[Nfbmo] Our 2017 Jeff City Legislative Seminar

[Randy Carmack]

Shelia,

We would also like to thank you for all of your hard work.  It takes so
much effort to skillfully guide such a large group throughout two different
legislative sessions that happened to have been nearly back to back.
Although we all knew that you were not feeling well, you didn't let that
stop you from leading and advocating for all of us.

It is not just what you do in January and February but you continue to work
all year round on our legislative agendas.  Sometimes we have some
victories and sometimes not so many victories but you continue to endure,
always looking and working towards that next victory.

After all of that, you turn around and tell us, "thank you".  It should be
us who owe you an extreme debt of gratitude.  So please let me be the first
to say from the bottom of my heart, "Thank you, Shelia Wright!"

Very Sincerely,
Randy Carmack

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 11:50 PM, Shelia Wright via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello Federation Friends,
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> I would like to thank everyone who helped with our 2017 Legislative
> Seminar.
> There's always those that start work weeks before the event to get
> everything we need in place for a productive seminar.
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> A special thanks to Rita Lynch for securing meet-up locations to use as our
> command post, Carol and Elisabeth Coulter for preparing the packets and
> getting them to Jefferson City, Daniel Garcia and the PR Committee for a
> fine press release, and GA Committee Members and Chapter Presidents who
> helped to gather information and schedule appointments.
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> As we began our visits at the capitol on Monday, everyone seemed ready to
> go. As the morning progressed the momentum increased. We were very
> successful in meeting directly with a number of House and Senate members on
> Monday afternoon.
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> By the end of the first day we heard and confirmed that RSMo 311.328
> Regarding accepted forms of identification for proof of age when purchasing
> alcohol was revised effective August 28, 2016. We had made many efforts to
> track proposed amendments late in the session last May, we were unable to
> verify that anything made it through. So though we were surprised we were
> delighted that the out-of-state identification is now an accepted form of
> identification. The newly revised statute has been posted on our webpage
> and
> this change is a direct result of the groundwork we began at last year's
> Jeff City Legislative Seminar. .
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> On Monday evening we met-up at the Baymont end for dinner and briefings on
> the day's progress and the work still ahead of us.
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> Tuesday morning started early to allow us an opportunity to meet with
> legislators before session began. By early afternoon, Federationists
> completed the job we had come to do in our annual Jeff City Seminar.
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> Thank you to all who participated in our two day season opener. The
> follow-up on the appointments, attendance at committee hearings, calls to
> action posted here are all ways you can help throughout the remainder of
> the
> legislative session. Even if you were not able to be with us this week in
> Jefferson City, you can still participate. There's lots of session left and
> we often get unexpected issues that can arise.
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> Stay Tune!
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> Shelia
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