us reach our 100-cup sales goal? Click on this link to order: Out West Gifts – Support NFB of AZ. For more information about this unique fundraiser, please visit our website at http://www.az.nfb.org/conventions.
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> You can also support the National Federation of the Blind by shopping with Amazon Smile. Information about signing up for Amazon Smile and selecting the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona as your charity of choice can be found on her home page at http://www.az.nfb.org. For every qualifying purchase you make, a percentage of the price is donated to the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona.
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> See’s Candy Fundraiser – please stay tuned for forthcoming details about this fundraiser. This fundraiser will run through the end of the year. See’s Candies will donate a percentage of sales on select item purchased. Once we finalize the details for this fundraiser, we will post them on the website and send it out over the list serv.
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> Regards,
>  
> Donald Porterfield, Esq.
> President
> National Federation of the Blind of Arizona
> http://www.az.nfb.org
> nfb.az.president at gmail.com
> 520-850-2180
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