<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Thank you<div><br></div><div>Jorge Hernandez </div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Merry Schoch via Nfbf-l <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 14, 2018 at 9:04:50 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Merry Schoch <<a href="mailto:merrys@verizon.net">merrys@verizon.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: [Nfbf-l] Reasons for resolutions</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hi Holly,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Being that it passed at a state convention, it is policy of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida. To be a national policy it needs to be presented at our national convention. A resolution adopted at our National convention does not have to be rewritten and submitted at the state level since it is the national policy. </span><br><span></span><br><span>I have not read the resolution you wrote, but I will. If you are going to our national convention, I encourage you to submit the resolution.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Wishing you a fantastic day!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Warmly,</span><br><span>Merry</span><br><span></span><br><span>Sent from my iPad</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Mar 14, 2018, at 7:34 PM, Holly Idler Ryan via Nfbf-l <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I wrote a resolution about the Coke-a-cola machines, one year. It passed at State but didn't get taken to National. Therefor, nothing ever happened.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Very disappointed,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Holly Ryan</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent from my iPhone</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Mar 14, 2018, at 3:11 PM, Merry Schoch via Nfbf-l <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear Florida Federation Family,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Soon there will be a call for resolutions. Before this information is sent,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>we thought we would provide our membership, especially those new to our</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>organization, why we have resolutions and a resolution committee during our</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>state convention. Please see this information below:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The policies of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>established by </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>resolutions adopted by the state convention. Each year the Resolutions </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Committee meets early during the convention in the presence of members of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the state affiliate. Each proposed resolution is read, spoken for by the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>authoring </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Federationist, considered, and then ultimately withdrawn or recommended for </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>passage or disapproval by the full convention.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Through the state convention resolutions, we establish the governing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>policies </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of our organization! </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>With warmest regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Camille Tate and Merry Schoch</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>2018 Resolutions Committee Co-chairs</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Nfbf-l mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:Nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">Nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbf-l:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/hbeanie%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/hbeanie%40gmail.com</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Nfbf-l mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:Nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">Nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbf-l:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/merrys%40verizon.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/merrys%40verizon.net</a></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Nfbf-l mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">Nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbf-l:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/jeh1065%40comcast.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/jeh1065%40comcast.net</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>