[Ohio-talk] August Report on Newsline

[Cheryl Fischer]

Hi Colleen, 

Yes, there sure is a lot to do in our organization and for Newsline.  I
have some exciting info I'm not sure if it happened in August or
September, so it might not have been in my report.  I spoke to Dan
Connors who is the Director of BSVI and, with their re-structuring and
new procedures,  they will have only five or six people doing intakes in
the State and he has agreed to have each of them tell every applicant
for BSVI services about Newsline!  Hooray!  I asked that he also have
them tell people about the Library for the Blind- I hope I didn't go
overboard or get too pushy there! 

I met with my State Senator last Thursday and asked for her help with
Newsline and our need for funding.  Ask and you shall receive-- She told
me to request a meeting with the Chancellor of Regents, the President of
the Senate,  and the Speaker of the House of Reps.  I've done that, and
hopefully we'll be granted that meeting.

Then I received a call from my Senator's aid today to let me know that
she is sending out a letter to every legislator in Ohio to make them
aware of Newsline and our need for funding!  

So I'm in a good mood.  And I have been wondering- is the section of the
Toledo Blade that you like now appearing on Newsline? 

Take care,
Cheryl
 
  
-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Colleen Roth
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 3:53 PM
To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Ohio-talk] August Report on Newsline

Hi Cherforl,
It was interesting to see how much you accomplished on behalf of
Newsline and the blind in August.
Newsline is certainly growing and we all need to work together to keep
it well-funded and reach out to those who do not know about it.
We can never say that we do not have anything to do in the NFB.
There's enough work for everyone and there's always something new to
peek your interest.
When people wonder we we still believe we need the National Federation
of the Blind they should just look at the things we have been working on
and the things that need to be done yet.
I met a lady yesterday who couldn't imagine how a totally blind person
could cook. She wasn't being rude, she just didn't know.
That led to numerous questions which lasted about half an hour.
She thought Dudley should do the cooking because he had some vision. I
told her that wouldn't work because he can't cook. He told her that I
was a good cook. She talked to us at the y Therapy Pool.
You never know when you can educate someone.
I even ended up explaining how I label things and make out a grocery
list.
It was a great opportunity. Never thought I would do that in the pool.
Colleen Roth



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