[NFBF-L] Announcing the 2026 NFB of Florida Complimentary Convention Hotel Room Program

[russell at radiorusty.com]

Greetings Chapter and Division Presidents,

 

 

*** This email is being sent out Affiliate wide on both our List Serve email
and on our NFB Leaders List so that all will be aware that the program
outlined below has been launched. Florida Affiliate Chapter and Division
Presidents  are being asked to respond to this message. Please route any
comments or questions you might have through your Chapter and Division
President. ***

 

Our NFB of Florida Annual State Convention is quickly approaching. The
excitement is building for the 2026 annual convention, and we want to help
make this our best gathering ever. The Affiliate Board of Directors is
excited to have the opportunity to award a free hotel room to Florida
Affiliate members based on merit, leadership and active participation in
Chapter, Division, Affiliate and National,  Federation activities. We very
much need your help, our Chapter and Division Presidents to fairly and
equitably distribute the limited number of allotted complimentary rooms at
the Southbank Hotel during the October 9th thru 11th NFB of Florida Annual
Affiliate Convention in Jacksonville. 

 

Your Affiliate Board of Directors has determined that, for 2026, we are able
to allot eight, (8), complimentary, i.e., free, hotel rooms over a maximum
of 3 nights. We are not requiring that awardees share their room, but if
they do choose to share with another individual that will be fine. We know
that many of our members might want to be generous and help out others who
might be struggling with the expenses of a hotel stay. 

 

If an awardee does have another person share their room, we would very much
appreciate it if the roommate would also register for the convention, (even
if they are not an active member of the Affiliate).

 

Please understand that the Affiliates current Convention hotel room award
program, is not granting a free room to each Chapter and Division, as had
been the case several years ago. With the Affiliate currently having 11
active Chapters and 2 active Divisions, the financial resources to allot 13
complimentary rooms could not be expended. Again eight, *8), total awards
will be granted. 

 

We are soliciting your help with this difficult but important task. Please
send your recommendations for, (up to), two (2) members of your Chapter to
receive a free hotel room sponsored by the Affiliate. Include a brief
statement as to why you believe that the members your recommending are
deserving of a complimentary hotel room. The Affiliate Board will review all
recommendations and Board members may also submit recommendations as well.
Shortly after the submission deadline has passed and the Board has
determined the individuals receiving the complimentary room award, the
selectees will be notified. If an awardee has already made a reservation at
the Southbank Hotel, they can cancel their reservation and their name will
be assigned to the complimentary room 

 

Please email your recommendations to me, Russ Davis, at the email address
shown below in my signature. We are allowing plenty of time for you to get
those emails in, but are setting a firm deadline for submissions. The
deadline for emailed submissions is Tuesday, September8th at   11:59 PM,
(ET). 

 

If you have any questions or concerns? Feel free to contact me by phone or
email. 

 

 

I am looking forward to receiving your recommendations and appreciate your
leadership with this important program.

 

Very respectfully,

 

Russ Davis, BoardMember

National Federation of the Blind of Florida

ph. 904-993-8433

email: russell at radiorusty.com <mailto:russell at radiorusty.com> 

 

 

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