[nfbmi-talk] 2013 NFB of Michigan convention agenda

[J.J. Meddaugh]

There's lots of time in General Sessions for announcements, etc. so I'm 
sure there'll be a moment for this.


Best regards,
J.J.

On 10/14/2013 9:42 PM, Marcus Simmons wrote:
> When does the announcement of the vehicle donation program occur?
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Posont" 
> <president.nfb.mi at gmail.com>
> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 8:31 PM
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] 2013 NFB of Michigan convention agenda
>
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> 20812 Ann Arbor Trail
> Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
>
> October 14, 2013
>
> Dear Michigan Federationists:
>
> I am trying something new this year and sending out the Agenda
> early. I hope you enjoy reading it. We will have a good time at State
> Convention. I hope to see you there.
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Posont
> President
> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> (313) 271-3058
> Email: president.nfb.mi at gmail.com
> Web page: www.nfbmi.org
>
> Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further Donate your car to the
> National Federation of the Blind today!
> For more information, please visit:
> www.carshelpingtheblind.org
> or call 1-855-659-9314
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> OF MICHIGAN
> STATE CONVENTION
>
> October 18: 20, 2013
>
> Hilton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel
> 4747 28th Street SE
> Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49512-1915, USA
> TEL: 1-616-957-0100
>
> MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
>
> The ultimate goal of the National Federation of the Blind is the
> complete integration of the blind into society on a basis of equality.
> This objective includes the removal of legal, economic, and social
> discrimination and the education of the public to new, and more
> accurate, concepts concerning blindness. It means the right of the
> blind to work along with their sighted peers in the professions,
> skilled trades, and regular occupations.
>
> FRIDAY October 18
>
> 1:00 -- 5:00 SENIOR SEMINAR—Mary Wurtzel, Board Member, National
> Federation of the Blind of Michigan, Salon A-B
> 3:00 -- 7:00 REGISTRATION, -- Mike Powell, First Vice President,
> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan and Paulette Powell,
> outside Salon A-B
> 4:00 – 6:00 RESOLUTIONS-- Dave Robinson, Board Member, National
> Federation of the Blind of Michigan. Board Room. Send Resolutions to
> drob1946 at gmail.com
>
> 6:30 STUDENTS! MEET FOR DINNER IN HOTEL LOBBY
> 7:00 -- 9:00 STUDENT SEMINAR, -- Jordyn Castor, President, Michigan
> Association of Blind Students Selected Restaurant
> 6:30 REGISTRATION, MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS
> 7:00 -- 9:00 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS, -- Larry Keeler,
> Chairman, Michigan Association of Guide Dog Users Salon D
> 6:30 REGISTRATION, MERCHANT’S DIVISION
> 7:00 -- 9:00 MERCHANT’S DIVISION-- Terry Eagle, President, Merchant's
> Division National Federation of the Blind of Michigan Kentwood A-B
> 9:00—10:00 MEMBERS AT LARGE CHAPTER, Dave Robinson, Board Member,
> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan Salon A-B
> The Lansing and Ann Arbor Chapters will hold 50 - 50 drawings. Tickets
> are $1.00 each or six for $5.00. The drawings will be on Sunday
> morning before Adjournment.
> The Ann Arbor Chapter is selling Whoozit wristbands for $5.00.
> The Western Wayne County Chapter is selling 2014 Calendars with
> reprints of paintings in them for $3.00.
> SATURDAY October 19
>
> 7:00 – RESOLUTIONS, [If needed] Dave Robinson, Board Member, National
> Federation of the Blind of Michigan in Spinnakers Restaurant
> 7:30 to Opening of General Session REGISTRATION – Mike Powell, First
> Vice President, Outside Salon A-B
> All General Sessions, the Banquet, Auction, Devotions and the Board
> Meeting are held in Salon A-B.
> Child Care is in the Thorn Apple Room. Child care will be available at
> State Convention at the following Times: Friday, 7:00 to 9:00 during
> Division meetings. Saturday, fifteen minutes before until fifteen
> minutes after the morning and afternoon sessions plus the Banquet.
> This means from 8:30 to 12:15 for the morning. Also from 1:30 to 5:15
> in the afternoon and from 6:45 until fifteen minutes after the Banquet
> adjourns. Sunday, from 8:45 until 12:15.
>
>
> 8:45 OPENING SESSION -- We will start on time with a door prize.
> INTRODUCTION of State Board
> INTRODUCTION of Participating Members
> 2013 SCHOLARSHIP WINNER INTRODUCED
> STAR Spangled Banner, Terri Wilcox, Secretary, National Federation of
> the Blind of Michigan
> PLEDGE of Allegiance
> 9:00 -- 9:45 NATIONAL REPORT, Joe Ruffalo, President, National
> Federation of the Blind of New Jersey and Board Member, National
> Federation of the Blind Board
> 9:45—10:00 Questions from Members
> 10:00 -- 10:15 BSBP NEWS, Director, Bureau of Services to Blind
> Persons, Ed Rodgers
> 10:15—10:30 Questions from Members
> 10:30 -- 10:45 BRAILLE AND TALKING BOOK LIBRARY, Scott Norris
> New products and services will be demonstrated from the Library
> including the new I-Phone App for reading digital books.
> 10:45–11:00 Questions from Members
> 11:00--12:00 DEMONSTRATION OF NEW ICE VOTING MACHINE, Steve
> Delongchamp, Vice President, Election Source, Grand Rapids Michigan
>
> 12:00 – 1:45 AFFILIATE ACTION LUNCHEON, Dave Robinson
> 1:45 -- 2:00 ANNOUNCEMENTS, DOOR PRIZES
> 2:00 -- 3:00 TRANSPORTATION PANEL, J.J. Meddaugh A T Guys
> Developing and Promoting Efficient, Safe, and Reliable Transportation
> for the Blind: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities
> Doug Boone, President, D. Boone Consultants, LLC.
> Michael Bulthuis, Public Outreach Coordinator - Community Engagement,
> ITP/the Rapid
> Kathryn Gray, Coordinator, Transportation for Michigan - Trans4M
> 3:00 –4:00 Panel: WORK TO WELFARE The Current Trend in Michigan for
> the Blind Terry Eagle, President Michigan Association of Blind
> Merchants, Fred Wurtzel, President Emeritus, National Federation of
> the Blind of Michigan, Christine Boone, Attorney at Law, Joe Ruffalo,
> President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
> 4:00 -- 4:20 BRAILLE CAMP 2013, Terri Wilcox, Secretary, National
> Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> 4:20 — 4:40 NEWSLINE FOR THE BLIND, Georgia Kitchen, Coordinator,
> Newsline for the Blind of Michigan
> 4:40 – 5:00 INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES IN TEXAS, Jordyn Castor, Student,
> Computer Science, President Student Division National Federation of
> the Blind of Michigan
> 6:00 -- 7:00 SOCIAL HOUR WITH CASH BAR
> 7:00 -- BANQUET
> NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, Joe Ruffalo
>
> AWARDS
> SCHOLARSHIP Presentation, Terri Wilcox, Secretary, National Federation
> of the Blind of Michigan
> Jackson Chapter Charter
> Grand Rapids Chapter Charter
> AUCTION,
> Please bring auction items for the Saturday evening Auction after the
> Banquet. Baked goods are especially appreciated.
> Joseph Ruffalo, Jr.
> (Massage Therapist, Community Leader, and Activist)
>
> Born July 6, 1949, in Montclair and raised in Bloomfield, New
> Jersey, Joseph Ruffalo, Jr., had already graduated from Bloomfield
> High School, attended Montclair State College, and served America in
> Vietnam, where he earned a Bronze Star, before he learned in 1976 that
> retinitis pigmentosa would slowly claim his vision. For six years he
> continued his work as a manager in a Thom McAn shoe store, but by 1983
> he began looking for guidance about how to achieve greater proficiency
> and control over his life as a blind adult.
> The staff at the Joseph Kohn Rehabilitation Center (JKRC), then
> located in Newark, told him he should not learn to use a cane, read
> Braille, or master any adaptive devices because he still had enough
> vision to do without them. Though eager to obtain the necessary
> skills, at the time Joe believed he had no recourse but to adhere to
> the advice of the only professionals he knew. Not until 1986 did he
> learn to use a cane, and he accomplished that by teaching himself.
> While at JKRC, Joe discovered a talent for baking, which led to a
> successful nine-year career as the owner of a pastry business.
> In 1988 Joe tentatively attended his first NFB chapter meeting in
> Newark. He reports that after ten minutes he knew that his life was
> about to change dramatically. Realizing that the NFB was a place of
> fraternity and empowerment, empathy and accomplishment, Joe says, �I
> saw blind people doing things I wanted to do. They were holding jobs,
> volunteering, and achieving in every pursuit.� This was the beginning
> of Joe's own growth and achievement. In 1990 he became second vice
> president of the New Jersey affiliate; two years later he was first
> vice president; and by 1993 he was president of the NFB of New Jersey,
> a position he maintains to this day. �It is a tremendous honor and
> responsibility to promote positive attitudes about blindness and the
> abilities of blind people, � Joe comments.
> But Joe's community involvement has not been limited to the
> National Federation of the Blind. He has been a leader in the Lions
> Club for over eighteen years, serving as president for three. He has
> also held positions as zone/regent chair and serves on the District
> 16-E cabinet. In the Knights of Columbus Joe has held the positions of
> guard, warden, and deputy grand knight, and while in the Cub Scouts of
> America he has been both a den leader and cub master. As past
> president of the Special Education Parent and Professional
> Organization and past chairman of the board of trustees of the New
> Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, he has further
> worked to assure the full integration of people with disabilities into
> society.
> Joe attended the Therapeutic Massage Center to obtain
> certification in massage therapy and from 1998 to 2000 provided
> massage for staff, patients, and visitors at Clara Maass Medical
> Center in Belleville, before moving his practice to a private office.
> He has served as a consultant to the Somerset School of Massage,
> making recommendations to staff and students and answering questions
> about training methods for blind students.
> Joe also works to smooth others' transitions from dependence to
> independence as a leader in two programs sponsored by the New Jersey
> Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. He is employed by the
> First Occupational Center of New Jersey as a program specialist in the
> Senior Community Independent Living Services (SCILS) program, which
> identifies people over age fifty-five in Essex and Ocean counties who
> have experienced vision loss, with the goal of teaching independence
> skills so that these seniors can remain active in the community and
> independent in their homes. As state program director and northern
> region coordinator of the Leadership, Education, Advocacy, and
> Determination (LEAD) program, administered in partnership with
> Heightened Independence and Progress, Joe provides mentoring
> activities for blind teenagers and their families.
> Joe’s many contributions to the community were recognized in
> November 2000 when he was honored with the Partnership for Progress
> Award at the New Jersey Commission's Believe and Achieve ninetieth
> Anniversary celebration. In July 2001 his leadership in the blindness
> community was again acknowledged when he was elected to the board of
> directors of the National Federation of the Blind. In October of 2002
> the State of New Jersey honored Joe by presenting him with the New
> Jersey Vietnam Service Medal.
> Joe has always been encouraged and supported by his wife of
> twenty-eight years, Judy, and his two sons, Joseph and James. In his
> spare time Joe likes sports of all kinds, especially baseball and
> basketball, and enjoys hosting Thru Our Eyes, an Internet radio
> program (www.thruoureyes.org) that highlights blindness issues,
> discusses technology, and promotes positive attitudes about blindness.
> Joe’s life and work express his commitment to the blind and their
> struggle for equality in society. His achievements stand as an example
> for others, like those of the Federationists who deeply impressed him
> at his first chapter meeting. He achieves and grows, facing every
> challenge with energy, enthusiasm, and common sense. In so doing, he
> exemplifies his belief that �one of the most important things for
> members of the blind community to do is to teach the public that
> blindness is only a characteristic. With the proper training, skills,
> attitude, and techniques, blindness can be reduced to a physical
> nuisance.�
>
> SUNDAY October 20
>
> The Lansing and Ann Arbor Chapters will hold 50 - 50 drawings. Tickets
> are $1.00 each or six for $5.00. The drawings will be on Sunday
> morning before Adjournment.
>
> 8:30 -- DEVOTIONS, Terri Wilcox.
> Board Meeting, National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> Quorum
> Introduction of Participating Members
> SECRETARY'S Report, Terri Wilcox
> TREASURER'S Report, Mark Eagle
> ELECTION of Board Position 1
> ELECTION of Board Position 2
> ELECTION of Board Position 3
> ELECTION of Board Position 4
> PRESIDENTIAL REPORT ON NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF MICHIGAN,
> Larry Posont, President, National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> Resolutions, Dave Robinson
> NATIONAL Convention - Where and When?
> FUND Raising -- National Convention?
> STATE Convention - Locations for Next Year?
> WASHINGTON Seminar 2014?
> STUDENT DIVISION REPORT
> Merchant’s Division Report
> Guide Dog Committee
> CHAPTER Reports
> NEW Business:
> OLD Business:
> 12:00 ADJOURN the Board Meeting
>
> WHO are the Blind that Lead the Blind?
>
> Larry Posont, President National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> Before December 1, 20812 Ann Arbor Trail
> Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
> After December 1, 2013,
> 7189 Connors Rd.
> Munising, MI 49862
> president.nfb.mi at gmail.com
> Cell, (313)727-3546
> Michael Powell, First Vice President
> 3253 Dolores Ave
> Warren, Mi 48091
> mpowell at wowway.com
> (586)754-1325
> Joe Sontag, Second Vice President
> 1204 Morris Ave.
> Lansing, MI 48917
> suncat0 at gmail.com
> (517)323-9786
> (517)256-2514
> Terri Wilcox, Secretary
> 2533 Sandalwood Circle
> Ann Arbor, MI 48105
> trising at sbcglobal.net
> (734)663-4050
> Mark Eagle, Treasurer
> 1417 Corbett St.
> Lansing, MI 48910
> (517)394-4548
> markaeagle at yahoo.com
> Board Position 1 David Robinson
> 818 Loomis St.
> Jackson, Mi 49202
> (517)775-7943
> drob1946 at gmail.com
> Board Position 2 Sarah Norwood
> 497 Campbell Street
> River Rouge, Mi 48218
> sand819 at gmail.com
> (313)406-9424
> Board Position 3 Mary Wurtzel
> 1212 North Foster
> Lansing, MI
> (517)485-0326
> marywurtzel at att.net
> Board Position 4 Nicholas Wilcox
> 2533 Sandalwood Circle
> Ann Arbor, MI 48105
> (734) 663-4050
> Nickwilcox_2000 at msn.com
>
> Thank you for attending the forty-fourth annual State Convention of
> the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan.
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> 20812 Ann Arbor Trail
> Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
> (313)271-3058.
>
>
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