[Nfbf-l] [Nfbf-l) Newsline funding

Kirk kvharmon54 at gmail.com
Sat Mar 24 16:21:15 UTC 2012 

Sherri, I agree with you on this! It is easy to sign up individuals as they 
join the LNLS talking books services, but getting them to realize they are 
on it or showing them how to access it is a much more difficult effort! We 
that work for Newsline are dedicated to doing just this through our follow 
up calls after the welcome letters to newslinne are sent out, and other 
calls periodically to our subscribers  as we do, however it is still needed 
to be talked about at our chapter meetings more often, FCB,NFB, BVA/FRG, all 
conventions and/or conferences Blind forum's and any other avenues that can 
bring exposure to this great and wonderful service that the NFB has created 
and developed for  so many! I have been advocating , as you know, for years 
that we can't continue to rely solely on the DDBS to support this great 
sservice alone and that we need to reach out to our Corporate community for 
support which I feel would be bvery interested in supporting after they are 
shown and learn how effective it is for so many! Your  friend in the cause, 
KH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] [Nfbf-l) Newsline funding


Craig, When did you hear this from the DBS director? I am really at a loss
as far as funding Newsline any other way. Until people who are actually
signed up are actually using the service, we cannot go to legislators or
anyone else to ask for funding. Many are signed up, but few are using. If
you have questions or would like to try using Newsline, please email me at
flmom2006 at gmail.com and I will help you and try to answer all your
questions. If you have any ideas on funding or on encouraging DBs to
continue its most generously appreciated grant, please let me know. There
are many for whom Newsline is their only way they find out what's going on
in the world. We need to keep it going.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "craig kiser" <sckiser55 at earthlink.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] do we really want hate and anger on our list?


> An excellent observation.  We have serious issues here in Florida
> regarding the blind which we need to address.  For example, the Director
> of Blind Services has stated she does not intend to continue funding NFB
> Newsline.  Hundreds of us use it daily and they belong to both NFBF and
> FCB as well as Blinded Veterans.  We need to present a united front to
> preserve it.  And that is only one of the pressing issues.  Craig
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:47:07 -0400
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] do we really want hate and anger on our list?
>
> Hello all,
>
> Since Dan didn't change the subject line of his plea for civility on this
> list, writing under the subject line "forgive the Student Loan Act of
> 2012,
> perhaps some of you have not read his original post.  Here it is under my
> signature.  I'm not on the Board, but I'm a member of this list, and I
> would
> ask, on behalf of most on this list, that everyone respect this public
> forum, the good name of the National Federation of the "Blind, and, as Dan
> says, immediately stop this thread.  This is an embarrassment to this list
> and the N
> fB.  Please realize everyone can see these posts, for years to come.  We
> ask
> people to support us with their time and money, and then those same people
> read such hateful posts here? I know we're all passionate about so many
> issues, but hate filled posts only hurt us.  Can't we put this passion and
> energy toward issues that matter to blind children, seniors, veterans,
> well
> you get my point.  Certainly we all pray that justice is done in the
> Trayvon
> Martin case.  But let's take a deep breath and get back to the serious
> task
> of improving quality of life for the blind of Florida.
>
> In the Federation spirit,
> Sherrill
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Dan Hicks
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 6:20 PM
> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'; 'Bob Wayne'; 'William
> Maguire'; 'Stephen Brown'; 'Denise Bryant'; 'Charlie Stratmann'; 'Ron
> Radford'; 'Maury Keiser'; 'john_mountcastle'; 'Mark Goldman'; 'William
> Proctor'; rik.erkelens at gmail.com; 'H.  Manford'; leoladyjane at gmail.com;
> 'Dwight Sayer'; 'James Conomea'; 'Heather Andrews'; 'Michael P Fleming';
> 'Howard McGillin'; 'Harry Metz'; 'Greg Moore'; 'Joe McDermott'; 'AJ
> Sartin'; 'Owl Goingback'; 'Michael Rothfeld';
> seawolfetackle at comcast.net; 'Chris Macmillan'; 'George April'; 'Jim
> Miller'; 'Rick A Rees'; renegade1 at bellsouth.net;
> 2papajack at bellsouth.net; gstocking at bellsouth.net; 'Bill Dudley'; 'John
> Wolf'; ckastle at staugustinelighthouse.org; 'George Gardner'; 'Ron
> Birchall'; 'Ron Berry'; 'Leigh Hoover'; 'Liz Carter'; 'Peg Palmer';
> 'Dancing Lady'; 'Meredith Beckhardt'; 'Mike Gunde - BB'; 'James Burts';
> 'Susan Voss'; 'Kathleen Mayo'; 'Debbie Federlein'; 'Margaret Bidelman';
> 'Esta'; 'Sanjeet Shahi'; 'Pam Davenport'; 'Arlene Griffin'; 'Donald
> Bowen'; 'Rhonda Cox'; 'Ma & Dad'; 'Phil Cell'; 'Doug Hall'; 'Pat
> Lipovsky'; 'DOREEN CONWELL'; 'Robert Irons'; 'Clayton Copeland'; 'Marcel
> Carroll'; Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of
> 2012
>
>
> Okay, Kirk, Tara, and everyone else--
>
> This discussion and all political discussions -- liberal, conservative,
> tea
> party, etc.  -- are not for the NFBF-L list, or, for that matter, any
> other
> NFB list that I know of. .  Also, we have a strict rule against personal
> attacks, and recent comments have crossed this line.  so no more.
>
> Nobody loves a good political argument more than I, but noT on the NFB
> lists.  If you want to argue online and in public, take it to Facebook or
> to
> some other non-NFB e-mail list where such discussions are allowed or,
> maybe
> even encouraged.
>
> This thread ends now.
>
> Dan Hicks, Moderator
> NFBF-L
>
>
> "It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars."
>
>                                                     -Garrison Keillor
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Jane Karp
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 6:06 PM
> To: Bob Wayne; William Maguire; Stephen Brown; Denise Bryant; Charlie
> Stratmann; Ron Radford; Maury Keiser; john_mountcastle; Mark Goldman;
> William Proctor; rik.erkelens at gmail.com; H.  Manford;
> leoladyjane at gmail.com;
> Dwight Sayer; James Conomea; Heather Andrews; Michael P Fleming; Howard
> McGillin; John Mountcastle; Harry Metz; Greg Moore; Joe McDermott; AJ
> Sartin; Owl Goingback; Michael Rothfeld; seawolfetackle at comcast.net; Chris
> Macmillan; George April; Jim Miller; Rick A Rees; renegade1 at bellsouth.net;
> 2papajack at bellsouth.net; gstocking at bellsouth.net; Bill Dudley; John Wolf;
> ckastle at staugustinelighthouse.org; George Gardner; Ron Birchall; Ron
> Berry;
> Leigh Hoover; Liz Carter; William Maguire; Stephen Brown; Peg Palmer;
> Dancing Lady; Meredith Beckhardt; Mike Gunde - BB; James Burts; Susan
> Voss;
> Kathleen Mayo; Charlie Stratmann; Debbie Federlein; Margaret Bidelman;
> Esta;
> Sanjeet Shahi; Pam Davenport; Arlene Griffin; Donald Bowen; Rhonda Cox; Ma
> &
> Dad; Phil Cell; Doug Hall; nfbf-l at nfbnet.org; Pat Lipovsky; Dwight Sayer;
> Joe McDermott; DOREEN CONWELL; Robert Irons; Jim Miller; Clayton Copeland;
> gstocking at bellsouth.net; Bill Dudley; Marcel Carroll;
> Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012
>
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: DOREEN CONWELL <llewnoc at hotmail.com
> To: Jennifer Conwell <jenabun at gmail.com>; Joyce Jones
> <mumpsy54 at yahoo.com>;
> WILLIE & JOYCE JONES <chewchew1942 at yahoo.com>; Jane Karp
> <leolady at bellsouth.net>; GLO <rf-gf at clearwire.net
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:21 PM
> Subject: Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I signed a petition to Rep.  John Kline $MN-2$, The United States House of
> Representatives, and 2 others which says:
>
> "Total outstanding student loan debt in America is expected to exceed $1
> TRILLION this year.  Millions of hardworking, taxpaying, educated
> Americans
> are being crushed under the weight of their educational debts, while the
> economy continues to sputter.  Support a REAL economic stimulus and jobs
> plan.  Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 $H.R.  4170$."
>
> Will you sign this petition? Click here:
>
> http://signon.org/sign/support-the-student-loan?source=s.em.mt&r_
> by=3822474
>
> Thanks!
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