[Ohio-Talk] Announcement from the NFB of Ohio Senior Division

[Barbara Pierce]

One of the things you are probably already missing when you think about the Ohio convention is your inability to by chances and things for chapter fundraisers. Never fear! You can support the seniors division; buy a chance to win $200 at the banquet. Suzanne got the idea from the national $20 fundraiser for the Jernigan fund. Since we are playing in the minor leagues, we are inviting you to spend multiples of $10, to enter the seniors drawing. Your name gets placed in the drawing basket once for every $10 you contribute. This is for a $200 drawing at the banquet. You can send your check made out to NFB-O Senior Division or slip cash—if you remember what that is—into an envelope  and send it to our treasurer, Gloria Conway,  16008 Evening Star Ave., Maple Hts., OH 44137. She will note the number of tickets you are buying and your name. I think it will be best to say that you must be present to win, but I don’t know what that will mean. I don’t worry if your name is Richard Payne or Sherry Ruth. I know where to find you, and I know you will be at the banquet. If we have a system for reading raised hands or calling a phone number, we will count on you to get in touch with us using that system  to collect your $200. You could call Suzanne or me also. I will be sending reminders between now and convention. By then we should have precise instructions about how to acknowledge that you are the winner. If you are a senior and want to join the division, you can stick in another $5 for your 2021 dues. We need your name, address, phone number, and email address if you have one. 

Remember, if you come across a blind senior who needs help or advice, call or email me or another officer of the division. We are finding it hard to reach out to people who need what we know. Please help us to help blind seniors.

Barbara
Barbara Pierce, President Emerita
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
440-774-8077
 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations for blind people because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and their dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.