[Nfbwv-talk] President Riccobono's Notebook for June 5, 2017

Sheri Koch slk8332015 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 6 14:08:43 UTC 2017


Hey Charlene. My intentions are to make phone calls tomorrow as I have a headache today. I will let you know when I've called everyone  

> On Jun 6, 2017, at 9:28 AM, Smyth, Charlene R via NFBWV-talk <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> June 5, 2017
> President's Notebook
> National Federation of the Blind
> Mark A. Riccobono
> officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>
> (410) 659-9314
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> Dear Fellow Federationists,
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> As we come down to the final month before our national convention, a lot of our energy is being spent on the final preparations Maybe you have missed some of the announcements, or maybe you are new and are overwhelmed by the details. Let me help you break down some of the key things you should be paying attention to and guiding our members to pay attention to:
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>  *   Resolutions: the June issue of the Braille Monitor includes an announcement about resolutions and the deadline for resolutions. Please be working to get your resolutions to the committee ASAP.
>  *   Preregistration is now closed and the hotel is basically full. Please remind members they can still register at the convention and there are still some overflow rooms available until Wednesday, June 7. We should continue to encourage participation in the convention. After Wednesday there may be hotel rooms available, but the block will be closed.
>  *   First-time delegates, I will be planning a call with you prior to the convention to make sure you are up to date on all of your responsibilities at the convention.
>  *   Be watching for an email about the proper way to make contributions during the honor roll call, held on Friday, July 14
>  *   If you have not already, please send Dan Burke (burke.dall at gmail.com<mailto:burke.dall at gmail.com>) your emergency contact information.
>  *   Please send Beth Braun (bbraun at nfb.org<mailto:bbraun at nfb.org>) the names of your affiliate's delegate (or confirm that it is you) and alternate delegate. If your cell phone number has changed since the last convention, please send that as well.
>  *   If you wish to meet with me during the convention, please let me know.
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> Thank you for your work to build our organization. As you know, the convention is the most important meeting we have and your involvement in making it a smooth and enjoyable experience for all is critical.
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> Critical Actions This Week:
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> Legislative Alert:
> Watch for an upcoming legislative alert coming from John Pare. Congress is back in session this week; please call by Friday, June 9, to request your representative to cosponsor H.R. 1772, H.R. 1734, and H.R. 1377. Please also call your two senators and ask them to cosponsor S. 732. The best way to contact your member of Congress is to call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for the office in question. Emailing your member of Congress is also a good idea. If you do so, please copy JPare at nfb.org<mailto:JPare at nfb.org>.
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> We are hoping to significantly raise the number of cosponsors on all of our bills before convention but we cannot do it without everyone working together. Your calls and emails make a big difference.
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> News:
> New Text-to-Give Campaign:
> Our Imagination Fund Committee is pleased to announce a text-to-give campaign that we will kick off at our national convention. Text-to-give allows anyone to make a $25 donation to the National Federation of the Blind with a simple text message from his or her mobile phone.  Anyone who can text can give easily, and thanks to AT&T covering the cost for a limited time, the National Federation of the Blind will receive 100 percent of each contribution. Contributors can make a gift regardless of which phone carrier they use. This is an opportunity for us to identify those individuals who are not members of the organization but want to support the good work that we do. We need your help identifying individuals in your extended network of family, friends, colleagues, and service providers. Their gift will assist a newly blind person with independent travel through our free white cane program, help a child learn to read through our Braille Reading Pals program, assist blind veterans regain their independence, and so much more. Please take the time to share the names and email addresses of potential supporters by visiting https://nfb.org/text2017. When the campaign starts we will send an email inviting all of these individuals to share in the great things we do every day to help blind people live the lives they want.
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> Reminders:
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> Affiliate Website Support:
> There is still limited availability in the website training to interested affiliate webmasters at the Jernigan Institute this summer. On August 25-26, attendees will become familiar with the Drupal theme and learn to build a working affiliate website on the Drupal platform. If you are interested in sending a webmaster for Drupal website training, contact John Berggren (extension 2329 or jberggren at nfb.org<mailto:jberggren at nfb.org>) for additional information.
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> Convention Fundraising Announcements:
> Don't forget that you can share your convention fundraising announcements via the new online form. In an effort to make information about fundraising more readily available to convention attendees and cut down on the number of listserv emails during the busy convention season, we've put together the fundraising announcement form<https://nfb.org/fundraising-announcement-form> for affiliates and national-level divisions. If you will be selling candy, raffle tickets, or other items to benefit the NFB at the convention and would like to let folks know, fill out the form at nfb.org/fundraising-announcement-form<https://nfb.org/fundraising-announcement-form>. All announcements will be posted at nfb.org/national-fundraising-announcements<https://nfb.org/national-fundraising-announcements>. If you have any questions, please contact the communications team at communicationsteam at nfb.org<mailto:communicationsteam at nfb.org>.
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> Kernel Books:
> Free cases of Kernel Books are still available. Kernel Book titles are available:
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> *         Oh, Wow
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> *         Safari
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> *         Reaching for the Top in the Land Down Under
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> *         Not Much of a Muchness
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> *         The Lessons of the Earth
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> *         Imagine
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> *         Celebrate
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> If you are interested in receiving a case of any of these titles, please contact Ellen Ringlein in the Independence Market at (410) 659-9314, extension 2216, or at independencemarket at nfb.org<mailto:independencemarket at nfb.org>.
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> Do You Dream in Color?:
> We are working with the filmmakers to host screenings of Do You Dream in Color? across the country, and have developed a tool kit for anyone looking for more information about hosting a screening. For more information about the film and how to get the toolkit, go to http://www.doyoudreamincolor.com/.
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> Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>  *   July 10-15, 2017: National Convention, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Florida<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm16/bm1611/bm161101.htm>
>  *   July 23-29, 2017: Youth Slam<http://www.blindscience.org/nfb-youth-slam>, Towson University
>  *   September 12-17, 2017: BLAST<http://blindmerchants.org/blast-2017/>, Nashville, Tennessee
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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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> Mark A. Riccobono
> President
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314 | officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>
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