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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>August 27, 2019<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 1724<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 weekend many of us will be traveling to Rocky Bottom to attend the 38th annual Fun Day Festival. Over 45 Federationists are planning to be at Rocky Bottom on Saturday, August 31, to participate in all the festivities. One of my favorite activities during Fun Day is the auction which will take place Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Many thanks go to Jennifer Bazer and Valerie Warrington as both of these individuals have been very instrumental in securing items for the auction. Items for the auction include a black and silver football autographed by the Carolina Panthers, a TV donated by Blue Ridge Electric , a variety of gift baskets, and scrumptious homemade bakery items just to name a few. We will be selling yard sale items and we will also be selling RBRCCB merchandise. . Four meals will be served throughout the weekend. Times for meals are as follows: Saturday, August 31, breakfast 8:30, lunch 12:00, and supper 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 1, breakfast 8:30. You will need to see Valerie and Larry Warrington and pay $30 for adults and $15 for children under twelve years of age to cover all four meals including the lunch on Saturday. Those individuals who are attending the Fun Day Festival Saturday and who are only eating lunch will need to pay Valerie and Larry Warrington $10 for adults. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> It is extremely important we all do what we can to sell as many $5 Fun Day tickets as possible as this greatly contributes to the overall profits of the festival. Remember, the winning ticket drawn will yield $50 to the seller and $500 to the buyer or $550 if you bought your own ticket. The chapter selling the most tickets will receive $300 for its treasury! Thus far, we have received Fun Day ticket money and stubs from the Aiken chapter, Anderson chapter, Chesterfield chapter, Columbia chapter, Greenwood Chapter, and the Hilton Head chapter. It would be great if we can hear from many of our other chapters as funds raised from the Fun Day tickets sales will provide much needed financial support for our facilities and programs at Rocky Bottom. Please mail your ticket stubs and money to the Federation Center no later than Friday, August 30, or better yet, bring your stubs and money to Rocky Bottom on Saturday, August 31, and give them to David Houck. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It would be awesome to have a large Federation turnout for this very important fundraising event. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Jennifer Duffell-Hoffman, the South Carolina Parents of Blind Children president, has created a closed group for South Carolina Parents of Blind Children and is asking that NFB of SC members join the group and publish and share the group with families of blind and low vision children in South Carolina. Families can also reach Jennifer privately at jaduffell@yahoo.com or 803-287-5391.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I am very sad to report Mrs. Doris Bell, a longtime Federationist and a member of the Laurens chapter of the NFB of SC passed away on Wednesday, August 21. Doris and her husband Bob were instrumental in organizing the Laurens Chapter as well as building and directing the Robert R. Bell center located in Laurens. Doris also assisted Bob a great deal when Bob was state president from 1982 to 1986 and when he was Chairman of RBRCCB from 1986 to 2000. It is very clear Doris loved Rocky Bottom as a portion of her head stone is made from a rock taken from Rocky Bottom. During the mid-1980’s, Doris and Bob Bell played a major role in my federation walk as they strongly encouraged and mentored me in becoming a leader in this organization. Let’s all of us in our federation family keep the Bell family in our thoughts and prayers. <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> August is a special month as many of my friends and family celebrates birthdays. Several federationists have birthdays in August. I was touched in a special way this time with a homemade chocolate cake given to me by my longtime friends Scott and Edna Johnson. I don’t recall this ever happening in the past. Dr. Fred Crawford and myself celebrate the same birthday, August 30, which occurs this Friday. Fred will be 93 and I will be 91. Lois Tucker celebrates her birthday on August 17, only about two weeks before mine. Our state President Frank Coppel celebrates his birthday one day after August on September 1. My mother’s birthday was on August 29, one day before mine. Our daughter Beth was born on August 7 and my brother-in-law, Attorney Gene Rogers was also born in August. My caregiver Debbie Manning had her birthday on Sunday, August 25. I’m sure there are others I am overlooking. I believe that almost all of us are looking forward to when the Fun Day Festival gets underway on August 31. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> For several decades it was my pleasure to work with Doris Bell in the federation as her husband Bob was state President and headed up the Bell Federation Center of the Blind in Laurens for many years. I would be remiss if I did not express my deepest sympathy to Bell family members including the sons of Doris, Robby and Mark. Their distinguished years of service will be greatly missed. I’m sorry I was prevented from attending the funeral as I am unable to travel that distance. However, several NFB of SC members did attend including state President Frank Coppel, Ed & Julie Bible, Parnell Diggs who sang “Others,” David and Darlene Houck, Laurens Chapter President Helen McNuer and the Bell Center Secretary Ginger Landreth to name a few. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> A good turnout at Rocky Bottom is expected this weekend for the Fun Day Festival. I was blessed to have attended this annual event for many years. Special food service is provided by Lenora Robertson and her kitchen crew. I trust that Fun Day ticket sales and the Auction sale will bring in much needed funding for Rocky Bottom.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Final Thought: Transforming our dreams into reality: Remembering the late Bob and Doris Bell of Laurens who dedicated their lives for the cause of the blind and others.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>