[Nfbmo] 2012 Rittgers Award applications now being accepted

[DanFlasar at aol.com]

Hello everyone,
     Please forward this email to anyone you may think  would be interested.
 
      Applications are now being accepted for the  2012 Rittgers Award.  
This award provides financial assistance to attend  the 2012 NFB of Missouri 
Convention, to be held this year in Kansas City at the  Holiday Inn Coco Key 
Resort from Friday, March 30th through Sunday, April 1st,  2012.  Further 
information can be obtained from the NFBMO  website   
_http://nfbmo.org/conventions/_ (http://nfbmo.org/conventions/)  .
     The deadline to receive all applications is  midnight Friday, February 
10th, 2012.
 
     The Rittgers Award provides financial assistance  for those Missouri 
residents who either are members of the NFB of  Missouri or who are 
interested in joining.  Priority is given  to those who have never attended an NFB of 
Missouri State  Convention.   Priority is also given to those who could not 
 attend without assistance but all who meet the eligibility  requirements 
are encouraged to apply.  Please note that the award  does not provide 100% 
of the costs of convention  attendance.  Note also that you are still 
eligible to apply regardless  of whether you have attended state conventions in 
other states or have attended  a national NFB convention.
 
 
To apply, send the following information in an email to Dan Flasar, Chair  
of the 2012 Rittgers Award Committee at _danflasar at aol.com_ 
(mailto:danflasar at aol.com)  (email is preferred but  applications can also be taken via 
phone at the number below).
 
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Home phone: 
Cell phone (Optional):
Member of NFB of Missouri (Yes/No):
NFB of Missouri Chapter name:
First time Convention Attendee(Yes/No)?:
 
Finally, a short description of what you hope to gain from attending the  
2012 NFB of Missouri State Convention and why you need assistance.
 
Please note that applications received after midnight Friday, February  
10th, 2012 will not be considered.
     If you have any questions, please contact me via  the email 
(preferred) or phone number below.
 
Sincerely,
 
Dan Flasar
Chair
2012 Rittgers Award Committee
_danflasar at aol.com_ (mailto:danflasar at aol.com) 
(314)646-7128