[NFBOH-Cleveland] Cleveland Updates

[Suzanne Turner]

Nedra,

I am so proud of you stepping out of your comfort zone to spend time with us this weekend. I’m looking forward to seeing you!

 

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> On Dec 13, 2022, at 10:32 PM, NR JOHNSON <nrjohnson125 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I will see you on Saturday!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Suzanne
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Convention Bulletin 2023
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)
>> 
>> Suzanne Turner,
>> 
>> Cleveland Chapter, President
>> 
>> (216) 990-6199
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Please click on the links below to learn more about the organization
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The Ohio Affiliate
>> 
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> "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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Visit and take a moment to like our Facebook Page!
>> 
>> 
>> <https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/>
>> https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>