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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>August 30, 2016 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter &Division Presidents & Others<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: Frank Coppel, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Positive Note 1568<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Fellow Federationists: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> This upcoming Labor Day weekend many of us will be traveling to Rocky Bottom to attend the 35th annual Fun Day Festival. Over 50 Federationists are planning to be at Rocky Bottom for the entire weekend with other chapters planning to come Saturday, September 3, to participate in the festivities. One of my favorite activities during Fun Day is the auction which will be held Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Many thanks go to those individuals who helped to secure items for the auction. Items for the auction include a black and silver football autographed by the Carolina Panthers, one day passes to Disney World which can be used next year during the 2017 National NFB Convention, a day pass to Dollywood in Pidgeon Forge, Tennessee and to the River Bank Zoo in Columbia, gift baskets, and bakery items just to name a few. Shelley and I will be selling RBRCCB merchandise and we hope you will visit us at our table and purchase a t-shirt or cap. We need to do all we can to support Rocky Bottom and there needs to be a large Federation turnout for this very important fundraising event. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> We have an important announcement from Isaiah Nelson. “The alumni meeting of the SC School for the Blind will be held in Spartanburg, SC on Saturday, October 16, 2016. The meeting will be held in the cafeteria at Robertson Hall. The business meeting will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. Following the morning meeting the canteen will be opening at approximately 10:00 a.m. which will be operated by the blind department this year. I am asking all of you to please come and patronize us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Also, please make your reservations for one night at the Quality Inn Suites; telephone number 864-542-0333. It will only be for one (1) night as the van will be returning to Columbia on Saturday afternoon after the football game. The van will be departing from the SC Commission for the Blind on Friday, October 15, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. I am asking those of you who are riding the van to please be on time. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at 803-413-2434, Dorothy Barksdale, 803-765-1622 or Mary Peters, 803-673-4016. Ike Nelson, President”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 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. Joining me for comments in this Positive Note is the President Emeritus of the NFB of SC. Here is Dr. Capps. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Activities concerning the 35th annual Fun Day Festival have reached a high pitch. I’m grateful to all of you across the state for your participation in a variety of ways. We have to continue to sell our $5 Fun Day tickets. And you may be lucky to have your ticket drawn for $500 to the buyer and $50 to the seller. The chapter selling the most tickets will receive $300. This will be the first time to my knowledge we will have had a professional to perform a benefit concert for Fun Day. Neal McJunkin of Liberty will be performing this Saturday, September 3 at 3:00 p.m. The performance will last one and one-half hours until 4:30 p.m. The newly renovated Lawton Hall will host the concert. We have done considerable publicity and hopefully our people along with the public will fill Lawton Hall to capacity which is some 125. The cost of the concert is only $10 and this is a good way to enjoy an hour and a half of live music. David Houck and Brooke Rivers will be selling $10 concert tickets prior to the concert and Larry Warrington and Jamie Rivers will be selling concert tickets at the door. Jamie Rivers will be at the rear door of Lawton Hall for those requiring special access and Larry Warrington will be handling tickets at the main door of Lawton Hall. Both of these will have tickets and if you have not purchased tickets earlier, they will be able to assist you. I appreciate the assistance of both Larry and Jami. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Most of us will arrive Friday evening, September 2 and you will need to check in with Brooke Rivers for your room assignment. Some sharing will be necessary but everyone should be reasonably comfortable. You will also need to give Valerie Warrington $30 for all the meals with the exception of the Saturday lunch which will feature barbecue and all the trimmings for a charge of $10. Lenora Robertson will be in charge of receiving $10 from each of us for Saturday’s luncheon. We hope that there will be some public participation in the Saturday lunch. As always we have been able to rely upon federationists who perform a variety of responsibilities during the annual Fun Day Festival. The Old Country Store will be handled by Brooke Rivers with Alma Lee Doyle being in charge of the Yard Sale. As always Frank Coppel will be in charge of the Rocky Bottom merchandise table. We have a good variety of different shirts and you will want to wear your Rocky Bottom T-shirt. Elizabeth Farr will be having BINGO on Sunday afternoon. Chapters which will be coming up for the day Saturday have our appreciation. Be sure to bring your own linen, towels, etc. Breakfast will be served at about 8:00 a.m., lunch at 12:00 noon and dinner at about 6:00 p.m. I want to thank those of you who sent birthday cards and made telephone calls in celebration of my 88th birthday today – Tuesday. I feel blessed having experienced a long and productive life. It was my pleasure to join Dr. Fred Crawford for dinner to celebrate our birthdays as both of us were born on August 30 but Dr. Crawford arrived two years earlier as he is 90. We were glad that Lois and Marshall Tucker attended the Tuesday evening dinner.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Final Thought: History of NFB of SC Legislative Victories: #20: 1983 - A bill providing for four year-old blind children to attend public school kindergarten. #24: 1989 - A bill to provide that successful completion of a course in Braille of at least three credit hours is a prerequisite for graduation for students majoring in Special Education in the area of Vision. #25: 1992 - A bill providing for assessment of blind students to see if Braille is the best media for that student's education.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>