[NFBF-L] Exciting News - Announcing the 2024 Washington Seminar NFB of Florida Delegation

[Judith Hamilton]

*Congratulations to the 2024 Washington Seminar delegates. This is a great
cross section of our state and representation of the Florida demographic. I
know that the board had a difficult balancing act to accomplish the task at
hand. The best part is that we can support the delegation with our
continued advocacy to the House Representative(s) and Senator(s) from
Florida as they travel the hallways. Watch out for those "elbows." :-)*
*Go Team Florida!*
*Judy Hamilton*

On Sun, Nov 19, 2023 at 8:35 PM Russ Davis via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello Federation Family,
>
>
>
> Your National Federation of the Blind  of Florida Board of Directors
> recently met in order to choose the members of the NFBF Washington Seminar
> delegation. Washington Seminar will officially begin on Monday, January 29
> th. This will be an in person event, but of course many virtual meetings
> will follow throughout 2024. During the meeting which took several hours,
> the Board considered numerous factors when reviewing the names of
> candidates, including such things as those who demonstrated strong
> interest, active involvement  and dedication to the legislative process
> over the past year. The Board also tried diligently to find delegates from
> throughout Florida.
>
>
>
> In order to reduce the significant cost of this truly important annual
> event, the Board had to make the difficult decision to reduce the size of
> the 2024 delegation. Only eight members of the Affiliate will be traveling
> to Washington with the financial support of the NFB of Florida. Two
> additional delegates will be joining us, to provide leadership and to
> bolster the number of experienced delegates, but will be funding completely
> their own expenses.
>
> Meetings will begin soon in order to kick off the process of organizing
> the event and  to train first-timers and refresh experienced members.
>
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> We do not yet know what the legislative priorities for Seminar will be,
> but we have lots of current material to work with, including studying five
> priorities we have been consistently reviewing for most of 2023.
>
>
>
> Please join me in congratulating the following members of the National
> Federation of the Blind of Florida who will be representing us all in
> Washington in just a few short weeks. I am very honored to have the
> opportunity to work with all of the chosen delegates and know that they
> will do an amazing job.
>
>
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> Russ Davis, Legislative Director, NFB of Florida Board member. Greater
> Jacksonville Chapter, (North Team)
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> Camille Tate, Legislative Director, NFB of Florida 2nd Vice-President.
> Melbourne-Space Coast Chapter, (East Team)
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> Adriann Keve, Greater Jacksonville Chapter, (North Team).
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> Doug Ingram, NFB of Florida Board member, Tallahassee Chapter, (West Team).
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> Sheila King, Daytona Beach Chapter, (North Team).
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> Tishara Cooper, Central Florida Chapter, (East Team).
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> Z'leah Liburd, Florida Association of Blind Students, Tampa Chapter and
> Statewide Chapter, (West Team).
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> Tekesha Saffold, Palm Beach Chapter, (South Team).
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> The following individuals will be joining the delegation, but will be
> doing so at their own expense:
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> Denise Valkema, Greater Jacksonville Chapter, (South Team).
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> Peggy Fleischer, Daytona Beach Chapter, (South Team).
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> Please watch for future updates regarding Washington Seminar. Please also
> know that we are grateful to all who offer their support at open Affiliate
> meetings during the training process and throughout the upcoming year.
>
>
>
> Very respectfully,
>
>
>
> Russ Davis, Legislative Director
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>
> Ph. 904-993-8433
>
> Email: russell at radiorusty.com
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