[Nfbofsc] COLUMBIA CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

[David Houck]

COLUMBIA CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

June 10, 2016

 

OCTOBER 28-30 NFB of SC CONVENTION

              You should be receiving your convention letters and
pre-registration letters.  Pre-registration is $70 until September 23 and
then it becomes $85.

              You can make your hotel reservation for the 2016 NFB of SC
State Convention which will be held at the Sands Resorts/Ocean Dunes hotel
in North Myrtle Beach October 28-30.  To make your room reservations call
the Sands Resort Central Reservations at 1-800-599-9872 and inform the
reservationist you are reserving a room for the National Federation of the
Blind of South Carolina state convention. 

              All reservations must be guaranteed by check or credit card
and received within 5 days of reservation date. Advance deposits will be
credited to the last night's stay as indicated by individual reservation
request.  Room rates for this year's convention are very affordable.  The
price of rooms including taxes are $87 per night for ocean view and $99 per
night ocean front and can accommodate up to four in a room.  These room
rates will be available three days before or three days after the
convention.  Amenities include in-room safes, refrigerators, microwaves,
coffee pots, irons, ironing boards, hair dryers, electronic door locks,
wireless Internet connections, and telephones with voice mail in all
sleeping rooms.  We are expecting a large turnout of our members to attend
the 2016 state convention, so I would encourage you to make your
reservations early.  

              Those needing van transportation to the state convention
should pay $40 in advance to the Columbia Chapter to get your name on the
van list.  The van will leave the Federation Center at 12 noon on Friday,
October 29.

 

ROCKY BOTTOM FUN DAY WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 2-5

              Labor Day Fun Day weekend is coming up and you will not want
to miss it!  If you want room accommodations, call David Houck at 254-3777.
Enclosed you will find five $5 Fun Day tickets to buy or sell.  The drawing
during Fun Day weekend will result in the winning ticket providing $50 to
the seller, $500 to the buyer or $550 if you bought your own ticket.  If the
Columbia Chapter sells the most tickets, the treasury will receive $300.  If
you need more tickets or want to turn in sold ticket stubs and money, please
see David Houck.  The meal cost over the weekend is $40 which includes 3
meals on Saturday and Sunday and Monday breakfast.  We will have an auction,
great Southern cooking, T-shirt sales, yard sale, an old country store and
Saturday afternoon will feature jazz and blues musician Rickey Godfrey
giving a $10 benefit concert in Lawton Hall.  Need more information, call
the Federation Center.

 

June 9 COLUMBIA CHAPTER MEETING

              The meeting was gaveled to order by President Tiffiny Mitchell
at 6:15 p.m. Dorothy Barksdale gave the devotional on looking to the needs
of others.  

              Convention assistance will be as follows:  Sell at least 25
tickets and get your state convention registration paid.  Sell at least 50
tickets and get your state registration paid plus $150 for the national
convention.  Sell at least 75 tickets and get your state registration paid
and $300 for the national convention or one night free at the state
convention.  Dr. Capps and Betty regret they were not able to attend the
chapter meeting but sent their love and thoughts and best wishes.  David
Houck introduced Mary Rickman who spoke about the upcoming Greek Festival
and their need for many volunteers.  If you want to volunteer or need
information about the September 15-18, 2016, 30th annual Greek Festival,
visit http://columbiasgreekfestival.com/.  Last year $50,000 was given out
from festival proceeds including the Federation Center of the Blind
receiving $1,000 and flood victims were helped as well.

              Tiffiny Mitchell announced a proposed walk for the chapter on
October 8.  More details to come about the time of day and place.  She also
spoke about plans for a picnic on Pine Island for either August 20 or 20.  

              Now for those selling 75 or more tickets for barbecue sales.
These numbers are approximate in that funds are still coming in.

1.           Donald Capps - 617

2.           Katherine Zeigler - 188

3.           Pat & Dale Wolthoff - 168

4.           Isaiah Nelson - 116

5.           Donna O'Neal - 100

6.           Maggie Floyd - 98

7.           Mary Peters - 93

8.           Tiffiny Mitchell - 89

9.           Catherine Williams - 80

10.        (Tied) Dorothy Basrksdale, Kattie Jackson & Gail Nelson

Great work for everyone who participated in this year's barbecue!

              The treasurer's report showed a balance of 5,684.32. The 50-50
drawing winner was won by Dorothy Barksdale who received $52 and a $10
drawing provided by Mary Rickman went to Frank Coppel.  I trust all the
fathers out there will have a blessed Father's Day.  

 

Tiffiny Mitchell, President

Columbia Chapter, NFB of SC

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org/attachments/20160610/8c4cbbef/attachment.html>