[NFBOH-Cleveland] Cleveland Updates

Wed Dec 14 04:11:23 UTC 2022

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Subject: Re: Cleveland Updates

Father God, asking you to keep Bernice Jackson in the  palms of your healing hands, giving her comfort, strength, courage,and blessings for a speedy recovery, in the name of our precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.

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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>
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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.
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>
>
> 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
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> 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)
>
> Suzanne Turner,
>
> Cleveland Chapter, President
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> (216) 990-6199
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>
>
> Please click on the links below to learn more about the organization
>
>
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> The Ohio Affiliate
>
>  <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
>
>  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DesLNDBpYVE&feature=share>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DesLNDBpYVE&feature=share
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> Visit and take a moment to like our Facebook Page!
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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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