[Ohio-talk] Fw: Buckeye Update for October 1st 2009

[Dr. Smith]

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: Dr. Smith 
To: jwsmithnfb at verizon.net 
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:11 PM
Subject: Buckeye Update for October 1st 2009


I do love fall, but I must tell you it is cold here today. I don't have a lot to report this time, but I do want to remind you of a few things.

 

Reminders -

 

Don't forget to make your reservations for our State Convention to be held from October 30th-November 1st at the Ramada Plaza Hotel located at 4900 Sinclair in Columbus. The phone number for reservations and other information is 614-846-0300. Remember that they will hold our block of rooms and our rate of $72.00 per night until October 8th. They will  honor your reservations if they have rooms available after the 8th but I encourage you to get your reservations in on time.

 

Don't forget to bring door prizes for the Convention and to give them to Paul Dressell and remember that money is always a great prize. The board meeting will be held at 9:00 on Friday October 30th and there will be a leadership breakfast on Sunday morning for Chapter and Board leaders.

 

I still need reports from Chapter Presidents and you should let our secretary, Deborah Kendrick, know who will represent your Chapter on the nominating committee. Just to reiterate Chapters will be penalized if your reports are not received one week before the Convention , remember? 

 

Finally, get those pre-registration forms in as soon as possible so that we can have a good idea of specific numbers for particular events and meals. 

 

 

Board Meeting -

 

We had an informative and productive board meeting on September 19th. Those of you who receive this information by email should have the minutes by now and they are enclosed in the envelopes of those of you who receive this update by regular mail. 

 

 

Chapter Development Activities --

 

I had a wonderful time on September 26th when I visited the Cuyahoga County Chapter Meeting. The food and fellowship were wonderful and it was good to meet more of our members especially those that don't tend to come to a lot of events outside of their local areas. I am pleased to tell you that on October 24th we will be attempting to organize a Chapter in Springfield and I am particularly grateful for the hard work that Debbie Baker and Susan Day have put into this effort. I also need to tell you that in conjunction with meet the blind month, Susan Day has organized a wonderful event which will take place on October 10th from 11-3 at COSI in Columbus, I'm sure she would appreciate any assistance she could get to help make this event as successful as possible so please don't hesitate to contact her and volunteer

 

 

 

I don't know about you but I am getting excited about our upcoming Convention especially our theme of "The nature of Independence" in preparation for the convention please try to familiarize yourself with this 1993 speech delivered by Dr. Jernigan. There will be copies of the speech at the Convention but if you come prepared we can have an even more successful convention investigating and discussing the issue of independence as it relates to our cause and purpose.