[NFBofSC] Positive Note 1810
Jennifer Bazer
jhipp25 at sc.rr.com
Mon Apr 19 10:28:14 UTC 2021
April 19, , 2021
Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents &
Others
From: Jennifer Bazer, President
Positive Note 1810
803-960-9977
Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com>
Greetings Fellow Federationists:
Thank you to the Meet the Blind Committee and all the hard work that went
into their Meet the Blind program on Saturday, April 17. NFB of SC leaders
spoke about their role in the NFB of SC and shared bits of personal
information for others to get to know them. Mistress of ceremonies was Debra
Canty and the keynote speaker with Ted Brewer of the Salem Lions Club. We
appreciate the nearly 35 individuals who attended this successful event!
NFB of SC Board Meeting, Thursday, April 22 at 8:00 PM:
There will be an NFB of SC board meeting on Thursday, April 22 at 8 PM
Eastern to discuss state convention details. If you are an NFB of SC board
member, please attend this very important meeting as there are a lot of
items to decide for our state convention.
Ellen Taylor Memorial:
Our Federation family is deeply saddened by the loss of Ellen Taylor,
daughter of our first vice-president, Lenora Robertson. Ellen loved Rocky
Bottom and spent her time cooking along with Lenora Robertson and Glenda
Culick for many events and numerous years. As a result of her passion and
love for Rocky Bottom, Lenora is asking that memorials in Ellen's name be
made to Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference Center of the Blind, RBRCCB, and
mailed to the Federation Center, 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205.
You may also donate using Pay Pal at
www.rockybottomofsc.com <http://www.rockybottomofsc.com>
Please make checks payable to RBRCCB with Ellen Taylor Memorial in the memo
line. We appreciate your consideration in donating to RBRCCB in memory of a
lady whose love, passion, dedication and awesome cooking will never be
forgotten. The Rocky bottom board unanimously decided to have a one-time
$500 scholarship presented to a student during the 2021 state convention to
remember Ellen.
Vender Spotlight and Give Back to the NFB of SC
If you would like to be featured for one month during the year and are
willing to give at least 10% back to the NFB of SC, please call me at
803-960-9977 or email me at
Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com>
I will need a small write up for the Positive Note.
The following meetings are scheduled on the Zoom platform this
month. You are welcome to attend any of these meetings, even if you are not
a member of the chapter or committee. All Committee meetings are open to
the public for listening. Contact President Bazer if you would like to be
added to any NFB of SC committee so that information stays current on our
website and membership list. Here is what is coming up on Zoom for the
month. All meetings are on the main Federation ID of 803-254-3777, unless
noted.
Dates & Times of meetings are subject to change. All times are Eastern.
Week of 4/18/2021 NFB of SC Meetings
Times are eastern and everyone is invited!
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Get Fit with the Sports & Rec Division 5:30 PM Rocky Bottom
Diabetes Action Network 7:00 PM
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Advocacy Committee 6:00 PM
Public Relations 8:00 PM
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Social Media 5:30 PM
State Board Meeting 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Get Fit with the Sports & Rec Division 9:00 AM Rocky Bottom
Braille Literacy Committee 9:00 AM
Come and learn about UEB braille
Technology Training 10:00 to 12:00
NFB of SC Federation Center is inviting you to a scheduled
Zoom meeting.
Topic: NFB of SC Chapter and Committee meetings
Times are in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 803 254 3777
Passcode: 124578
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Palmetto Connects
We will have our next palmetto connects meeting on Thursday,
May 6, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please encourage your chapters,
divisions, committees to attend to learn about the latest happenings in the
NFB of SC! All are welcome from everywhere!
Submissions for the Positive Note:
If you have an item to include in the Positive Note about your chapter,
division, something that would interest the affiliate, please send to me via
email by Sunday night to include in the next day's PN.
Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com
NFB of SC Podcast
Exciting News!
At this week's Palmetto Connects their was a big announcement!
The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina now has our own
podcast. Using any of the below platforms and more to come! Just search or
ask play National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina podcast. We
currently have the Leadership Seminar from April 10, 2021 loaded and ready
for listening. If you have suggestions for the podcast, please send Steve
Cook a message at cookcafe at sc.rr.com <mailto:cookcafe at sc.rr.com> or
call/Text at 803 260 1292.
Spotify
Apple Podcast
Google Podcast
Radio Public
Pocket Cast
>From Tracy Spittle, Chair Braille Literacy Committee
The Braille Literacy Committee would like to invite you to join us on April
24, at 9:00 AM, on the Federation Center Zoom platform to learn about The
UEB braille code. This discussion is geared towards those who know braille,
but want to learn more about the differences between the old and new codes.
This will last approximately 45 minutes. We plan to hold a series of these
informational sessions, each giving new information, once per month for the
next few months. We look forward to you joining us.
Scholarship Announcement 2021
Spring brings flowers, pollen, and the start of the NFB of SC Scholarship
application season! With the state convention being August 20-22, 2021, the
deadline for scholarship applications is 11:59 p.m. June 19, 2021. The
committee will select the top three applicants, and they will be notified
approximately one month prior to the state convention. The updated
scholarship application is now available at www.nfbofsc.org
<http://www.nfbofsc.org> . Please also remember that the scholarship
program operates on donations exclusively. If you or your chapter would
like to contribute a scholarship or make a donation to the Metro Fund,
please get in touch with both me, Shannon Cook, (coffeequeensc1 at sc.rr.com
<mailto:coffeequeensc1 at sc.rr.com> or (803) 605-4250) and Valerie
Warrington, NFB of SC Treasurer. Also, please help us get the word out
about the program. If you or someone you know is in school full time,
please encourage them to apply for a scholarship! Thank you.
Shannon Cook
Scholarship Committee Chairman
We Care Outreach Committee
The We Care Committee will be reaching out to those in our state who may
need one-on-one in their homes including, but not limited to: bump dots,
organization, cooking, activities relating to their independence as a blind
person. If you would like to assist and feel comfortable with some of these
very important outreach services, please contact Dorothy Barksdale to be
added to the We Care Outreach committee. Thank you to the We Care Outreach
committee for the valuable services they provide.
Advocacy Committee:
We will be developing an Advocacy committee which will meet the third
Wednesdays of each month at 6:00 PM Eastern starting April 21. If you are
interested in serving on this committee, please contact me at 803-960-9977
via text or phone, or, you may email me your interest at
Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com>
Let's advocate for blind South Carolinians through the advocacy committee
under the NFB of SC. Below, I have shared some text from the www.nfb.org
<http://www.nfb.org> website that may give you insight on the interests and
responsibilities of the advocacy committee that we will launch on April 21
at 6:00 PM!
The National Federation of the Blind is continuously working toward securing
full integration, equality, independence, acceptance, and respect for all
blind Americans.
Our advocacy work has centered on issues related to education, employment,
transportation, voting, and civil rights, and is directed by the
<https://nfb.org/resources/speeches-and-reports/resolutions> resolutions
that are passed every year during our
<https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention> national convention. As
the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans, we are
able to provide expert advice in these areas to blind people, their
families, agencies for the blind, corporations, and the government.
PAC Plan Challenge:
We will be running a contest from December 5, 2020 through
May 31, 2021 for our NFB of SC affiliate. We are currently 13 and would like
to be in the top 10 or higher. One of our members would like to see us as an
affiliate contribute $1,500 to PAC each month between chapters, divisions,
individuals and our NFB of SC affiliate. If you join PAC, your name will be
entered into a drawing for a $100 visa gift card. If you increase your PAC
donation, your name will be entered into a different $100 visa gift card
drawing. I have a list of chapters, divisions, and individuals who are on
PAC at this time. On June 1, I will ask the national office for another list
which I will use to have the two drawings on June 1. There are many ways to
give. Below, is a little about PAC.
Thank you for your interest in the National Federation of the
Blind's Pre-Authorized Contribution (PAC) program. This program allows you
to contribute to the NFB through recurring monthly donations. These can be
direct withdrawals from a checking account or charges to a credit card.
Please contact pac at nfb.org <mailto:pac at nfb.org> with any questions. Thank
you for your generosity.
You can go to https://www.nfb.org/pac to complete the online
form.
You may also call the national office at 410-659-9314
extension 2622 or email PAC at nfb.org <mailto:PAC at nfb.org> with questions.
There are several chapters and divisions within our state who
are on PAC and we are grateful for those contributions. There are
individuals who are on PAC and we are appreciative of those members who give
each month. As an affiliate, we are averaging $17.41 per person and less
than 10% of our members are on PAC. Let's see if we can increase those
percentages to over $20 per month and have at least 20% of our members on
PAC. I appreciate you considering to get on the PAC plan or increasing your
donation each month!
Thank you to the following individuals, chapters and divisions who have
gotten on PAC or who have increased their PAC amount each month:
New contributors (6):
Cheri Euton
Lori Coley
At Large Chapter
Lancaster Chapter
Melanie Torrance
Lynn Hornsby
Increases:
David Bundy
Debra Canty
NFB SC Sumter Chapter
Steve and Shannon Cook
Jennifer Bazer
Rank: 12
Average given per month: $960.75
Monthly totals:
December 2020 - $898.00
January 2021- $953.00
February 2021- $991.00
March 2021- $1,001.00
Total given in 2020: $10,731.00
Total given in 2021 so far: $2,945.00
SUN Shares
Shares Unlimited NFB (SUN) is a rainy day fund. Shares are
just $10 each. We collected and others pledged toward this giving at our
statewide seminar. You can donate in increments of $10 for this rainy day
fund. The Palmetto state is currently 13 and we would love to be in the top
five. You are welcome to send checks made to NFB of SC with SUN in the memo
line to the Federation Center, 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205.
You may also donate using our pay pal link on our page
www.nfbofsc.org <http://www.nfbofsc.org>
Please when you donate give a little extra to help cover the
cost of administration fees from pay pal, $.30 for each $10. Thank you for
considering if you can donate to this fund.
>From Phil Marret
IT is with much sadness that the Upstate Blind Fishing committee has deemed
it necessary to call our tournament off again this year.
Nationally:
Attend the Biggest Event of the Year!
National Federation of the Blind 2021 National Convention
Tuesday, July 6 through Saturday, July 10, 2021
Anywhere and Everywhere #NFB21
Stronger Together: Transforming and Unifying Our Future
There may not be a physical entrance to general session, but you can still
win door prizes to be awarded throughout the week at #NFB21. Attend the
premier event for the blind community and take advantage of the opportunity
to:
* Network with thousands of blind role models
* Connect with leaders in the field of blindness
* Attend presentations on a variety of empowering topics
* Learn about the latest in technology and innovation
* And more!
The National Federation of the Blind is a transformative membership and
advocacy organization of blind people. Every day we raise the expectations
of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind
people and our dreams. Through this unique event, we will connect blind
Americans from anywhere to build opportunities everywhere. For more
information, read the
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=20599&qid=5093761> Braille Monitor
article, The 2021 Convention is at Hand.
Schedule Outline
The schedule for the 2021 convention is:
* Tuesday, July 6: Seminars & Specialized Meetings
* Wednesday, July 7: Board Meeting & Resolutions
* Thursday, July 8: Division Meetings & Opening Ceremony
* Friday, July 9: Presidential Report & General Session
* Saturday, July 10: Business Session & Banquet
Is this your first convention or do you need a review of what to expect?
Mark your calendar for the Rookie Roundup meeting scheduled for Tuesday,
June 29 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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it is made available and more. While there is no registration fee to attend
the National Federation of the Blind 2021 National Convention, please
consider a donation if you are in a position to do so. There is a donation
option available during the registration process. Your support is greatly
appreciated.
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If you are already registered, please encourage a friend to attend. We look
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Final Thought:
"Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your own two ears."- Laird
Hamilton
NFB Pledge - I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National
Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for
the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to
abide by its constitution.
NFB One Minute Message - "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."
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