[Ohio-Talk] Please see the attachment and the information in the body of the message National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 2019 state convention assistance form

[Richard Payne]

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 2019 state convention Assistance
Form

The National Federation of the Blind 2019 convention will take place
November 01 through November 3 in Columbus Ohio because affiliate resources
are restricted, those chosen to receive help will receive partial assistance
only. Please complete this form and the letters requested and return them to
the president before October 15, 2019. Requests received after that date
will not be considered. If you have questions about the form or the process,
contact me by Email at rchpay7 at gmail.com or call (937)829-3368, for
information or help. NOTE: For anyone receiving convention assistance, you
will be expected to volunteer and attend all general sessions along with
other meetings and workshops.      Those seeking assistance to attend the
first state convention will be given high consideration.
	If you request cash assistance, you will have to sign an expense
reimbursement form, which you can get from the president. Without a signed
blank form that we can fill out with the amount of cash granted, we cannot
advance any funds 
Whatever assistance you are requesting, please attach a letter explaining
why you wish to attend the convention and what you hope to accomplish as a
result. If we should know about extenuating circumstances before deciding
about your application, please explain them briefly.  We want you to pay
attention to the next line. No one applies for assistance without financial
need, so this request is for information about extraordinary needs only.

The board of directors agreed to assist and when the funds are gone no more
will be available so get your request in. I also wish to note that last year
we received letters that described work that you may have done that should
be able to be confirmed by your chapter president or another leader of the
affiliate. While work on the local level is great, we are a national
organization.

	Please speak to your chapter or division president and ask him or
her to send me a letter of support for your application. When they send this
information, I need to know what assistance you will be getting from your
chapter. This information will way very heavy on your application, so
chapter president's do your best to assist our members. If you are not yet a
member of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, please call me for
an interview by phone.

	Please submit all materials by Email. 


		Name:
_____________________________________________________________

Street Address: _____________________________________________________

City, State, Zip:  _____________________________________________________

Phone:   _______________________   Email ______________________________

Number of adults: _____     	Children: _____

Date of arrival _____ Date of departure ________

The maximum stipend to offset convention expenses is $40 a day for adults
and $20 a day for each child.

Are you requesting cash assistance for convention expenses?  yes___   ___No

Are you requesting assistance with your hotel room?  ___Yes ___No if the
answer is No, skip the following section.

Have you made a room reservation?  ___Yes ___No

If you are a single adult, are you able to share a room with one to three
people?
___Yes no ___
Note: hotel assistance will be for half of a double. If you find more
roommates, your cash will go further.
Should a roommate know about any habits or health problems?  ___Yes ___No if
yes, please explain. __________________________________

Are you requesting transportation assistance?  Yes ___ ___No if you answered
no, skip the following section.

Are you planning to drive to the convention? __Yes no ___

If so, how much assistance are you requesting? $_________ (We reimburse at
48 cents a mile.)

If you have already made transportation arrangements, please explain them.


__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Miscellaneous Expenses

Together registration and banquet will cost about $55.00 if you preregister.
Are you requesting assistance with these important fees?  yes___ ___No
(Please note that this year preregistration is available online and by mail.
We urge everyone to save money by preregistering.
Send by Email to rchpay7 at gmail.com 
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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