[NFBOH-Cleveland] Correction: February 2019 National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter Agenda

Sun Feb 10 21:33:55 UTC 2019

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.

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter

Meeting: February 15 2019

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Location: 1909 E. 101st, Street Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Conference line: (216) 658-4532

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here is a Valentine Joke:

What did Lego man give to his wife?

Answer: A piece of his heart!

Agenda

Welcome and Role Call:

NFB Pledge: 

William Turner, 2nd Vice President

Mending and Bereavement Members:

Cheryl Fields, Recording Secretary

President Remarks:

Suzanne Turner, President

Pledge of Allegiance:

Edward Loudon: US Veteran 

Secretary Report:

Cheryl Fields, Recording Secretary

Treasury Report,

Natassha Ricks, Treasurer

Washington Seminar:

Ali Benmerzouga, Legislative Chair

Columbus Seminar:

Suzanne Turner, President

Clothing and Cane Drive:

Sandy Krems: Community Engagement, Chair

Edward Loudon, Member

Sharing Tips for Vision Loss:

Gloria Conway, Senior Committee, Chair

Date: Feb. 17th

Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Tel: (712) 775-7031

Code: 240281423

Introductions of Cleveland Committee Chairs

Wilbert Turner, Education

Gloria Conway, Senior

Ali Benmerzouga, Legislature

Sandy Krems, Community Engagement

Theresa McKenney, Membership

Guest Speaker:

Cheryl Fields, Ohio Affiliate Domestic Violence Committee, Chair 

Cheryl will address the Committee on financial abuse among the disabled
population.

Open Forum:

Cleveland, we will have time for you to address personal concerns and
activities that you would like for the Chapter to participate or address.
Please be respectful and use curtesy when speaking to the body.

Also, as a reminder, November 2018 and January 2019 Chapter Minutes will be
distributed on Thursday, February 14, 2019 for your review. We will not
re-read them. But, we will vote on them at the meeting. Please read and
bring your questions, objections and sustentions. They will be put on all
Cleveland's avenues, ListServe, Email and the Voice Box:

The Cleveland Executive Board would like to present a wonderful opportunity
for you to participate in the Columbus Seminar. There are 99 State Ohio
Representatives and the Affiliate is hoping to cover them all. We need
Cleveland to attend. Therefore, we will go down to Columbus on April 9th and
return the same day. The cost of the trip is only forty dollars per person.
The deposit is ten dollars, that is due immediately and with no refund.
However, the thirty dollars will be due on March 8, 2019. Please consider
helping to ensure that the blind is represented. There are two key
legislative initiatives, the Parental Rights Bill and the Prescription Bill.
This is not like the Washington Seminar with a great deal of walking. We
will ride on elevators to get to the Representative offices. There is a
comfortable waiting room that will be available to us as well. We will
discuss this at the meeting. This will give you an opportunity to be a voice
for the Ohio blind. Note! If you have other blind individuals who are not
members and they wish to attend for the cause. Have them contact Cheryl
Fields.

The National Federation of the Blind State of Ohio Fundraisers. 

The State Affiliate has several fundraisers that I want to bring to your
attention.

1: Piggest Raffel: Tickets are five dollars each. Winners will have an
opportunity to win one of three prizes. The first prize is ten thousand
dollars. Your Affiliate would win five thousand dollars and you would win
the other. The second prize is a yearly lease of a car. And the final prize
is a weekend in Cincinnati. Please be prepared to purchase or sale one
ticket. This will be the easiest funraiser that Cleveland will take part in.
Why you ask? Well, when we sale these tickets, the Cleveland Chapter will
keep two dollars for our treasury. However, we have to send the entire
ticket sales into the Ohio Affilliate Treasure, Sherry Ruth; and then she
will send our Treasurer, Natassha Ricks a check. I have thirty tickets and
have sole twelve. So, we have eighteen left.

2: Honey Baked Ham: You can still purchase your Honey Baked Ham at
https://honeybakedfundraising.com/fundraisers/NFB_of_Ohio_Fundraiser

3: Malley's Chocolate: I have not seen the flyer, but it will be coming soon

Facebook: The Cleveland Chapter has increased the activity on our Facebook
page. Owen and Suzanne have been posting current information on the local,
state and national levels As of January 13th through February 9th, 632 post
reached, 244 post engagements, 23 page likes, 26 Cleveland posts and 46 new
followers. Please encourage people to like our page, members please share
the posts when you see them. Also, please put the link to our page at the
bottom of your emails. You can cut and paste it or make a signature. You can
click on the link below even if you do not have Facebook to see some
activity. This page is solely to promote the efforts of the National
Federation of the Blind. 

Please visit and take a moment to like our Facebook Page!

https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/ 

Reminders:

February 22nd: Final date to sign-up for the Ohio Braille Literacy Class

February 28th: Cleveland Food Bank Initiative

March 2019: Date to be determined, Read Across America

April 5th and 6th: BELL Training

April 7th: Ohio Executive Board Meeting

April 7th and 8th: Ohio Leadership and Columbus Training

April 9th: Visit to the Ohio State House

 April 12th to 14th Ohio Braille Literacy Class in Cleveland Ohio

July 7th to 12th: 2019 National Convention

November 1st to November 3rd:  2019 Ohio State Convention

Contact Information:

Suzanne Turner, President

(216) 990-6199

Vice President, Rosa Jones

(216) 486-8585

Recording Secretary, Cheryl Fields, 

(216) 566-4317

Treasurer, Natassha, Ricks

(216) 376-9863

Affiliate President, Richard Payne

(937) 829-3368

Cleveland Voice Box:

(641) 715-3900

Code: 582705

Facebook Page:

https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/ 

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