[Ohio-talk] Buckeye Update

Mon Nov 17 13:43:28 UTC 2014

A star on your forehead, Kaiti. You are exactly right.

Barbara
Barbara Pierce
President Emerita
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
bpierce at oberlin.net
440-774-8077

On Nov 16, 2014, at 11:12 PM, Kaiti Shelton via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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
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