[NFBWATlk] FW: Door Prizes

[Bennett Prows]

Hi,

Following up on the emails from Bridgid Burke, I thought I’d ask you both (Kaye and Kenia) if you want a short zoom meeting with her to go over the procedure for giving away door prises. This would mostly be to familiarize with the way to call the names of winners of the virtual prizes. Take a look at what she said, and let me know if we should have such a meeting.  

/s/

Bennett 

From: Burke, Bridgid
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 1:00 PM
To: Bennett Prows
Subject: RE: Door Prizes

Thank you, Bennett. Sorry for the confusion. I’m trying to keep our Fiscal Services group straight with what information we need for roll call and what not to include and making sure our accounting department keeps any door prize funds we receive in Baltimore to pay for the virtual door prizes.
 
You will again have list of virtual door prize winners to announce during the general sessions. Winners will have to send an email to prize at nfb.org within 30 minutes of having their names announced. I will have either Danielle Harten, Accounting Manager, or my assistant Yvette Castillo bring the Braille list of names with states to you on the morning of general session. You’ll have the list then for all three days of General Session. If you want, we can meet over Zoom tomorrow or Friday to review the process. 
 
Bridgid
 
Bridgid M. Burke, M.P.A.
Executive Director of Fiscal Services
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2271 | bburke at nfb.org
Pronouns: she/her
 
 

 
                                 
 
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From: Bennett Prows <bjprows at comcast.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 2:42 PM
To: Burke, Bridgid <BBurke at nfb.org>
Subject: RE: Door Prizes
 
Right. No pledged prize announcements. On the platform, we sometimes have time to mention the state from which a money prize has been contributed, but if not in hand no announcement.    
 
And, the money piles up usually on the last afternoon of the general session. During earlier sessions, it gets a bit thin, but we’ll make sure to share the money with the virtual experiencers. 😊
 
/s/
 
Bennett
 
 
 
From: Burke, Bridgid
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 12:12 PM
To: Harten, Danielle; 'Bennett Prows (bjprows at comcast.net)'
Cc: Castillo, Yvette
Subject: RE: Door Prizes
 
Ok, correction. Let’s not list pledged door prizes in the roll call list – we’ve never done that before and we don’t need to start to do it. 
 
I’ve now read the NFBNM note that the $300 will be taken to convention for door prizes. Please keep the NFBIL funds when they are received. 
 
Bridgid M. Burke, M.P.A.
Executive Director of Fiscal Services
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2271 | bburke at nfb.org
Pronouns: she/her
 
 

 
                                 
 
The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. 
 
 
From: Burke, Bridgid 
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 2:10 PM
To: Harten, Danielle <dharten at nfb.org>; Bennett Prows (bjprows at comcast.net) <bjprows at comcast.net>
Cc: Castillo, Yvette <ycastillo at nfb.org>
Subject: Door Prizes
 
Danielle - Please keep the $300 we received from NFBNM for virtual door prizes. I’ve also asked NFBIL to send their door prize check of $200 to Baltimore. We’ll use all of these funds for virtual door prizes. 
 
Bennett – if you are overwhelmed with cash prizes for door prizes, please feel free to give some of the cash to Danielle to help cover the virtual door prizes and PAC prizes. 
 
Bridgid M. Burke, M.P.A.
Executive Director of Fiscal Services
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2271 | bburke at nfb.org
Pronouns: she/her
 
 

 
                                 
 
The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.