[nfbmi-talk] news line funding letter from Pat

[Larry Posont]

Dear Fellow Federationists:
    I met with Pat Cannon on Friday afternoon concerning Newsline Funding. Mike Powell and Gere Wilcox attended the meeting as well.
I am enclosing Pat Cannons letter below mine so you can see our results. We are getting $20,000 to restart Newsline. This money will
run Newsline for three to four months. We need to wait until the agreement between the National Office and the Commission for the
Blind is finalized,. We need to make sure we accurately fulfill reporting requirements.I will report to the Board about our meeting
Thursday night at the Board meeting. In order to fill in the general membership, there will also be a segment on Newsline at the
Convention.
Sincerely,
Larry Posont, President, National Federation of the Blind of Michigan

From: Cannon, Patrick (DELEG) [mailto:cannonp at michigan.gov]
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 3:04 PM
To: Larry Posont
Cc: swhite at nfb.org; mmaurer at nfb.org; mpowell at wowway.com; ggwilcox at comcast.net; Jones, Leamon (DELEG); Zanger, Connie (DELEG);
Luzenski, Sue (DELEG)
Subject: Restoration of Newsline service



Hello Larry,



This will confirm some of the "next steps" we agreed to when we met with you and others in Lansing this morning:



1.           The Michigan Commission for the Blind is providing a grant of $20,000 to NFB of Michigan to help fund and restore the
NFB Newsline service in Michigan.

2.           Leamon Jones, MCB Consumer Services Director and Constance Zanger, MCB Acting Administrative Services Manager will be
contacting you within the next few days to formalize this funding agreement and identify the reporting requirements under the
"services to groups" portion of the Federal Rehabilitation Act.

3.           MCB will work with NFB of Michigan in a collaborative effort to help identify other funding sources to sustain the NFB
Newsline service into the future.  You have agreed to participate in this cooperative effort and I look forward to a successful
partnership.



My thanks again to you, Geer and Michael for the time you spent with us this morning and your willingness to accept our offer of a
$20,000 grant to restore the Newsline service in Michigan.



Best always,



Pat





Patrick D. Cannon

State Director

Michigan Commission for the Blind

Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth

201. N. Washington Square

P.O. Box 30652

Lansing, MI  48909

517-335-4265  phone

517-335-5140  fax

cannonp at michigan.gov

michigan.gov/mcb


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