[NFBMO] FW: 57th NFB of Missouri Convention Highlights

Wed Mar 27 02:53:50 UTC 2019

Well, thank you for the corrections and I regret the error.

Regards

Daniel

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Subject: Re: [NFBMO] FW: 57th NFB of Missouri Convention Highlights

Daniel,
These were very well done. Just a couple of minor corrections. The scholarship winners last name is Robertson  I believe. Also, the bylaws changing the award deadlines are for the two awards you mentioned and the Gary L Wunder award, not the Rittgers application I don’t believe but I could be wrong..

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> On Mar 26, 2019, at 2:16 PM, Julie McGinnity via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> These are great!  I also want to complement you on these well-written
> and informative highlights.  I'm only disappointed I didn't get any of
> that heavenly popcorn!
> 
> Thank you to the Columbia chapter, to Gene Coulter, Shelia Wright, and
> everyone else who made this convention such a success!
> 
> Julie
> 
>> On 3/25/19, Cory McMahon via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Daniel,
>> 
>> You are to be commended: As someone who did not attend convention, through
>> reading your highlights below, I certainly felt like I was there.
>> 
>> Thanks for wonderful highlights.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> 
>> Cory McMahon
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Daniel Garcia via NFBMO
>> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 8:35 PM
>> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List (nfbmo at nfbnet.org) <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Daniel Garcia <dangarcia3 at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: [NFBMO] FW: 57th NFB of Missouri Convention Highlights
>> 
>> Hello, Missouri Federationnists:
>> 
>> Below you can read a message I sent to my chapter with convention
>> highlights. Though the beginning focuses on items of interest  to Kansas
>> City Chapter members, I think this could be informative to others who were
>> not able to attend state convention this year.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Daniel Garcia, Corresponding Secretary
>> National Federation of the Blind of Missouri dangarcia3 at hotmail.com
>> (816) 621-0902
>> www.nfb.org
>> www.nfbmo.org
>> Live the life you want
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: dangarcia3 at hotmail.com
>> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 7:16 PM
>> To: Kansas City Chapter
>> Subject: 57th NFB of Missouri Convention Highlights
>> 
>> Dear Kansas City Chapter Members & Friends:
>> 
>> Our 57th NFB of Missouri Convention was just fabulous. If you were not able
>> to attend, don't worry, I will provide you with brief highlights.
>> 
>> At the beginning of the March 16 chapter meeting, we had $945.05 in our
>> King
>> & Queen Fund. The annual chapter auction yielded $869 and there were $200
>> in
>> additional donations. This means that we went to convention with $2014.05
>> in
>> the King & Queen Fund. We sold popcorn from Popcorn Heaven at convention
>> and
>> we ended up with $2144.05. This amount was enough this year for Kansas City
>> to win the King & Queen Trophy. Since our King & Queen Candidates John &
>> Vivian Bliss could not attend convention, Jeff Giffen and Laurice Cason
>> agreed to replace them. We could not have won though without the Bliss's
>> hard work throughout the year and on behalf of the chapter I want to thank
>> them and acknowledged their contributions to the NFB.
>> 
>> The Roy Zuvers traveling Trophy again went to the Jefferson City Chapter
>> this year. From the beginning of convention last year through March 6, our
>> chapter donated $3805.35 to the NFB of Missouri. The Jefferson City Chapter
>> donated $3869.
>> 
>> The NFB of Missouri Blind Merchants Division was dissolved and is now a
>> special interest group headed by Gene Fleeman. Whereas divisions have to
>> have officers, special interest groups are more like committees requiring
>> only a chair. Their funds are held in trust by the state affiliate as
>> restricted funds. The NFB of Missouri's Parents of Blind Children Division
>> was also dissolved into a special interest group. It will be headed by
>> Linda
>> Coccovizzo of the Kansas City Chapter.
>> 
>> With regards to elections, I started convention as a board member of the
>> state affiliate and I was then elected to the position of Corresponding
>> Secretary. Our Chapter Treasurer, Jeff Giffen, was elected to the state
>> affiliate board to fill a 1 year term as a result of a vacancy created when
>> Melissa Kane of the Jefferson City Chapter was elected to the position of
>> affiliate first vice president. It goes without saying that Shelia Wright
>> of
>> the Kansas City Chapter still continues to be our affiliate president. The
>> new state board is as follows: Shelia Wright, President; Melissa Kane,
>> First
>> Vice President; Jenny Carmack, Second Vice President; Daniel Garcia,
>> Corresponding Secretary; Becky Boyer, Recording Secretary; Carol Coulter,
>> Treasurer; Amy Wilson, Board Member; Eugene Coulter, Board Member; Jeff
>> Giffen, Board Member; Robin House, Board Member; Dacia Cole, Board Member;
>> Christopher Tisdal, Board Member; Roger Crome, Board Member.
>> 
>> Julie McGinnity had served as affiliate first vice president from 2017 and
>> now works at the National Center for the Blind in Baltimore. She was
>> presented with the NFB of Missouri's Kenneth Jernigan Award. This award is
>> given to a Federationist who has performed outstanding service to his
>> fellow
>> blind over a prolonged period of time. The National Representative was
>> Norma
>> Crosby, a member of the National Board of the NFB and President of the NFB
>> of Texas. She gave a banquet speech in which she explained that during her
>> childhood she struggled to understand whether she was blind or not. The
>> sighted kept telling her she "could not see well." Her counselor, whom she
>> referred to as the "rehab guy" added to the confusion by giving her a
>> Braille watch and then telling her she did not need to learn Braille since
>> she was not blind. Eventually Norma found her way to the NFB and she also
>> found the clarity that allowed her to live the life she wanted as a blind
>> person. The NFB of Missouri awarded 1 student scholarship this year in the
>> amount of $1000 to Mitchell Thomas.
>> 
>> During the Saturday General Session we heard various speeches. One of them
>> was by Charles "Chaz" Davis, a blind Paralympian who ran in the California
>> International Marathon, the Boston Marathon, and competed in the 2016
>> Summer
>> Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He talked about how he initially became
>> depressed as a result of his blindness. He thought his life as a runner was
>> over, but then he started to run again and found he could still live the
>> life he wanted as a blind runner.
>> 
>> The convention passed a resolution commending Bob Watson, a reporter for
>> the
>> Jefferson City Tribune, for his work in helping bring public awareness of
>> the NFB. We also passed 2 constitutional amendments. The first amendment
>> requires chapters to vote in new members. The second amendment provides for
>> special interest groups to become a Division of the NFB of Missouri and
>> also
>> gives the affiliate the right to dissolve a division that fails to hold a
>> regular meeting at state convention.  A small change in the bylaws now
>> clarifies that the deadline for the Jernigan Award nominations, tenBroek
>> Award Nominations, and Rittger's applications is February 1.
>> 
>> There was a first time convention welcome seminar on Friday afternoon. All
>> of our first timers certainly had a good time at convention.
>> 
>> If you were not able to attend this year's convention, start planning for
>> the 58th Convention of the NFB of Missouri to be held in St Louis from
>> March
>> 26 through March 29, 2020.
>> 
>> Best Regards
>> 
>> Daniel Garcia, President, Kansas City Chapter National Federation of the
>> Blind of Missouri dangarcia3 at hotmail.com
>> (816) 621-0902
>> www.nfb.org
>> www.nfbmo.org
>> Live the life you want.
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Julie A. McGinnity
> MM Vocal Performance, 2015; President, National Federation of the
> Blind Performing Arts Division; First Vice President, National
> Federation of the Blind of Missouri
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