[Nfbofsc] COLUMBIA CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

[David Houck]

COLUMBIA CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

March 11, 2016

 

NFB ORLANDO 23016 CONVENTION DETAILS

              At the State Board meeting, which was held during the two hour
lunch break, the Board voted unanimously to charge $100 for a seat on the
charter bus going to the National Convention in Orlando, Florida.  The date
of this year's national convention will be June 30, to July 5, 2016 and will
be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort.  The 2016 room rates are singles
and doubles, $83; and triples and quads, $89. In addition to the room rates
there will be a tax, which at present is 12.5 percent. No charge will be
made for children under seventeen in the room with their parents as long as
no extra bed is requested. Please note that the hotel is a no-smoking
facility.

              For 2016 convention room reservations you can call the hotel
at (866) 996-6338 after January 1. You may also write directly to the Rosen
Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32819-9357. The
hotel will want a deposit of $95 for each room and will want a credit card
number or a personal check. If you use a credit card, the deposit will be
charged against your card immediately, just as would be the case with a $95
check. If a reservation is cancelled before Friday May, 27, 2016, half of
the deposit will be returned. Otherwise refunds will not be made.  The
charter bus will leave Columbia at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, June 30.  The bus
will leave Orlando at 8:00 a.m. and return to Columbia Wednesday, July 6.
We are now accepting your reservation fee of $100 to ride the charter bus to
Orlando.  Remember, this reservation fee is non-refundable and
non-transferable.   

              It is time for you to preregister online for the 2016 NFB
National Convention in Orlando Florida.  If you preregister prior to May 31,
registration for convention will cost $25 and a banquet ticket will cost
$60.  After May 31, the cost for convention registration will increase to
$30 and the cost of a banquet ticket will increase to $65.  Save $10 and
also skip the need to stand in line for a long period of time at the
convention by purchasing your convention registration and banquet ticket by
the May 31 deadline.  

 

SENIOR BLIND TELECONFERENCES

              We have an announcement from Shelley Coppel, President of our
NFB of SC Seniors Division.  "Greetings from our Senior Division of SC.  The
National Seniors Division is resuming our schedule of conference calls again
beginning on March 17 with Shelley Coppel as the moderator.  The topic will
be Losing Vision and Adapting to Life's Changes.  The call will be at 4:00
p.m. eastern time.  

              The numbers to dial are the same as last year:  712-432-1500
with access code:  759633pound.  You will then be asked if this is correct
as you hear the access code repeated that you just dialed.  You are prompted
to press (1) if the code is correct.  You then announce yourself by stating
your name, and, you are entered into the conference call.

              If the call is missed, you can listened to it again with a
"playback" number which will be given a few hours after the calls have taken
place. The main playback number is:  712-432-1202.  You will then be asked
to choose from a menu of numbers from 1 to about 13 up to 17 as each call is
put on the list in sequence of dates in which the conference call took
place.  

Calls for Spring 2016

              Thursday, March 17, 2016  Losing Vision and Adapting to Life's
Changes moderated by Shelley Coppel, South Carolina.

              Wednesday, April 13, 2016  Churchgoing-Making Everyone more
Comfortable with Our Blindness moderated by Tom Anderson, president of the
national Association of the Blind in Communities of Faith, Kansas.

              Wednesday, May 11, 2016  How To Solve The Little problems in
Your Life When Significant Vision Loss occurs moderated by Jan Bailey,
Minnesota.

              Wednesday, June 8,  2016,  Let's Keep Writing and . Publishing
and More, moderator, from the Writer's Division of the NFB.

              In order to obtain the best possible sound for these calls, it
is recommended that each caller, after dialing in, press star 6 which puts
you in a "mute" mode.  You will be able to hear everything during the call
but background noise from your location will not disturb others listening in
on the conversation.  When you wish to speak and enter the discussion, press
star 6 once again and you will be released from the "mute" mode and able to
participate."  

 

OCTOBER 28-30 NFB of SC CONVENTION

              You can now begin to 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.  

 

ITEMS FOR SALE!

              The Columbia Chapter is selling T-shirts for $15 for sizes
small through 1X and $17 for sizes 2X and 3X.  These bear the new federation
logo, Columbia Chapter on the sleeve and the quote "Live the life you want."
See Tiffiny Mitchell to get yours!  The NFB of SC is selling 16 ounce coffee
thermoses for $15 each.  See Frank Coppel to get one.

 

MARCH 10 COLUMBIA CHAPTER MEETING

              The meeting was gaveled to order by President Tiffiny Mitchell
at 6:30 p.m.  Doc Sims gave a devotional on following directions on life's
journey.  BBQ planning was the order of the day.  BBQ tickets and flyers
were passed out.  The BBQ tickets are $9.00 and BBQ day is April 21. Please
prepare to canvas and work on BBQ day.   Canvas nights are Tuesday, April
12, Thursday, April 14 and Monday, April 18.   The April Chapter meeting
will be on Thursday, April 7.  If you need tickets or flyers or need to turn
in your name to work on canvas nights or on BBQ Day, call David Houck at
254-3777.  Pledges were taken for contributions at the April meeting to get
BBQ supplies.  Bring your money on April 7!

              Four new chapter members were voted in, Adrenia Jackson,
Ceclia Best, Eric Hilton, and Nichole Travis.  Line Dancing at the Center
begins Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. at a cost of $5.  We may begin
Saturday Supermarket trips in May!  The 50-50 drawing winner was Catherine
Williams who won $33 from last month and $35 from this month.  She donated
the $35 prize back to the chapter.

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

Tiffiny Mitchell, President

Columbia Chapter, NFB of SC

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