[NFBofSC] Positive Note 1801
jennifer at successforlives.org
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February 15, 2021
Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents &
Others
From: Jennifer Bazer, President
Positive Note 1801
803-960-9977 Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com>
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Greetings Fellow Federationists:
What a busy week last week in the Palmetto State. I want to thank those of
you from SC and other affiliates for joining us for Washington seminar and
attending our nine congressional appointments February 9-11. I also want to
give a huge appreciation to Steve Cook for hosting each meeting and for the
following individuals who presented on each legislation and also provided
personal stories to illustrate the importance of each concern.
David Rebocho
Melanie Torrance
Shannon Cook
Neel Sheth
Bailey Hightower
Wallace Stuckey
Matthew Duffell-Hoffman
I also want to thank David Houck for all the behind the scenes work in
setting all nine appointments and entering important data for nationals into
a portal. I appreciate all of you who stepped up to make the 2021 Washington
seminar a huge success in the Palmetto state. It is all of us working
together, working in unity that makes a huge impact. We will continue to
update you on the four legislation issues as we have more information.
Happy Presidents' Day!
Presidents' Day was established in 1885 in honor of George Washington, whose
birthday fell on February 22nd.
Originally falling on Washington's actual birth date each year, Presidents'
Day was moved to the third Monday in February as a part of the 1971 Uniform
Monday Holiday Act, which was established to create more three-day weekends
for workers.
According to the federal government, the holiday's official name is still
"Washington's Birthday."
On February 22nd each year, Washington's farewell address is still read in
the United States Senate.
George Washington:
* Was the first President of the United States and served from April
30, 1789 - March 4, 1797.
* Is the only president in the nation's history to have been
unanimously elected by the Electoral College.
* Established the two-term precedent for presidents after declining
to serve a third term and retiring to his home in Virginia, called Mount
Vernon.
* Began school at age six, but left at age 15 to become a surveyor,
since his mother couldn't afford to send him to college.
* Never had children of his own. At age 26, Washington married Martha
Dandridge Curtis, who already had two children.
Abraham Lincoln:
* Was the 16th President of the United States and served from March
4, 1861 - April 15, 1865.
* Led the country through the American Civil War.
* Was largely self-educated and even taught himself law.
* Is the only president to hold a patent. He created a device that
would free steamboats if they ran aground.
* Delivered one of the most famous presidential speeches, The
Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863. It was less than two minutes long
but had a lasting impact on history!
Tribute to Black History Month
On Thursday, February 18 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, just prior to our Palmetto
Connects at 6:00, The NFB of SC will be celebrating black history month with
a tribute and recognition with songs, inventors, educators, and other
contributions by black individuals who have made a mark in the Palmetto
state and across the globe. We hope you all will join us. Everyone is
welcome from everywhere!
SC/Palmetto Connects, Time Change, Please Read
* We will have our next SC connects meeting on Thursday,
February 18 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!
Leadership Seminar:
Our next leadership seminar will be April 10, 2021 at the
Federation Center. All presidents of divisions and chapters along with
Federation Center board members, Rocky Bottom board members and NFB of SC
board members are expected to attend in-person or through zoom. Others who
are interested are welcome to attend via zoom or in-person as well.
If you notify David Houck by April 5, 2021 whether you plan to
attend on zoom or in-person, your name will be entered into a $50 gift card
drawing. You must be present to win. There will be additional door prizes
throughout the seminar; only individuals who notify David by calling
803-254-3777 or emailing nfbsc at sc.rr.com <mailto:nfbsc at sc.rr.com> about
your zoom or in-person attendance will be entered into the $50 gift card
drawing.
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.
Monday, February 15, 2021
Membership Committee Meeting 7:00 PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Diabetes Action Network Committee Meeting 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
* Public Relations Committee Meeting 8:00 PM
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Tribute and Recognition of Black History Month, 5:00 p.m.
Palmetto Connects 6:00 p.m.
Florence Chapter Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Clarendon County Chapter Meeting 8:00 PM
Friday, February 19, 2021
NFB of SC Trivia Night, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Get Fit with the Sports & Rec Division 8:00 AM
First District Meeting for all presidents in the first district, 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Support Group for those who have experienced abuse 3:00 PM
Support Group for recently blind members 5:00 PM
Monday, February 22, 2021
Anderson Chapter Meeting 6:00 PM Rocky Bottom
Doing Our Fair Share Committee Meeting 7:00 PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting 8:00 PM
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Social Media Committee Meeting 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Get Fit with the Sports & Rec Division 8:00 AM
Charleston Chapter Meeting, 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Support Group for those who have experienced abuse 3:00 PM
Support Group for recently blind members 5:00 PM
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)
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From Jennifer Bazer
Support Girl Scouts, Support the NFB of SC, Update on boxes
sold!
My daughter Kaylin, age 7, is selling girl scout cookies again this year for
$5 per box.
Kaylin has a personal goal of 250 boxes. This will help her go to girl scout
camp and other girl scout activities. She has sold over 350 boxes so far.
She has sold to several affiliates in the NFB. Thank you all for your
support of Kaylin, girl scouts, and raising money for the NFB of SC
I will personally give a donation to the NFB of SC for at
least 10% of her total dollar sales. Another way NFB of SC can raise money!
If she sells $1,000 in sales, I will give a donation of at least $100- to
NFB of SC.
I will let you all know when cookie sales are over and what we
donated to the NFB of SC as a result. You can call or text me at
803-960-9977 or email me at jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:jhipp25 at sc.rr.com>
with your selections.
Payment can be made with apple cash, Zell or pay pal direct or cash or check
to me.
Will ship, deliver or you can pick up in West Columbia!
Let's raise money for NFB of SC!
$5 per box
Lemonades
Shortbread
Thin mints
Peanut butter patties
Caramel delights
Peanut butter sandwich
Girl Scout S'Mores
Fun Friday Night, Friday, February 19 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern:
The National Federation of the Blind of SC will hold a trivia night on
Friday, February 19, 2021 at 8:00 PM Eastern. In order to hopefully save a
little time, LOL. We are asking people to register by sending their name to
Steve Cook at cookcafe at sc.rr.com <mailto:cookcafe at sc.rr.com> in order to go
ahead and place people on to teams. Your appreciation would greatly be
appreciated! We will have questions from the below listed categories. Below
is the Zoom information you will need in order to play. If you know of
anyone that would like to play, but do not have access to a computer. You
can also send me their name and phone number in which they will be using to
call in to Zoom.
Music
Landmarks
Sit Coms
Sports
Technology
TV
TV Theme Songs
Federation Center
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Meeting ID: 803 254 3777
Passcode: 124578
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Updated information about our first virtual talent show provided by the
fundraising committee.
The National Federation of the Blind of SC (NFB of SC) Would like to invite
you to the 1st ever virtual talent show fundraiser benefitting the NFB of
SC!
Everyone has a talent. What is Yours?
* Singing
* Comedy
* Dancing
* Reading poetry
* Playing an instrument
The NFB of SC has an opportunity for you to show off your talent through our
2021 Virtual Talent Show!!! You will also be eligible for prizes if you
place 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the voting!
Prizes awarded
1st place: 10% of the total proceeds, and a plaque donated by Linda Dizzley,
President of the Lee County Chapter.
2nd place: 5% of the total proceeds, and a plaque donated by Linda Dizzley,
President of the Lee County Chapter.
3rd place: 3% of the total proceeds, and a plaque donated by Linda Dizzley,
President of the Lee County Chapter.
Here is how our talent show will work.
* Pay $15 to register to enter your talent via Pay Pal or other
approved method.
* Submit a 90 second video to Steve Cook at cookcafe at sc.rr.com
<mailto:cookcafe at sc.rr.com>
* Once your video has been approved it will be posted on the website
www.nfbofsc.org <http://www.nfbofsc.org> .
* Next, invite all of your family, friends, coworkers, former
teachers, fellow church members, doctors, mail carriers, etcetera, to watch
your video and vote for you. A $1 donation is one vote. For example, if a
person donated $25 for you, then you would receive 25 individual votes. A
person can vote for you as many times as they choose.
* When creating your video, please be sure to narrate any movement or
action, so that the blind voters will know what you are doing, especially if
it is a visual talent, such as dancing. .
* All videos and registration fees must be submitted by March 1, 2021
at 11:59 PM eastern to be considered for the contest.
* Votes will be accepted until Saturday, March 20 2021, at 2:00 PM
eastern.
* We will announce the winners on Saturday, March 20 2021 at 4:00PM
eastern.
* Each participant will be assigned a contestant number for voting
purposes. When a person makes their vote, they will have to include the
contestants number in order for the vote to count for them.
Voting and Registration
To Vote Electronically:
To pay your $15 registration fee, go to www.nfbofsc.org
<http://www.nfbofsc.org> and click on the Donations link.
Votes can be cast on the same site by clicking on the donation link. $1 per
vote. There is no limit to the number of times a voter can vote. Please
remember that a vote will not go to the contestant unless their contestant
number is included in the "for" line of the payment.
To Vote by Mail
If you would like to vote for a contestant, but are unable to access the
above electronic payment method. You can send a check or money order to the
address below. On the memo line, be sure to put "talent show contestant
number." If the contestant number is not on this line, your vote will not
count, and your donation will be greatly appreciated! Please have all
payments mailed no later than March 15th to allow for them to be received
and recorded.
Federation Center of the Blind
119 S Kilbourne Road
Columbia, SC 29205.
To register, please include the following information.
* Name
* Address
* City, State and ZIP
* Home Phone
* Cell Phone
* Work Phone
* Email Address
* NFB member? Yes or No.
* If yes, which chapter?
* If no, do we have your permission to contact you about getting
involved? Yes or No.
SC Commission for the Blind Board Meeting, Tuesday, February 16, 2021
I encourage as many of you as possible to join the SC Commission for the
Blind board meeting on Tuesday, February 16 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. Ask
questions. This is a place to have your voice heard!
The February 16, 2021 Board Meeting will be conducted online using Zoom.
Time: 1:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
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Update on Upstate Fishing Trip
The below information is from Phil Marett pertaining to the upstate fishing
tournament for 2021.
IT is with much sadness that the Upstate Blind Fishing committee has deemed
it necessary to call our tournament off again this year.
Philip Marett
chairperson of Upstate Lions Blind Fishing
From Steve Cook
In order to cut down on traffic on our NFB of SC list serve.
That I know I am responsible for the majority of it. Smile! I have created a
group called Let's Talk Tech that you can find a description and subscribe
Email address below if you wish to join.
If you choose to join the Let's Talk Tech list, just a note that your first
2 messages will have to be approved when posting to the list. After that,
your postings will go directly to the list.
This group is for the discussion of any types of technology, sharing how you
perform different task, independent living, mobility devices, Android and
Apple devices, apps, Fusion, Zoom Text, JAWS, websites, podcast, and a lot
more!
To subscribe send a message to the below Email address with the word
subscribe in the subject field. Letstalktech+subscribe at groups.io
<mailto:Letstalktech+subscribe at groups.io>
Cooper River Bridge 5K
The Cooper River Bridge 5K will be held September 27, 2021 in
Charleston, SC. This is one of the largest runs in the country. If this is
on your bucket list, please contact President Bazer at 803-960-9977 or email
her at jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:jhipp25 at sc.rr.com> if you wish to
participate. Cost is $60 to enter and participate in the race plus the cost
of housing the night before. We would love the NFB of SC to have a team and
race with team shirts showing our unity. The Sports and Rec division will be
heading this project up for the Palmetto state!
From Thom Spittle, Chairman of Rocky Bottom:
Do you remember your days as a camper or councilor at
Children's camp?
Do you have fond memories of visiting Rocky Bottom with your Chapter or
family?
If so, come spend a weekend with some of those same people, both sighted and
blind, as we put together a reunion weekend at Rocky Bottom during Memorial
Day weekend in May 2021. This will be a great time to catch up with others,
and hear some stories of other's experiences from camp.
If you are interested, please contact Thom Spittle via email
RockyBottomInfo at gmail.com <mailto:RockyBottomInfo at gmail.com> , or call
803-331-3344.
We will try to get a transportation plan in place if you
cannot get to the camp on your own.
There will be a $100 per person cost for food and other entertainment
expenses.
If you would like to bring a spouse or your immediate family, we should be
able to accommodate that. I hope to hear from you,
Thom Spittle, Chairman, Board of Directors
Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center of the blind
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!
Support A Local Vender
Would you like to support a local vender and the National
Federation of the Blind of SC (NFB of SC) at the same time? Well, here is
your opportunity to do both! When you purchase items from any of the below
venders, be sure to mention the NFB of SC in order for a percentage to be
donated to the NFB of SC.
If you know of any venders that are willing to donate a
percentage of each purchase to the NFB of SC and have their information
listed on www.NFBofSC.org <http://www.NFBofSC.org> , have them contact
Jennifer Bazer and Steve Cook at the below Email addresses.
* jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:jhipp25 at sc.rr.com> cookcafe at sc.rr.com
<mailto:cookcafe at sc.rr.com> .
* To access a list of venders, please go to
www.nfbofsc.org <http://www.nfbofsc.org> and then click on the support a
local vender link. Your support of the local vender and the NFB of SC is
greatly appreciated!
From Steve Cook
The upcoming weekly Zoom events can now be found on Newsline!
The article list the date, name of the event and the time. Also, listed is
the information you will need to call in using your phone. Thank you to MS.
Cummings for speaking out about a challenge she was having knowing when all
the zoom events took place. Since she does not use a computer and used
Newsline on her phone, we created a solution that will hopefully assist
others.
Recipe Group via Email From Steve Cook
Do you have a favorite recipe that people always ask you for?
Do you enjoy learning about new recipes? Do you enjoying trying new food?
Here is your opportunity to all of the above an more! I have created a group
for people to Exchange Recipes and the discussion of recipes. Below is the
Email address for you to subscribe To this new group. Just a friendly
reminder to also put the word subscribe in the subject line.
* RecipeExchange+subscribe at groups.io
<mailto:RecipeExchange+subscribe at groups.io>
From Frank Loza
* Support the Federation Center by buying a jacket with
our national logo on the back of the jacket and under that it says National
Federation of the Blind and under that it says, live the life you want. On
the left upper part of the front it says, NFB of SC. There is two kinds of
material you can get them in. One is microfiber and the other one is
polyester blend. The microfiber costs $80.00 and the polyester blend cost's
$75.00. The microfiber comes in blue or black and the polyester comes in
blue, black and gray. If you can call Frank Loza at 803-617-8016, with your
information, such as color and size. Join your fellow Federationists and
get your jacket. It will show unity when your chapter has a function.
Nationally:
Final Thought:
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
George Washington
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."
If this message was forwarded to you and you would like to receive it
directly in your inbox, as well as, receive messages regarding the National
Federation of the Blind of South Carolina, please email Steve Cook at
cookcafe at sc.rr.com <mailto:cookcafe at sc.rr.com> .
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