[Ohio-Talk] Last Night Opening Ceremony

[Barbara Pierce]

Not only was Billie’s name called, but Jeanne Citro’s name was called. She is a member of the Lorain County chapter. I hope she was there. Did anyone else have trouble voting? My phone kept trying to connect me to some giant number beginning with 26. There were very few votes, so I wondered if others had trouble as I did.
Barbara
Barbara Pierce, President Emerita
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
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> On Jul 17, 2020, at 10:19 AM, ali benmerzouga via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good morning family and friends,
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> The 2020 NFB Convention opening ceremony last night was a blast!!! By the
> way, this is my first National Convention! I am a Rookie!
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> The meeting ended at 10:29 P.M. Many door prizes ranging from $25 to $40 and
> if I am not wrong, about 30 winners were selected! Among them, our friend
> Billie Graham, Cleveland Chapter. Congratulations Billie!
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> Our Affiliate President, Richard Payne, after presenting our great State and
> its various contributions to improve the lives of the blind Ohioans,  he
> mentioned that we are going to have our State Convention on November 6, 7,
> and 8. We may hear about more details today between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
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> Also the rules of engagements for 2020 National Convention were read and
> voted on. I managed to vote from my landline while listening to the
> announcements made by our National President, Mark Riccobono. The vote
> results were almost unanimous (for every 39 yeses, there was 1 no) and the
> voting process took about 2 minutes or so.
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> Finally, when Beth read the 2020-05 Resolution, which can be called the
> "parity Resolution", I was so moved  and was so proud for being a member of
> the National Federation of the Blind. I urge everyone to read it in addition
> to the rest of the resolutions.
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> All in all, the meeting was breath taking, full of energy, hope, love and
> determination!
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> Have an enjoyable Friday at the convention.
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> Ali
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> Live the life you want .
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