[Ohio-talk] Do you remember your first convention?

[Richard Payne]

I thought this also applies to all of you.
Hi Affiliate Presidents,

Do you remember your first convention? You and your affiliate members know
the amazing impact our national convention has on people, especially at a
first convention.

The Jernigan Convention Scholarship committee has received applications from
across the country to enable first time attendees to obtain assistance in
coming to this year's convention. We are reviewing applications and will
communicate to the winners by May 15.

We are conscious that this program only works because of your efforts to
help us raise the funds needed to pay for this program. Our largest source
of funds comes from selling the Jernigan Fund $10 raffle tickets.

For 2019, we are providing further incentive to encourage you to sell
Jernigan Fund tickets.

When selling tickets, please ask your affiliate members to put the chapter
name and state abbreviation on the back of the ticket.

Of course, the winner of the $10 raffle will receive the standard prize of
travel, hotel and cash for our 2020 convention.

Additionally, when we pull the winning ticket, the chapter that sold the
winning ticket will receive $500. In addition, this year we will be counting
which affiliate sold the most tickets. The affiliate that sells the most
tickets will receive $500. 

We know you value sharing our convention with members through the Jernigan
Convention Scholarship program. We hope these further incentives encourage
you and your affiliate members to sell the tickets that were mailed to you.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Allen Harris or
myself.

Thank you and we look forward to being with you in Las Vegas.

Tracy Soforenko
President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
202 285-4595
Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com <mailto:Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com> 
www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org> 
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National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want
The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want.



Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com
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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