[Ohio-talk] Fw: Great Meeting

[Eric Burghardt]

JW,
It really was a great meeting. a lot of energy and definitely a lot of 
enthusiasm. I'm really looking forward to our activities and the next 
meeting. I think we really have a good thing going here.
Thanks to everybody who showed up and special thanks to Ann, Marilee and 
colleen for the refreshments and the wonderful job they did.
Eric Burghardt
President
National Federation of the Blind of Greater Toledo

Phone: 419-494-2644
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From: "Dr. Smith" <jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
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Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:18 AM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Fw: Great Meeting


>
> 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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