[NFBO-Linn-benton] FW: [Chapter-Presidents] Help your members get to their first NFB National Convention!

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From: Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Linda Melendez via Chapter-Presidents
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 3:55 PM
To: State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>; chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org
Cc: Linda Melendez <president at nfbnj.org>
Subject: [Chapter-Presidents] Help your members get to their first NFB National Convention!

 

>From the 2024 Kenneth Jernigan Fund Committee  

 
Think back to your very first NFB National Convention. The Trepidation of wondering how you’d find your way to the exhibit hall and meeting rooms; being surrounded by fellow Federationists you had not yet met; making your way through the exhibit hall and checking out the new products and gadgets. And then returning home, with renewed confidence in not only yourself but in the Federation as a positive agent for change. 
 

The Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship Fund can help make this experience possible for the members of your chapter or division who have not yet participated in a national convention. The Scholarship Committee is asking that you discuss the possibility of applying for a first-timer scholarship to help share the cost of traveling to and participating in the 2024 Convention July 3 - 8 in Orlando Florida.  

 
At this month’s meeting, we encourage you to share your own convention stories and use the following questions to for discussions about applying for a Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship (application deadline is April 15. 
 

1.	What makes convention so empowering and uplifting?  
2.	Why is it so important to learn about blindness? 
3.	Why do you encourage others, especially first timers, to attend?  
4.	How can first timers keep up with all the great information at convention?  
5.	How do you afford convention? 
6.	How will first time attendees get around the hotel?  

 

For your convenience, we have included the link to the Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship Fund webpage below; 

 <https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/kenneth-jernigan-convention-scholarship> https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/kenneth-jernigan-convention-scholarship 

 
We invite chapters to have this discussion to increase national convention participation amongst all members. 

 
Warmly, 

2024 Kenneth Jernigan Fund Committee 

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