[Ohio-talk] Buckeye Update

Mon Nov 17 17:28:36 UTC 2014

I actually did not need to google the charter affiliates. I read Walking Alone Marching Together about a year ago, and at the time I was helping the pre-established community service division find trivia facts for this last convention. I came up with the nemonic My Will is My Own Personal Choice to help me remember the affiliates. 

Unfortunately, I would have to use google to find who Ohio's representative was. 

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> On Nov 17, 2014, at 12:15 PM, "Paul Dressell" <pmdbmd at fuse.net> wrote:
> 
> Way to go Kaiti! Now, can you name the representative from Ohio? Paul
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaiti Shelton via Ohio-talk" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Eric Duffy" <peduffy63 at gmail.com>; "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 11:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Buckeye Update
> 
> 
>> 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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