[Nfbf-l] Christmas Party

Mon Dec 15 00:30:12 UTC 2008

Dear Mark,

The meeting of the Legislative Committee will not take place this evening. I
just got off of the phone from Betty McNally and she is very ill with
walking pneumonia. We are having a NFBF board teleconference this evening
and I am sure Betty will be in touch with you very soon. 

So sorry for the confusion.

Kathy

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From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Mark
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 3:13 PM
To: NFB of Florida Listserv
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Christmas Party

Alright, let's talk more about this.  Yes, I am interested in hearing more
about this.  Also, to the list in general, correct me if I'm wrong, but I
seem to recall that we were supposed to have a legislative conference
meeting this evening.  Someone please let me know.  If so, we need the
conference number.  Thank you.
Mark Tardif
You can't hug your loved ones with nuclear arms
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Christmas Party

> Dear Mark,
>
> I understand your transportation issue in Martin County.
> I have a suggestion for you.
> A chapter grant to cover providing transportation, for your chapter, 
> to meetings, special events, like State Convention and other things 
> the chapter feels are important to attend.
> There is a source that serves Martin and most of Palm Beach County.  
> It is called the Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation.
> They can provide up to $50,000.00 per grant, even buying a vehicle if 
> needed.
> You could contract with a local transportation provider company to 
> give you the service your chapter needed.
> I have even done this for my chapter in the past.
> At one time, our chapter got a grant that provided a van and driver, 
> each month, to pick up and bring in, our members and do most anything 
> else we needed for that day that involved transportation.
> It paid for the driver, with a nice tip, the gas, the insurance, the 
> van and even let us rent other vans when we needed more than one, such 
> as when we took 21 members to a state convention in Orlando for 3 days.
> If you would like to hear more and work on a grant to do this, just 
> write me back.
> I Think that the next due date for submitting a grant to Lost Tree is 
> coming up soon and now would be the right time to do it.
> The Florida State Convention is going to be held at the Embassy Suites 
> Hotel in Boca Raton in May.
> This could give you a way to bring everyone of your members to the 
> convention and even get them to and from your chapter meetings for a year.
> It could let you and your members attend Public Hearings to press your 
> County  Commissioners for more funding for better Public 
> Transportation, so you guys have a better way to get to work and just 
> get around in general.
> Let me know.We need to get on it right away as the due date is soon 
> and I am going away for my first guide dog on Feb. 8,2009.
>
> David Evans, NFBF
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark" <markspark at bellsouth.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 4:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Christmas Party
>
>
>> It was quite fun.  Also, I have ordered a medium package from the 
>> National Office for the Louis Braille events.  I am not sure quite 
>> when this will happen for us, but I am making calls and will 
>> certainly call Barnes and Noble at the Treasure Coast Mall this 
>> coming week.
>> Mark Tardif
>> You can't hug your loved ones with nuclear arms
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
>> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Christmas Party
>>
>>
>>> Mark,
>>> Sounds as if your chapter did themselves proud in the party department!
>>> Thanks for sharing your good cheer with the rest of us!
>>>
>>> Sherrill
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
>>> Behalf Of Mark
>>> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:54 PM
>>> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
>>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Christmas Party
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, fellow Federationists, we just had our Martin County Chapter 
>>> Christmas party, the first of many, I hope.  It was nice.  Our 
>>> secretary just took the bull by the horns and made calls to make 
>>> sure everyone was bringing something.  It was a pot luck with ham, 
>>> turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, yams, raw vegies, and dessert and 
>>> coffee and soda.  We had a grab bag at the end and a split the pot 
>>> raffle as we do at all our meetings.  Our vice president brought out 
>>> an instrument called an omniboard and played and sang carols we sang 
>>> along to.  It was nice too because we had a new potential member and 
>>> someone who just joined last month, and we invited our reader, 
>>> Sharon, and her two children, one of whom is blind.  I'd say it went 
>>> rather well.  It was great, too, that considering what our 
>>> transportation situation is like here, people who are sighted, even 
>>> one who is not yet a member but whom we invited, pitched in and 
>>> drove people.
>>> Mark Tardif
>>> You can't hug your loved ones with nuclear arms 
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