[Ohio-talk] message from the national office about students going to national convention

[Marianne Denning]

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On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 7:42 AM, richard via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
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> Dear Colleagues:
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> I wanted to be sure that all Federation leaders received this message. I
> look forward to being with you in Orlando.
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> Sincerely,
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> Mark Riccobono, President
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> From: Sean Whalen [mailto:smwhalenpsp at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2016 11:34 PM
> To: President, National Federation of the Blind
> Subject: Helping Students to Banquet and NABS Meeting Friday 7/1
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> Greetings chapter and affiliate presidents,
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> I am writing to alert you to two items of potential interest related to
> this
> year's National Convention.
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> Do you have students in your chapter or affiliate who would like to attend
> this year's banquet but are unable to afford the $65 ticket? I know that
> often students simply skip the banquet, one of the most dynamic and
> impactful parts of convention, because the cost is too high. We want
> everybody to have the opportunity to experience the excitement, so NABS,
> with the help of a matching grant from our NFB Treasury, is offering
> students who have not yet purchased banquet tickets the opportunity to
> receive a subsidy and purchase a ticket for $20. There is very limited
> funding available, and we are asking you to refer and recommend students
> who
> could benefit from this option. But please only refer students who truly
> need the assistance and who do not have alternative funding opportunities
> through their affiliates and/or chapters. To refer a student, please
> contact
> me at nabs.president at gmail.com or call or text 608 957-7337. Thanks to the
> support of President Riccobono and NABS' fundraising efforts we hope to
> ensure that all students can attend banquet in 2016!
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> Second, I invite all of you and your chapter/affiliate leadership to come
> out to the NABS meeting on Friday, July 1 at 7:00pm. In particular, I would
> like to point to a panel of affiliate and student leaders that will be
> taking place at 8:20pm on Friday. Of course, I'd love to see everybody at
> any and all of the meeting, but this panel in particular, I hope, will
> provide valuable insights and suggestions about how to build strong
> affiliates and chapters through building strong student divisions. Our
> strongest student divisions exist in our strongest affiliates, and are both
> a result and source of that strength. Come check it out and pick up some
> ideas on how to strengthen collaboration and get students more active in
> your states.
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> Thanks for reading, and I look forward to seeing you in Orlando!
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> Sincerely,
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> Sean Whalen
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> President, National Association of Blind Students
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> (608) 957-7337
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> @nabslink
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> www.nabslink.org
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053