[Nfbofsc] Positive Note 1555

[David Houck]

June 1, 2016 

Memo To:  Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents &
Others

From:  Frank Coppel, President

Positive Note 1555

Greetings Fellow Federationists:

 

              The 2016 Spring edition of Senior Camp concluded Thursday, May
26, and it was a huge success thanks to a great group of Seniors and a staff
who at times went beyond the call of duty to ensure the camp ran smoothly
and efficiently.  The Fall session of Senior Camp will be held September
18-22.  Applications for the Fall session of camp will be mailed out
sometime during the month of July.  By the way, last Wednesday evening, the
Seniors were extremely generous as they GAVE $400 to kick off a FUND RAISING
PROJECT TO REPLACE THE MATRESSES AT THE Ellenburg Lodge.  

              At the April 9, NFB of SC Board of Directors meeting, the
Board voted to utilize vans to transport individuals to the National
Convention in Orlando Florida if we did not completely fill the 47 passenger
charter bus.  The Board also voted to designate May 15, as the deadline to
sign up for the bus list.  As of this past Friday, May 27, twenty-two
individuals have signed up and have paid their reservation fee of $100.  We
will be utilizing two fifteen passenger vans to transport these individuals
to the National Convention.  The vans will depart from the Federation Center
in Columbia on Thursday, June 30 at 8:00 A.m. and will return to Columbia on
Wednesday, June 6, departing from the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel at 8:00 A.M.


              We have an announcement from Shelley Coppel, President of the
NFB of SC Seniors division.  "Greetings from the Senior Division.  Here is
an advertisement for our next conference call to be on June 8 at 4 o'clock
p.m. This is a great opportunity to learn from other Seniors.  4th Senior
Division Conference Call for 2016.  6/8/16 Let's Keep Writing and .
Publishing and More, moderator, from the Writer's Division of the NFB.
Dial:  712-432-1500 with access code:  759633pound.  You will be then asked
to confirm the last access code numbers and press 1 to be included in the
conference call.  As usual, we ask that you put your telephone, (even when
using the speaker) on a "mute" mode by pressing star 6.  When you wish to
comment or ask a question, unmute yourself by pressing once again, star 6.  

              During the next week or so, members of the NFB of SC will be
receiving a detailed letter regarding the 2016 State Convention which will
be held in Myrtle Beach October 28-30.  Please read this letter carefully,
as it will contain important information regarding this year's convention.  

              The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is
not the characteristic that defines you or your future.  Every day, we raise
the expectations of blind people because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our Dreams.  You can live the life you want:
blindness is not what holds you back.  Joining me for comments in this
Positive Note is the President Emeritus of the NFB of SC.  Here is Dr.
Capps.  

              I hope that you had an enjoyable and meaningful Memorial Day
weekend.  We thoroughly enjoyed a visit from our granddaughter Laura Setters
and her husband David and our great-grandchildren during the weekend.
Elizabeth is two years old and has unlimited energy.  Mason is four years
old and likes to look after his little sister.  They live in Louisville,
Kentucky and we don't see them enough as they visit with us every May or
June.  The little children had a wonderful time playing, running and
Elizabeth likes to squeal.  Before visiting with us they spent a week in
Myrtle Beach for vacation and had a wonderful time.  We miss them greatly
and hope that we will see them again before this year passes.  

              It hardly seems possible that June is already here.  That
means it is only three months before the RBRCCB Labor Day weekend Fun Day
Festival.  Chapter and Division Presidents will be receiving their $5.00 Fun
Day tickets.  Please send in your filled-out ticket stubs and checks to the
state office.  You may also turn them in to David Houck at RBRCCB during
Labor Day weekend.  The seller of the Fun Day ticket drawn will receive $50
and the purchaser of that ticket will receive $500.  If you bought your own
ticket, you will receive $550.  The chapter or division selling the most
tickets will receive $300 for their treasury.   We need chapters to sell
their allotment of Fun Day tickets as this is an important part of the Labor
Day weekend festival.  Most of us will be arriving on Friday night,
September 2 and staying until Monday, September 5.  As usual, seven meals
will be served - three meals on Saturday, three meals on Sunday and Monday
breakfast.  There is no increase in the amount charged for the food service
which is $40 per person. The $40 includes an outstanding meal for lunch on
Saturday. We are also fortunate in having the service of Lenora Robertson
and her kitchen crew in handling the food service throughout the Labor Day
weekend.  It is not too early in making reservations for your room
accommodations.  We have already heard from two chapters and look for others
to be making their reservations as soon as possible.  Please call David
Houck at 803-254-3777 or Donald Capps at 803-787-0462. As always we believe
all accommodations will be ultimately reserved.  As you know, we have been
attempting to get a suitable musician to give a benefit concert.  I am glad
to report that we appear to be making some progress as we are currently
working with arrangements, including the cost of having a professional doing
a concert which will be held between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday,
September 3.  I'm informed of the performer and I know he is very good.  Our
Resident Manager Brooke Rivers is in contact with the performer and as soon
as this has been finalized, I will release the information statewide so that
we can have good attendance for the hour and a half concert.  This will
enable us to have meaningful entertainment in the recently renovated Lawton
Hall.  

              We understand the Columbia Chapter had a good time at RBRCCB
over the weekend.  Our information is that this will be the busiest year
ever at RBRCCB.  Children's Camp will be held in about six weeks during the
week of July 17, and as you can see, much activity is taking place.  Make
your plans now.

 

Final Thought:  History of NFB of SC Legislative Victories:  #6, #30 & #41.
1964 - Act #896 provides for abolishment of the practice of withholding a
percentage of the earnings of blind vending stand operators, known as the
bill abolishing "set-aside" fees.              1999 -  Halted legislative
proviso to re-instate "Set-Aside" provisions abolished 35 years earlier in
1964.    2006 - S.965 Commission for the Blind directed to refund set-aside
fees collected from blind vendors and to repeal the set-aside bill passed in
2004.  

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