[NFBofSC] FW: Sunrise and Shine is happening tomorrow, Thursday June 24th @ 9:00 AM. Packing our bags for National Conventions!

Wed Jun 23 22:02:20 UTC 2021

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From: Russell Davis <russell at radiorusty.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 6:55 AM
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Subject: Sunrise and Shine is happening tomorrow, Thursday June 24th @ 9:00 AM. Packing our bags for National Conventions!

Good morning to one and all!

I'm happy to see that Sunrise and Shine with NFB Newsline is settling into its new schedule for 2021 and that fans of the popular Zoom call can plan their schedules accordingly. We are now gathering on the second and fourth Thursday's of each month beginning at 9:00 AM. This means of course that Rise and Shine will be happening  Thursday, June 24th, (and for those planning ahead, again on July 8th). 

We hope you will be able to join us for our exploration of NFB Newsline and other related topics. Our discussions about Newsline don't take up all of the time we spend together though, there is always time for welcoming new participants and for lots of laughter.

This year we agreed to broaden the focus of the regularly held calls to include more non NFB Newsline topics and more guest speakers. I’m constantly looking for great topic ideas and would welcome your input. Our calls are only successful if we make it a group effort.

It’s hard for me to believe but summer is now officially upon us and it’s already time to get ready for two big national conventions. The National Federation of the Blind will kick off its annual event on July 6th and the American council of the Blind will launch theirs ten days later, on July 16th. Both of these exciting annual events will be held virtually and both will be full of truly interesting presentations and meetings. Let’s cross our fingers that next year we can all gather in person at whichever national convention we want to attend.

We could probably all benefit from a crash course in what’s coming up at both conventions and so we will have those in the know from both the NFB and ACB joining us. One of our Sunrise and Shine family members, Sheila Young, President of the Florida Council of the Blind will be with us during the first hour of our call. Sheila has arranged for ACB national President Dan Spoon to join us as well. Has Dan been with us before on “Rise and Shine? I don’t think so, and so I am thrilled to have him Zooming in with us and to have him find out how awesome  our regular calls are.

Most of us have become pretty familiar with attending meetings using the Zoom platform over the past year and in fact, we’ve been using Zoom since we launched Rise and Shine last year. If you’re not used to using Zoom or if it’s still giving you difficulties, don’t give up just yet. You can access the meeting by clicking on he below listed web link, by using the one tap mobile feature or by dialing the phone number provided and entering the access code when prompted.

The regulars on our call are always warm and welcoming and are thrilled to see new faces. 

Hope to have you with us Thursday morning, see below for the Zoom info. The first person caught snoozing on the call has to pay for the party bus heading to the beach, (so stay alert Peggy).

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me before the call at our NFB Newsline of Florida toll-free support line. Check the bottom of this email for the Zoom call-in instructions. 

Russ Davis, Coordinator
   NFB Newsline of Florida
ph. 904-993-8433

Email: newslinesupport at nfbflorida.org <mailto:newslinesupport at nfbflorida.org> 

NFB Florida Newsline is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sunrise and Shine with NFB Newsline

Date/Time: Thursday, June 24th, 2021 9:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/96184895393

Meeting ID: 961 8489 5393

One tap mobile

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Direct dial access phone number
+1 646 876 9923
Meeting ID: 961 8489 5393

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