[Ohio-talk] Buckeye Update

[Marianne Denning]

I read to a 4th grade class in Kansas via Skype.  I have a student who is
blind in that class.

On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Eric Duffy <eduffy at deltav.org> wrote:

> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> Buckeye Update, March 1, 2013
>
>
>         I am sorry to report that Karen Whalen's mother died late Friday
> night on February 22. Several Federationist from the Columbus area attended
> the viewing Tuesday night. If you have been involved with the Business
> Enterprise Program at all chances are that you know Karen. She and her
> husband Steve Vincki have been long time leaders of our Ohio Association of
> Blind Merchants. Her sister Kate was a BSVi Counselor in the Columbus area
> for several years. Please keep Karen and her family in your thoughts and
> prayers.
>         A week ago today Debbie Baker and I were in Baltimore for training
> related to the BELL Program. We were kept busy all weekend, but the
> training
> was excellent. There is a great deal to be done before the first day of the
> Ohio BELL Program on July 15.  I received an Email saying that the
> Beavercreek Lions will make a contribution to help support the program. I
> don't know how much they will contribute, but we can thank Susan Day for
> making that contact.
>         Today is Read Across America Day. I know the Cleveland chapter has
> put together a nice event for blind children and their families. I look
> forward to hearing more about that. I know that Debbie Baker read to blind
> children in Springfield today. I hope we will have more information about
> these activities in the upcoming newsletter.
>         If you promised Barbara or me that you would write something for
> the
> newsletter please get it in soon.  If you are not already writing
> something,
> please think about what you can contribute to our publication.
>         We now have 57 cosponsors on our space available legislation HR
> 164.
> Four more cosponsors will be added next week. The companion bill in the
> Senate S 346 does not have an Ohio cosponsor. We should all be contacting
> Senators Brown and Portman asking them to cosponsor the bill.
>         Representative Greg Harper of Mississippi introduced H.R. 831 the
> Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2013 on Wednesday. Please
> contact your member of the House of Representatives and ask him or her to
> cosponsor this bill.
>         Scrip orders are due by 7:00 PM., Sunday. Debbie Baker has asked
> her
> sister to participate in Scrip, and she will place a very nice order this
> weekend. If you are participating in this program regularly, thank you. If
> you are not doing what you can with Scrip and yet you care about the
> Federation, ask yourself why you are not supporting Scrip.
>         The parents division   is meeting by conference call in the
> morning.
> This is something I am encouraging each of our divisions to do regularly.
>         By now chapter and division presidents should have received tickets
> for the gift card drawing that the parents division will conduct this
> spring. Please do what you can to sell tickets and support this project.
> All
> proceeds from this project will be given to the affiliate in support of
> BELL.
>         There is much to be done to continue to make life better for the
> blind. No one can do it better than we can. Do your part in the week ahead,
> and I'll do mine.
>
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053