[Ohio-talk] NFBO 2017 national Convention Assistance Form

[Richard Payne]

  National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 2017 Convention Assistance Form

The National Federation of the Blind convention will be held July 10-15 at
the beautiful Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando Florida.
Due to limited affiliate resources, we are only able to offer partial
assistance to those who qualify. 
Assistance requests must be submitted to President Richard Payne before May
29, 2017. Any application forms received after that date will not be
considered. If you have any questions about the form or the process, contact
Richard by email at rchpay7 at gmail.com or call (937)396-5573.
NOTE: For anyone receiving convention assistance, you will be expected to
attend all general sessions, meetings and workshops. There will also be
various volunteer positions available that you will be expected to get
involved in.      
How to apply for Convention Assistance:
1.	Submit a personal request letter. Please tell us why you wish to
attend the convention and what you hope to accomplish as a result. Since
financial need is the basis for this request, briefly describe the
extenuating circumstances that are preventing you from attending convention.
This is a major consideration in the decision making process.

2.	Contact your chapter or division president, and ask him/her to send
a letter of support for your application directly to President Richard
Payne. This letter must also state what assistance, if any, you will be
receiving from that chapter or division. NOTE: If you are not yet a member
of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, please call President Payne
for an interview by phone at (937)396-5573.

3.	Describe in detail how you have been involved in state fundraising.

4.	What part do you take in keeping your local chapter engaged in the
national federation of the Blind?

5.	 What arrangements have you made        to assist in getting you to
the national convention? 

6.	How long have you been a member of this affiliate?

7.	Complete the convention assistance form below. 

NFB 2017 CONVENTION ASSISTANCE FORM

Name: 
Street Address: 
City, State, Zip: 
Phone: 
Email: 

Number of adults planning to attend:
Number of children planning to attend:

Date of arrival: 
Date of departure: 


WHAT TYPE OF ASSISTANCE DO YOU NEED?

1.	Hotel Room: Yes or No.          If No, skip this section.

   This applies to a single adult, are you willing to share a room with one
to three other adults? Yes or No.           If Yes, are there any habits or
health problems that your roommate should know about? Please explain. Do you
have a guide dog? Yes or No.
Have you made a room reservation? Yes or No?        If Yes, what name is the
reservation listed under?
2.	Food stipend: Yes or No.
Food allowance is $40 a day per adult and $20 a day per child.

3.	Transportation: Yes or No.
If you are driving, NFBO will reimburse 48 cents per mile. What is the
mileage from your home to the location of the convention?
If you have already made transportation arrangements, please explain what
they entail.

4.	Convention Fees: Yes or No.
registration is now available online at nfb.org and by mail. We urge
everyone to save money by pre-registering.
 
If you are requesting cash assistance in advance, you will have to sign an
expense reimbursement form, which you will receive from President Richard
Payne. Without a signed blank form that we will fill out with the amount of
cash granted, we cannot advance any funds to you. 

Please return this completed form and your personal letter of request by
email to rchpay7 at gmail.com or mail to the following address. No faxes will
be accepted.
NFB of Ohio
Po box 20544 
Kettering, Ohio   45420

Richard Payne
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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NFBO 2017 national Convention Assistance Form


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