[NFBMO] Congratulations Madame President!

[Shelia Wright]

Eddie, thank you for the kind words.
Sheila
On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM Eddie Thieszen-Culp via NFBMO <
nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Madame President, As I was unable to attend the 2026 national convention
> of the National Federation of the Blind in Austin, TX. I subsequently
> learned at the Springfield Chapter meeting of your being reelected to the
> national board of the greatest blind  organization in the world.  As you
> know, this is the most august of blind leaders ever to be assembled at one
> time in today’s modern world.  If I had the opportunity to go back in time
> once, and change the proceedings, I would immediately stop the Meeting and
> remind everyone of this incredible honor.  You demonstrate your leadership
> in engagement.  Although, this is one of the highest honors of one’s
> career, you did not say a word  because you were confident to know that you
> belonged there.  Way to lead the movement.  As our guest, you respected our
> discussion and answered our concerns with confidence and certainty.  Way to
> lead the movement.  You made the membership the priority; although, it was
> obvious that you were under the weather.  Way to lead the movement.  With
> you continuously being in the room, Blind Missourians will always have the
> first access to blind innovation, the forefront of information to choose as
> desired and in real time, the pulse of the leadership, and the energy of
> the body.  Way to lead the movement.  Congratulations on your august
> accomplishment, because you have to be at the forefront of every batton
> General Patton quoted do not mourn such men who died” but honor such men
> who lived (It takes discipline, courage foresight, compassion, heart,
> belief, philosophy, history, honor, growth, Fortitude, wisdom, a never say
> die attitude, apride in the members, patience, endurance, the time, the
> effort, the sacrifices, the money,  the hope, the desire, the authority to
> allow discussion, to strength to make the decision, the fidelity to carry
> out the financial responsibilities of the movement, the brilliance to see
> potential and the backbone to inspire it, the intelligence to seek guidance
> without guilt and the conviction to lead without question or influence,
> thecuriousity to encourage ever lasting idea and voice and the strategy to
> voice it to the electorate, and the sageness to know that the membership is
> the movement and and the president is merely the mirror to be a leader in
> this movement and here in Missouri we found them all in one member.  Madame
> President, nationally some may know you as the “wrightMove” but in the Show
> Me state we simply call it the “Sheila statement”.  Thank you for a caring
> enough to lead.  Thank you for believing enough to follow.  Thank you for
> growing enough to inspire.  Thank you for enduring enough to keep making
> Missouri WIN? Congratulations, Madame President, and way to lead the
> movement!
>
>
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