[Ohio-talk] Buckeye Update

[Kaiti Shelton]

Eric and all,

In case anyone was wondering, the charter affiliates of the NFB were:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
California.

On 11/16/14, Eric Duffy via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Buckeye Update
> November 16, 2014
> 	It is unusual for me to sit down and write an update on a Sunday evening,
> but there are exciting things happening in the National Federation of the
> Blind. On November second, we concluded a fantastic convention, and I want
> us to carry the excitement and momentum we built through the holidays and in
> to the next year. If we do that we will continue to build the Federation.
> 	On Tuesday evening I participated in a conference call with President
> Riccobono and presidents of the other six original affiliates of the
> National Federation of the Blind. The original seven affiliates are going to
> host the 2015 National Convention in Orlando Florida from July 5 through the
> 10th.  Ohio, of course, is one of the original 7. Who can name the other
> six?
> Hosting a National Convention is not an easy task. Dividing the
> responsibilities among seven affiliates will make the job easier, but there
> is no question about it, we are in for a lot of work during the 2015
> convention. I am counting on you for your help and support as we take on our
> share of the work load.
> 	We had a great day in Canton yesterday. We invited blind residents of Stark
> and Summit counties to come together for an informational meeting about
> blindness. Of course this included information about the National Federation
> of the Blind. More than sixty people came to the meeting. Shirley Beckner
> did a tremendous job of organizing the meeting. I am looking forward to
> seeing the fruits of our labor in the months to come as we work to
> revitalize the chapters in both counties.
> 	Our second annual Cyber Auction to benefit the National Federation of the
> Blind begins on Black Friday. Ohio has contributed two auction items. I urge
> you to buy auction items if you can, but even if you are unable to bid, log
> on to the auction site so you will know what it is all about. I will put the
> link on Ohio-Talk soon.
> 	Pleas do what you can to support our Malley's candy sale. The link is on
> our Web Site, so I am not going to include it here. Melina is doing a great
> job of reminding all of us about the need to sell, but we all have to do
> what we can to reach beyond our membership. If we are going to make a
> thousand dollars or more from this sale, we all have to work to make it
> happen. Reach out to your family, friends, neighbors, your schools, and your
> places of worship.
> 	I have gotten several responses to my request for information about which
> committees people want to serve on and or chair. Keep those Emails coming. I
> will begin to put together the committee assignment list on the Saturday
> after Thanksgiving, and we will have a meeting of the Board of Directors in
> early December to discuss the committee appointments. I will announce the
> date and time of that meeting as soon as I know when a majority of the Board
> is available.
> 	I remind you that December 1 is the last day to let me know of your
> interest in attending the Washington Seminar. Before you tell me that you
> want to be a part of our 2015 Washington Seminar delegation, formulate a
> plan for how you will raising the money needed to go. It could be that you
> will pay your own way as Barbara Pierce has done for many years. It could be
> that you will get help from your chapter or division, or that you are
> working on other fund raising possibilities. In any case, I promise you that
> we will have a funding discussion in you tell me that you want to go to
> Washington.
> 	I am once again challenging chapters and divisions to find new people to
> participate in our Scrip Program. Any chapter or division that can get five
> new people to sign up for Scrip and make at least one order using Presto Pay
> between now and  the release of our October order will have state convention
> registration fees waived. I made this offer last year, and none of our
> chapters or division met the challenge. Tonight Richard Payne told me he
> knows his chapter can do more to support this program, and he's right. But
> that is true for all of us.
>
> 	If you have materials for our next newsletter, please get them to Barbara
> Pierce by Friday November 21. I need to get some things to her, and I am
> imposing that same deadline on myself.
> Let's go build the Federation. The Holiday season is a great time to let
> people know about our organization and to invite them to join our Federation
> family.
>
>
>
>
> Eric Duffy, President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton 2016.
Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma