<div dir="auto">Recommend reaching out to high school students. As they need volunteer hours to get into certain fields, especially the medical field. So nursing schools, medical schools, there's a lot of them in Jacksonville, that is would be really great to get them exposed to our community members before they get sick. And see that we do have a life</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 11:57\u202fPM president--- via NFBF-L <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_-838991836477519139WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Greetings: <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind of Florida is excited to offer an accessible gaming room at our upcoming state convention! This is an outreach project to bring young members and their parents into our affiliate. We are calling on volunteers to staff the room and keep it moving! If you are excited to be part of this project, see below on how to become one of our volunteers. The deadline to sign up is Friday, July 24 by 11:59 Eastern Time. Please email <a href="mailto:President@NFBFlorida.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">President@NFBFlorida.org</a> with your name and contact information, including your email address. Your information will be forwarded to our Education department at the Jernigan Institute to begin the background check process. You will receive an email from them with the link to complete the training module. You will also receive an email from me with the Youth Policy document that you must read and sign, then email back to me. Each year, when there is a program hosted by any part of our affiliate that involves direct contact with or designed for youths under the age of 18, this process must be completed. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Accessible Gaming Room: <u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="m_-838991836477519139MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Open on Saturday, October 10 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. <u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-838991836477519139MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Sunday, October 11 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. <u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-838991836477519139MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Shifts will be two hours, but we are willing to negotiate, depending on how many youths will be present. <u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-838991836477519139MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: checking in attendees who have signed up for a session, maintaining the flow of traffic, directing youths to their gaming station and other duties as needed.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-838991836477519139MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Volunteers must be aged 21 or older. <u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The following procedures must be followed in order to volunteer in the gaming room. No exceptions will be granted: <u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="m_-838991836477519139MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">All volunteers must be background checked by the National Federation of the Blind, regardless of any previous background checks completed to be on school grounds. This background check will be at no cost to the volunteers. Your full legal name and email address will be required to complete the background check. <u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-838991836477519139MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">All volunteers must complete a training module and show the Certificate of Completion prior to the start of state convention. <u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-838991836477519139MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">All volunteers must read and sign acknowledgment of our Youth Participation Protection Policy document. This document must be returned prior to the start of state convention.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We thank all who wish to volunteer for this pilot project. This is a great opportunity to grow our affiliate and introduce blind youth to successful and independent blind people. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Let\u2019s go build the National Federation of the Blind of Florida! <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Camille Tate, president<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">National Federation of the Blind of Florida <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Board of Directors <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:blue">www.nfbflorida.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tel: 321.372.4899<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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