[Ohio-talk] This Past Weekend In Cincinnati

[Kaiti Shelton]

Glad to hear it went so well.  I know at least that both Emily and JW
can own the stage, and I'm glad to hear we have more musical talent in
Cincinnati and in our affiliate.  Did anyone happen to record it or
were CDs made by chance to further the fundraiser?

On 6/1/15, Deborah Kendrick via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> JW and all,
> I did indeed attend the musical event Saturday night and was very proud
> indeed of my friends and fellow federationists, JW Smith, Emily Pennington,
> Kim McEachirn, and Annie Carson.
> As JW said, Emily was absolutely astonishing!  I knew when I begged her to
> run for treasurer in our chapter that she was brilliant with numbers.  I
> even knew that she could sing (as can her sister Lillie). But I had NO IDEA
> that she had such an amazing vocal range or stunning stage presence.
> Emily,
> you rock!
>
> And, of course, JW is always fabulous.  He had the place swaying and
> singing
> with im more than once and did some effective explanation of blindness
> between songs as well.
> Kim and Annie were a surprise.  I had no idea either one of them could sing
> and they sang an absolutely sweet duet.
>
> And JW, it was a pleasure and honor to have you at our chapter meeting,
> sir.
> Thank you so much for joining us.
> I'll leave it for the Drive for 75 organizers to announce the amount of
> money raised, but it should please everyone when the tally is known.
>
> Peace,
> Deborah
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Smith,
> JW
> via Ohio-talk
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 1:44 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List (ohio-talk at nfbnet.org)
> Cc: Smith, JW
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] This Past Weekend In Cincinnati
>
> I agree with Kaiti and I too would love to hear from those that attended
> our
> last campaign event in Cincinnati on Saturday May 30th.
>
> From my perspective, it was a lot of fun and in my opinion, the star was
> Emily Pennington!
>
> Let me tell you, THAT LADY CAN SING OR AS WE SAY IN THE BUSINESS, SAAANG!!
>
> Wow, what a voice and presence and this affiliate is in good hands with
> people like her as its present and future.
>
> Money is still coming in and it is my hope to have a final report or at
> least as close to it as is possible  in a few weeks ideally, probably the
> week of the 15th.
>
> It has been a joy doing this and now let's head to Florida and have a lot
> of
> fun and make a meaningful impact on the lives of as many blind and visually
> impaired people as is possible.
>
> Let me also add, that I really enjoyed attending the chapter meeting of the
> NFB Of Cincinnati and I love their auction component of the meeting.
>
> Thank you President Kendrick for attending the event along with several of
> your chapter members and friends.
>
> Jw
>
> Dr. JW Smith
> Associate Professor
> School of Communication Studies
> Schoonover Center, Rm. 427
> Athens, OH 45701
> smithj at ohio.edu<mailto:smithj at ohio.edu>
> T: 740-593-4838
> F: 740-593-4810
>
> *Ask me about the newly revised Ohio Fellows Program or visit
> http://ww.ohio.edu/univcollege/ohiofellows.cfm
>
> "Regarding the past, change what you can, and can what you can't"
> "Our minds are like parachutes. They work best when they are open."
>
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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