[NFBOH-Cleveland] Cleveland Updates

[NR JOHNSON]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! Looking forward to seeing
you all at the christmas party at My Friends restaurant on Detroit
avenue this Saturday! This will be my first Christmas party since
2017, the year before I lost my sight. Have a great evening! Nedra
Johnson

On 12/13/22, Suzanne Turner <smturner.234 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Season Greetings Members,
>
>
>
> I hope you are feeling the Holiday spirit and enjoying the music, shopping
> and all that it is during this season.
>
>
>
> I have a few reminders for you.
>
>
>
> First, as a reminder to get your dues into our Treasurer, Natassha Ricks by
> January 31, 2023. Dues are $15. Please mail them to 6980 Ladd Lane, Maple
> Heights, Ohio 44137. Call Natassha to let her know that they are on the
> way.
> Her number is 216-376-9863.
>
>
>
> Please keep Bernice Jackson in your prayers and good thoughts as she
> recuperates from surgery. We are looking forward to having her full force
> and helping to take our Chapter to a higher purpose. She is valuable, not
> because she is a member, but because, she is family.
>
>
>
> Thank you goes out to Gloria Conway, Wilbert Turner, Joann Williams and
> Frankie Jones; as we visited Singleton Nursing Home and provided training
> on
> adaptative aides and recreational activities for their blind clients. They
> were very open and we are looking into providing them with products that
> will enhance their productivity. So, when you see either one of these Peer
> Mentors, thank them for their service.
>
>
>
> Cleveland, you are so awesome. The giving to Providence House was just
> about
> the most gracious event we've participated in. Your generosity will not go
> unnoticed. Cleveland you rock! The little one's will be over joyed with
> what
> was provided by you. Thank you! Thank you! And, Thank you!
>
>
>
> We have been invited to Cuyahoga County's Christmas outing this Saturday.
> If
> you are going to attend, please let me know. The gathering is at My Friend
> Restaurant, located at 11616 Detroit Road. The time is 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
> If you would like to join in on the gift exchange, bring a $20 gift. You
> have to purchase a gift to play "screw your neighbor".
>
>
>
> Finally, the information on the National Convention is out. Read the info
> below!
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>
>
> I will see you on Saturday!
>
>
>
> Suzanne
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> Convention Bulletin 2023
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>
> Hilton Americas-Houston Convention Center Hotel
>
> There are plenty of reasons one might travel to Houston, Texas, the fourth
> most populous city in the United States. One might visit for the nearly
> three-week-long
>
> Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The city's vibrant arts scene boasts the
> largest concentration of theater seats outside of New York City. And no
> Houston
>
> resident would let a visitor forget that the city is home to the 2022 World
> Series Champion Houston Astros. There is little question that Houston has a
>
> great deal going for it. The city's real draw, however, is that it will
> play
> host to the National Federation of the Blind's 2023 National Convention.
>
>
>
> It has now been more than fifty years since the largest gathering of the
> organized blind last convened in Houston, Texas, and our return in 2023
> will
> be
>
> an event not to be missed. The Hilton Americas-Houston hotel (1600 Lamar
> Street, Houston, TX 77010) will serve as our convention headquarters hotel.
> Situated
>
> in the heart of downtown Houston across the street from the beautiful
> twelve-acre Discovery Green Park, the Hilton Americas is an ideal location
> for our
>
> annual event. Ballrooms, breakout space, and sleeping rooms are all stacked
> in the same tower housed on a single city block, simplifying navigation and
>
> minimizing travel distances. In-room internet is complimentary to all
> attendees as is access to the health club and swimming pool on the 22nd
> floor. There
>
> are several dining options on the hotel's lobby level (including a
> Starbucks
> for those of you requiring a caffeine fix) and many more choices within
> easy
>
> walking distance from the Hilton's front door.
>
>
>
> The nightly rate at the Hilton Americas-Houston is $105 for singles,
> doubles, triples, and quads. In addition, the sales tax rate is 8.25
> percent, and
>
> the hotel occupancy tax rate is 17 percent. To book your room for the 2023
> convention, call 1-800-236-2905 after January 1 and ask for the "NFB
> Convention"
>
> block. For each room, the hotel will take a deposit of the first night's
> room rate and taxes and will require a credit card or a personal check. If
> you
>
> use a credit card, the deposit will be charged against your card
> immediately. If a reservation is cancelled before Monday, June 1, 2023,
> half
> of the deposit
>
> will be returned. Otherwise refunds will not be made.
>
> We have also secured overflow space at the wonderful Marriott Marquis
> Houston. The Marriott is only a three-block walk directly across Discovery
> Green,
>
> or attendees can walk entirely indoors through the George R. Brown
> convention center, connecting both hotels on the second level. You will
> find
> many of
>
> the same amenities at the Marriott as well as a Texas-shaped lazy river
> pool. The room rate at the Marriott Marquis is a slightly higher $119 per
> night
>
> for singles, doubles, triples, and quads. To book a room, call
> 1-877-622-3056 after January 1. Again, ask for the "NFB Convention" block.
> Similarly, the
>
> same deposit and cancellation policies apply.
>
>
>
> The 2023 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will be a truly
> exciting and memorable event, with an unparalleled program and rededication
>
> to the goals and work of our movement. A wide range of seminars for parents
> of blind children, technology enthusiasts, job seekers, and other groups
> will
>
> kick the week off on Saturday, July 1. Convention registration and
> registration packet pick-up will also open on Saturday. Breakout sessions
> continue on
>
> Sunday along with committee meetings. Monday, July 3, will kick off with
> the
> annual meeting, open to all, of the Board of Directors of the National
> Federation
>
> of the Blind. National division meetings will follow the board meeting that
> afternoon and evening. General convention sessions will begin on Tuesday,
> July
>
> 4, and continue through the afternoon of Thursday, July 6. Convention ends
> on a high note with the banquet Thursday evening so be sure to pack your
> fancy
>
> clothes. The fall of the gavel at the close of banquet will signal
> convention's adjournment.
>
>
>
> Remember that as usual we need door prizes from state affiliates, local
> chapters, and individuals. Once again prizes should be small in size but
> large
>
> in value. Cash, of course, is always appropriate and welcome. As a rule, we
> ask that prizes of all kinds have a value of at least $25 and not include
> alcohol.
>
> Drawings will occur steadily throughout the convention sessions, and you
> can
> anticipate a Texas-sized grand prize to be drawn at the banquet. You may
> bring
>
> door prizes with you to convention or send them in advance to the National
> Federation of the Blind of Texas at 1600 E Highway 6, Suite 215, Alvin, TX
> 77511.
>
>
>
> The best collection of exhibits featuring new technology; meetings of our
> special interest groups, committees, and divisions; the most stimulating
> and
>
> provocative program items of any meeting of the blind in the world; the
> chance to renew friendships in our Federation family; and the unparalleled
> opportunity
>
> to be where the real action is and where decisions are being made-all of
> these mean you will not want to miss being a part of the 2023 National
> Convention.
>
> To assure yourself a room in the headquarters hotel at convention rates,
> make your reservations early. We plan to see you in Houston in July.
>
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> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)
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> Suzanne Turner,
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> Cleveland Chapter, President
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> (216) 990-6199
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>
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> Please click on the links below to learn more about the organization
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> The Ohio Affiliate
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>  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8
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> "Live the life you want" featuring, National President, Mark Riccobono
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>  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DesLNDBpYVE&feature=share>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DesLNDBpYVE&feature=share
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> 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.
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