[NFBofSC] Positive Note 1818

Mon Jun 14 10:40:07 UTC 2021

June 14, , 2021

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

From:  Jennifer Bazer, President

Positive Note 1818

803-960-9977  

Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com> 

Greetings Fellow Federationists:

The history of Father's Day

The  <https://www.rd.com/list/history-of-mothers-day/> history of Mother's
Day goes back to the 1860s, and Mother's Day was declared a national holiday
in 1914. The celebration of one parent paved the way for Father's Day. The
history of Father's Day goes back to 1908 when a church in West Virginia
held a sermon to honor 362 men who were killed the previous year in a coal
mining explosion. This was the country's first-ever event to strictly honor
fathers, but it was just a one-and-done thing, at least in that community.

The following year, however, a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd started her
quest to establish Father's Day as a national holiday. Dodd was one of six
children raised by her single father and thought fathers should be honored
in the same way as mothers. After a year of petitioning her local community
and government, Dodd's home state of Washington celebrated its first
official Father's Day on June 19, 1910. Over the years, the celebration of
Father's Day spread from state to state, and after a long fight, it was
finally declared a national holiday in 1972 when President Richard Nixon
signed it into law. Now, we celebrate with
<https://www.rd.com/list/funny-fathers-day-quotes/> funny Father's Day
quotes and  <https://www.rd.com/list/dad-quotes/> dad quotes.

It took more than 60 years from the birth of the idea to Father's Day
actually being recognized as a federal holiday, but a lot happened to
threaten the parent-celebrating holidays during that time. In the 1920s and
1930s, there was a national movement to get rid of both Mother's and
Father's Day and replace them with one "Parent's Day." Beyond that, some men
didn't even want a Father's Day to begin with. Some saw it as a "Hallmark
holiday," invented for the sole purpose of a commercial gimmick, and as many
fathers were the sole breadwinners at the time, they didn't particularly
want to spend their hard-earned cash on flowers and chocolates. The Great
Depression and World War II, however, helped boost the idea of Father's Day.
Struggling retailers pushed the gift-giving holiday during the Depression,
and during the war, Father's Day became a war to honor the many fathers
serving overseas. By the time President Nixon signed the proclamation making
Father's Day a holiday, it was already a national institution.

Does the date of Father's Day change every year?

If you have trouble remembering dates, you can stop fretting about this one!
Much like the Thanksgiving rule (it falls on the fourth Thursday in
November), Father's Day has a set day, but not there's no set date for dad's
day (at least here in the United States). Each year, the date of Father's
Day changes, but it always falls on the third Sunday in June. This year,
that's June 20, and next year (2022), it will share a date with
<https://www.rd.com/article/what-is-juneteenth/> Juneteenth, and fall on
June 19. So, all you need to remember is June, and where to find these
<https://www.rd.com/list/free-fathers-day-cards/> free Father's Day cards if
you're caught short on your way to dad's house come the third Sunday.

When is Father's Day celebrated in other parts of the world?

Father's Day is celebrated on different days in different countries. For
example, in Europe, the United States, and the majority of other countries,
the holiday is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In many Catholic
countries, especially in Latin America, fathers are celebrated on St.
Joseph's Day, which falls on March 19. In many Pacific countries, including
Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, Father's Day occurs on the first Sunday in
September.

Fathers and those who serve as father figures, we celebrate you on Sunday,
June 20. We hope your day is filled with love!

Update 65 Annual State convention

We currently have 62 individuals registered for the state convention
in-person and 18 registered virtually! I want to thank all of you who have
registered for our convention. We are going to have an amazing event, and we
want everyone to be a part of it. If you have not registered for our NFB of
SC state convention which will be held hybrid at the North Charleston
Marriott august 20-22 (many of us are arriving August 19), please consider
attending with us virtually or in-person. Specific details about the
convention, hotel rates, registration rates and more can be found later in
this Positive Note. Also, thank you to our chapter and division presidents
for insuring your members know the latest happenings in our affiliate and
about our state convention. Let's give everyone who wishes to attend our
convention an opportunity, through transportation, Palmetto Grant for
first-timers (see details later in the PN), and other creative ways, we want
everyone who wants to attend to be with us August 20-22. Remember, there are
two additional monetary drawings in June. Those who register from June
1-June 30 11:59 PM in-person or virtually will have their name entered into
a $50 drawing. Those who make the hotel reservations between June 1-June 30
at 11:59 PM will b entered into a second $50 drawing. Let's get your
registrations in by June 30 as they will increase after 11:59 PM on July 15.
We have increased our room block for Thursday, August 19, but please do not
delay, once this block is full for this night, we may not be able to
increase again. If you have ideas about convention agenda items, please let
me know.

NFB of SC Fund-raiser, Marriott Raffle

Ten tickets were sent to all chapter and division presidents for our NFB of
SC fund-raiser for the Marriott. Two nights and breakfast for two valued at
$500 to be used by September 1, 2022. The drawing will be held during
Palmetto Connects on November 18. One ticket for $10 or three tickets for
$25. Please call David Houck at the Center at 803-254-3777 if you need
tickets. You may send a check to the Center at 119 S. Kilbourne Road,
Columbia, SC 29205 or pay using Pay Pal on our site.

www.nfbofsc.org <http://www.nfbofsc.org> 

Put it on Face book, ask your friends and family to purchase, sell to places
you go.

Let's work together to make this a successful fund-raiser for the Palmetto
affiliate. 

State Convention Transportation

We are looking to partner with Lion Vision Services (LVS) to work out
transportation for everyone interested in attending convention in person.
LVS is asking me to identify how many folks in each region will need
transportation. The only way I can accurately tell them is for you to let me
know. If the only reason you have not registered for the state convention is
due to lack of transportation or uncertainty about transportation, please
register for the convention in person and we will insure you have a ride.
Once you register and you need transportation, please text, call or email me
so I can let LVS know accurate numbers for each region. Those chapters with
vans, I am hopeful that you will offer folks a ride and partner with other
chapters to assist as well. Transportation will not be a deterrent. If you
are looking for a roommate for the state convention, please let me know so
that we can spread the word. Let's try to work together so that everyone who
wishes to attend the convention, can attend.

2021 Awards, Please get your Nominations in!

We are accepting nominations for employer of the year, educator of the year
and the Donald C Capps award. Nominations for Educator of the year will be
sent to Marty McKenzie, Employer of the Year to Steve Cook and the Donald C
Capps to David Houck.

The Donald C Capps will recognize a sighted or blind member in our affiliate
since we no longer distinguish between the two. A member is a member and the
most important role in our organization.

Please get your nominations in by August 2!

Please include why you feel this individual or business deserves these
awards.

New Palmetto Convention Grant Program!

The Palmetto Convention Grant Committee met and decided on the requirements
and process for applying for convention assistance for first-time in-person
state convention attendees. Three grants will be awarded in the amount of
$200 each. 

To qualify for a Palmetto Convention Grant, one must be 

*       A dues paying member in good standing,

*       Registered for the NFB of SC state convention,

*       Registered to stay at the Marriott

*       A first time in-person attendee 

Requirements to Apply:

Submit a completed application electronically.

*       Submit a letter of recommendation from an NFB of SC chapter or
division president.

*       Submit an applicant  letter.

More details of what is required is included on the application. The
deadline is July 15, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.   

Sponsorship Letter for State Convention and updates on Sponsorships

If you need sponsorship letters sent out, please contact David Houck and he
will be happy to assist. Please do not forget about our contest. The chapter
or divisions who obtains the most sponsorship donation in dollar amount will
receive a percentage of the total donations raised. Our goal is $15,000.
Sponsorships will help defray costs of the convention for the affiliate.
Currently, the Columbia chapter has raised $3,200, the At Large chapter has
raised $250 and the Senior Division has raised $200 for a total of $3,950.
What an awesome start all of you! Let's send out those sponsorship letters,
make phone calls, add to Face Book and other social media, and other
creative ways. 

NFB of SC Board Meeting June 14

The NFB of SC will have a board meeting on Monday night, June 14 at 8:00 PM
Eastern on the Federation zoom platform. We will continue to make decisions
about the state convention. I will assume that all board members will be in
attendance, unless, I hear from you!

Senior Division Announcement

Greetings from the Senior Division!!

I would like to announce our next Senior Division meeting to be held, on
Thursday, June 17, 2021 At 2 p.m. eastern time.  We will be having a guest
speaker from the Lexington County Recreation and Aging Commission.  This
promises to be an informative topic.  Below is our zoom information.

Zoom information

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09

Meeting ID: 864 878 9090

Passcode: 124578

One tap mobile

+19292056099,,8648789090# US (New York)

+13017158592,,8648789090# US (Germantown)

Shelley Coppel, President

Masks

If you plan to attend the state convention and plan to wear a mask, Linda
Dizzley has offered to make masks for those wearing one at no charge. Please
call or text her at 803-459-4585.

Cooper River Bridge Run

Our Sports and Recreation Division will be coordinating the Cooper River
Bridge Run held the last Saturday in September. We plan to rent an Air BNB
the night before in the Charleston/MT. Pleasant area to prevent early
Saturday driving. After you have registered with Shree from the information
provided below, please contact me or David Rebocho to let us know if you
wish to stay in the Air BnB the night before. All individuals staying at the
Air BnB will need to pay their part in the rental of the house by August 15,
2021. Please remember you can get friends and family to sponsor you to run
or walk during this event to cover registration and housing costs.

Here is a message from our contact:

You can direct participants to Shree.  I'll include all the contact info at
the bottom of this email. Shree can help them sign our waiver and then she
can collect the information necessary to help them register.  

After looking at the CRBR website, it appears that the registration fee goes
up as the date draws closer.  Until June 15 the registration fee is $50.
After that the fee jumps to $55, then it jumps again to $60 after August 15.

Shree Gobin

Volunteer Coordinator, Adaptive Expeditions 

(317) 682-8222

Shree at AEOutdoors.org <mailto:Shree at AEOutdoors.org> 

Palmetto Connects

            We will have our next palmetto connects meeting on Thursday,
June 17, 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! 

Scholarship Announcement 2021

On behalf of the NFB of SC Scholarship Committee, I would like to thank the
Federation Center of the Blind, the Sumter Chapter, the Columbia Chapter,
and the Greenville Chapter for their contributions to the 2021 Scholarship
Program.    No amount is too small.  Our students are the next generation of
Federation leaders, so let's show them that we stand with them in their
educational journey!!  Donations can be made online at www.nfbofsc.org
<http://www.nfbofsc.org> , click donate, and put scholarship in the comment
field.  You can also send checks to the Federation center in Columbia.
Thank you. Shannon Cook, Scholarship Committee Chair.  

Braille Literacy Committee

Starting in July, the Braille literacy committee will start a basic Braille
class. It is geared to those who need to learn the Braille alphabet, and
numbers. 

If you are interested, please contact Shelley Coppel at 803-796-8662.

There are only 5 spaces available, so please don't delay. 

Tracy Spittle

Chairman

Braille Literacy Committee

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 <mailto:Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com> 

              The following meetings are scheduled on the Zoom platform this
week. 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.

Monday, June 14, 2021

Braille Literacy Committee 6:00 PM

State Board meeting 8:00 PM

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Get Fit evening session 5:30 PM

Diabetes Action Network 7:00 PM

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Advocacy Meeting 6:00 PM

Public Relations 8:00 PM

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Palmetto Connects 6:00 PM

Florence Chapter 7:00 PM

Clarendon Chapter 8:00 PM

Friday, June 18, 2021

Trivia Night TBA 8:00 PM

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Get Fit with Sports & Rec 9:00 AM Rocky Bottom

Cherokee Chapter 10:00 AM

Charleston Chapter 1:00 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)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09

Meeting ID: 803 254 3777

Passcode: 124578

One tap mobile

+19292056099,,8032543777# US (New York)

NFB of SC 65th Annual State Convention!

I encourage you to register for our 65th annual state convention and attend
the way that best fits your comfort level at this time. We currently have 18
virtual registrants and 62 in-person registrants .Our goal is  fifty
in-person participants and we have exceeded that goal. Can we reach 100
in-person participants? We have several contests listed below for those
registering in-person or virtually between June 1 and June 30 will be
entered into a $50 drawing, and those registering at the hotel in Charleston
will be entered into a separate $50 drawing so please insure your name is in
one of those drawings. Also, we will be running a contest for the chapter or
division who obtains the most money in sponsorships. Let's work to exceed
our $15,000 sponsorship goal to defray the cost of the convention. If you
will need transportation or a roommate during the convention in North
Charleston, please call/text me at 803-960-9977 or email me at 

Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com> 

This information will go on the listserv. The transportation requests will
help us in determining pick-up points around the state. I am hopeful that
chapters with vans will assist in the transportation process as well as,
others in the community.

Let's talk about our state convention in detail.

We will be having our sixty-fifth NFB of SC state convention August 19-22,
2021 at the North Charleston Marriott, 4770 Goer Drive, North Charleston,
SC, 29406. It is time for all of us to begin making our reservations and
registering for our hybrid convention. You may contact the hotel directly at
843-747-1900 and let them know you are registering for the NFB of SC state
convention to receive the discounted rates.

Room rates are as follows:

Singles and doubles, $115.00 per night.

Triples, $125.00 per night.

Quads, $135.00 per night.

You will also need to add sales tax which currently is 14%.

The NFB of SC block of rooms at the above rates will be good until July 29,
2021 until 5:00 PM Eastern time. After that date, the hotel will release the
rooms to the general public and we will not be guaranteed our group rate.

The NFB of SC board voted on Thursday, April 22, 2021 on the following rates
for convention registration. The prices include reception on Friday night,
boxed breakfast Saturday and Sunday, and banquet Saturday night. There will
not be a luncheon on Saturday afternoon.

Adults, $85.00 per person until July 15; $100.00 after this date.

College, graduate and doctoral students, $55 per person until July 15; $60
after this date.

Individuals 18 and younger, $25.00 per person until July 15; $30 after this
date.

Virtual, $25.00 per person until July 15; $30 after this date.

In order to have a hybrid event so that as many individuals can attend as
possible, we are charging a small registration fee for virtual attendance to
cover the cost of broadcasting from the Marriott; the hotel charges the NFB
of SC around $1,000 for audiovisual equipment and broadcasting.

If you plan to vote in this year's election for the NFB of SC, you will need
to be a member of the NFB of SC in good standing as of June 30, 2021 by
11:59 PM Eastern Standard time. 

You may register using a paper registration form, complete and enclose
payment and send to the Federation Center, 2021 NFB of SC State Convention,
119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205.

You may also register online and submit payment through Pay Pal or you may
send in your payment to the Center at the above address. Registration will
not be confirmed until payment has been received through the mail or Pay
Pal. If using Pay Pal, please remember to add 3% to your total to cover Pay
Pal's administration fees and so that NFB of SC receives the entire amount.

Let's have a large in-person and virtual turn-out for the NFB of SC
Sixty-Fifth state convention!

Register online at

2021 National Federation of the Blind of SC Sixty-Fifth State Convention
Registration Form

https://forms.gle/JUxemkCKcjiWdC827

You may obtain a printed  form from David Houck at the Federation Center.
Those letters and registration forms will be in the mail this week.

Questions about the convention, please call me at 803-960-9977 or email me
at

Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com <mailto:Jhipp25 at sc.rr.com> 

Nationally:

Registration

Registration is now open and free! Get access to the latest information as
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.

 <https://www.nfb.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=432> Register for
the NFB 2021 National Convention now!

<https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/files-pdf/2021-national-convention-regi
stration-form-fillable-web.pdf> 2021 National Convention Registration Form
(Fillable PDF)

Let's have a large showing from the Palmetto affiliate for the national
convention starting July 6! Many activities will be held before that date
including Rookie Round-up for first-time convention attendees.

Random Fact of the Week:

Fact: The current American flag was designed by a high school student

It  <https://www.rd.com/article/american-flag-high-school-project/> started
as a school project for Bob Heft's junior-year history class, and it only
earned a B- in 1958. His design had 50 stars even though Alaska and Hawaii
weren't states yet. Heft figured the two would earn statehood soon and
showed the government his design. After President Dwight D. Eisenhower
called to say his design was approved, Heft's teacher changed his grade to
an A.

Final Thought:

"'Father' is the noblest title a man can be given. It is more than a
biological role. It signifies a patriarch, a leader, an exemplar, a
confidant, a teacher, a hero, a friend." -Robert L. Backman 

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
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