[Nfbc-info] November, 2010 Bulletin

[Mary Willows]

                                                Mary Willows, President

39481 Gallaudet Drive Apt. 127

Fremont, CA 94538

(510) 248-0100

mwillows at sbcglobal.net







November 1, 2010





To be read at chapter meetings:



Thank you for all that you do!

Well, we have wrapped up another successful state convention.  Last weekend, 
Federationists came together in Irvine to enrich and support each other in 
our quest to change what it means to be blind.  By all accounts, it was a 
very harmonious and uplifting gathering.  An event such as that would not be 
possible without the cooperative spirit of many, many people.  So thank you 
to everyone who sold the tickets, passed out the agendas and assisted the 
new people to get from place to place.



Our national representative, Dr.  Fred Schroeder gave astirring banquet 
speech.  Many people who were present told me that he moved them to tears. 
He reassured all of us that the NFB has changed lives and will continue to 
do so if we come together, work together and stay together.



Scholarships:

This year, the scholarship committee decided to award five scholarships to 
worthy college students.  The awards were presented at the banquet in front 
of an enthusiastic crowd.  The “Julie Landucci Scholarship” was awarded to 
two students who are not clients of the Department of REHABILITATION.  They 
are Nancy Angwin of Fresno and Marsh Smith of Los Angeles.  The other three 
recipients were Marvin Jones, Los Angeles; Chuy Vaca, Burbank; and Henry 
(Hoby) Wedler of Davis.  Congratulations to them all.



New Charters:

California is growing.  This year we organized six new chapters.  They are: 
East Bay Chapter, President, Jason Holloway; Southwest Riverside County 
Chapter, President, Jeri Siquiros;  Riverside San Bernnardino Chapter, 
President, Pam Chase;  Inland Empire, President Cheryl Thirston;  and the 
West LA Chapter of Angels, President, Tina Thomas.  We have also started an 
“At Large Chapter:  for those who are not living in areas where the NFB of 
California already has a chapter.  Go to our website to see when and where 
all the chapters meet.

www.sixdots.org/chapters







Elections:

This year all of the officer positions were up for elections.  The President 
is Mary Willows;  First Vice-president, Robert Stigile;  Second 
Vice-president, Ever Lee Hairston;  Secretary, Shannon Dillon and Treasurer, 
Mellisa Haney.

The Board of Directors are Kia Vaca, Michael Hingson and Tiffany Manosh.

Thank you to the people whose service we will always appreciate.  Gail 
Paulson and Lisamaria Martinez.  We wish them much love and good luck in 
their busy lives.

Mary Willows, President
National Federation of the Blind of California
mwillows at sbcglobal.net 
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