[Nfbf-l] light house of the palm beachs

Fri Apr 8 15:08:10 UTC 2011

Dear R.J.,

Here is the link to the scholarship fund for help with attending a National 
Convention.

2011 NFB National Convention Update

The
2011 National Convention
 being held July 3-8 in Orlando, Florida, will be the largest gathering of 
the blind in the world this year.

The Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
Photo: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
Our host hotel, the
Rosen Shingle Creek
, has already sold out for the nights of June 30, July 1, and July 2.  But 
fear not, Rosen Shingle Creek reservations agents will be happy to book a 
room
for you at the nearby Rosen Centre Hotel for those sold-out nights.  Make 
your room reservation as soon as possible by calling (866) 996-6338.
  Register online
 through May 31 and secure your banquet ticket to save time and take 
advantage of the preregistration discount.

There are just a few days left to apply to the Kenneth Jernigan Convention 
Scholarship Fund for financial assistance to attend national convention-the 
deadline
is April 14. For details, contact
Allen Harris
 or consult this
convention scholarships article.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] light house of the palm beachs

> Can you tell me what area its under? If you give some kind of idea as to 
> where the paperwork is on the sight, I'll be able to find it. RJ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 2:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] light house of the palm beachs
>
>
>> Dear R.J.,
>>
>> No, these scholarships are for people who have never been to a National 
>> Convention before and would like to experience what it is like.
>> DBS has sent people, not just students, but adults too, to both State and 
>> or national Conventions before.
>> The experience can be a life changing one for many people.
>> It is like getting your battery recharged.  The feeling is great and the 
>> exposure to the event, the people and the philosophy can make for some 
>> profound changes in people.
>> After I attended my first national NFB event, which was a Washington 
>> Seminar.  I came back to Florida like a man with his hair on fire.
>> I got more involved and wanted to reach out and give some of that new 
>> energy I had found to other Blind people.
>> I did.  My chapter became the largest in the state and spun off two other 
>> chapters.
>> Our meetings were so popular that we had people coming from Miami-Dad and 
>> Broward Counties to attend our monthly meetings.
>> We helped send as many as 21 people to go to National Conventions and 
>> provided help in attending state convention and the Washington Seminars 
>> too.
>> We would raise about $10,000 each year and provided several successful 
>> fund raisers, that were both used by the Florida State Affiliate and the 
>> local chapters to make money for them.
>> It was this exposure to the NFB organizations and the people in it that 
>> helped to change my attitude and my expectations of what a Blind person 
>> could do and be.
>> That is what I want for you and for all Blind people.  I want you to be 
>> the best you can be and by being that terrific Blind person, show others 
>> and change minds in the process.
>> We can fix the world, one person at a time.
>> Call your DBS counselor and ask them to help you go to the National 
>> Convention in Orlando.
>> Find a roommate to share a room with.  Do whatever it takes, but get 
>> there and you will never regret it.
>> The Jernigan Scholarships are not just for students, but adults too. 
>> There are for people who have never attended a National Convention 
>> before. You can apply for one.
>> Hurry as the deadline is April 14.
>> Go to the NFB web site and look for the paperwork.
>>
>> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 1:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] light house of the palm beachs
>>
>>
>>>I thought the scalarships were only for those persons going to school. Is 
>>>this true? RJ
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 1:12 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] light house of the palm beachs
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear R.J.,
>>>>
>>>> If you are in it for half a loaf, why not a whole loaf?
>>>> Have you considered going away to Daytona, Ruston or even Colorado for 
>>>> your training?
>>>>
>>>> It is your life, so why not get the best training you can.
>>>> DBS can send you out of state for this training.
>>>> Under the Freedom of Choice provisions of the Rehab Act, you have the 
>>>> right to choose where you want to go for that training.
>>>> It is true that DBS can send you, but they only have to pay what it 
>>>> cost to send you to their own training center in Daytona and you could 
>>>> be on the hook for the rest, but they can also pick it all up and pay 
>>>> for it too.
>>>> Kathy Davis when there a couple of years ago and you could ask her for 
>>>> her input about it.  Rehab training is just like Post Secondary 
>>>> Education and training.    If a student wants to go to college and 
>>>> specialize in a subject or career, they want the best training 
>>>> possible, Right?
>>>> If you wanted to be a lawyer you might want to go to a school that 
>>>> specializes in the kind of Law you want to practice, such as at 
>>>> Princeton, Yale, Harvard or Stanford.  If you wanted to be an engineer, 
>>>> you might go to M.I.T., Georgia Tech, Michigan  or U.C.L.A.
>>>> This is why picking a place that has the best training you can get is 
>>>> important as it will determine the course of the rest of your life.
>>>> I learned, in training for the Olympics that if you want to be the best 
>>>> at what you do, then you need to run with the best and do what they do. 
>>>> If you do that there will come a point when you will be the best.
>>>>
>>>> I hope that you can come to the NfB National Convention in Orlando and 
>>>> see it for yourself.  You will be able to talk to many people who have 
>>>> attended NFB training Centers and get some first hand knowledge from 
>>>> them.
>>>> Ask your DBS counselor for some help in attending the Convention.  They 
>>>> have sent students to the conventions before.
>>>> You still even have a couple of days to do an application for a 
>>>> scholarship to attend the convention under the Jernigan Scholarship 
>>>> Program which would give you funding to attend.  The cut off date is 
>>>> April 14.
>>>> Get the info at www.nfb.org  .
>>>>
>>>> David Evans, NfBF and GD Jack.
>>>> "The person we become is determined by 3 things.  The experiences we 
>>>> have had, the people we have met and the books we have read."--Mark 
>>>> Twain.,"
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 5:55 AM
>>>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] light house of the palm beachs
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Any one in the palm beach area, What is your opinion of the light 
>>>>> house of the palm beaches? My meeting with the Florida division of 
>>>>> blind services went great, and I am satisfied with my councilor! 
>>>>> However, my family is soar displeased with me, but this isn't their 
>>>>> life, it is mine and I felt it was time for me to stop making excuses, 
>>>>> and be a man and just go ahead and do this for me and not any one 
>>>>> else! Robina brought up what Steve Luther said about me not being 
>>>>> capable of doing mobility, and my councilor would hear none of it! She 
>>>>> said I was going to be receiving independent living training, along 
>>>>> with orientation and mobility I've heard Steve Matson from the light 
>>>>> house is really good. What do you guys think of my good news? RJ
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