[Ohio-talk] Fw: Great Meeting

[Dr. Smith]

I won't make a habit of posting every chapter meeting but in light of our 
new group in Toledo and as a result of what I perceive as great enthusiasm 
and excitement down their, read on.

I do like to publish great and exciting news so keep it coming ok?

JW

Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colleen Roth" <n8tnv at att.net>
To: <mmedlen1 at bex.net>; <bardiccircle at bex.net>; <sinat1 at embarqmail.com>; 
<jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:52 AM
Subject: Great Meeting


> Hi J. W.
> We had 16 people at our meeting.
> They were: Eric Burghardt, Dale Burghardt, (part of the time) Colleen 
> Roth, Marilee Medlen, Mildred Hogan, Erma Wright, Alonzo Coleman, Rose 
> Coleman, Michael Monica, Melinda Ridenour, (from Akron) Dawn Lanting, 
> James Lanting, Angie Hiser, Amy Rye, Ann Pacelli, Cindy Shunk.
> Cindy Shun, Dawn Lanting and Angie Hiser joined the Chapter.
> We are going to try to have a table at an outreach Activity in June. We 
> plan to have a table at the Wood County Fair in August and sell candy and 
> have a drawing of something to be donated.
> It was sugested that we have a Walk-a-thon, a dance, and a Spaghetti 
> Dinner with Music.
> We will see what develops. I made a motion which was seconded and carried 
> that we have two fund raisers to get money in the Treasury. After our 
> second fund raiser in all subsequent fund raisers one third of profits 
> would stay in Chapter, one third would go to Staqe Affiliate and one third 
> would go to National.
> The way the NFB IS STRUCTURED AND HOW THINGS GO FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH 
> MATERIALS AND ASSISTANCE WAS BROUGHT UP.
> It was also suggested that we all commit to any project we undertake.
> Our August meeting will be a picnic with a meeting as part of it.
> We voted on this.
> October Meet the Blind Month was touched upon.
> We also talked about the project to assist with collecting Info on Motor 
> City March.
> All in all, I thought it was a great meeting.
> There is a lot of enthusiasm.
> Our nex meeting will be June 20, 2009.
> I also wanted to mention that I went to Mary Ellen Reihing Gabias's 
> Funeral Mass today.
> Hannah Furney was there and went with her parents who are friends with 
> Mary Ellen's brother to the luncheon afterward.
> I am going to take my catnap now.
> Colleen Roth
>
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