[Ohio-talk] August Report on Newsline

[Colleen Roth]

Hi Cheryl,
It's not in yet.

Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheryl Fischer" <c16a19f at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 18:25:01
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] August Report on Newsline

>
>
> 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
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> 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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