[Ohio-Talk] National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 2022 convention Assistance Form

[Richard Payne]

Greetings,

I would like to thank everyone that led teams for the Washington seminar and
a special thanks to those who had to work even more to assure coverage as
the chair of the legislative committee Eric dealt with his emergency. Thanks
to Todd for getting the ball started on the follow up and other legislative
issues please do your part.

Currently some of us have been working to see how we can assist a blind man
that is homeless this has caused me to be very disturbed because several
agencies have not helped him, I went and  met him and confirmed that the
Federation will not let him down stay tuned.



National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 2022 National convention Assistance
Form

The National Federation of the Blind 2022 convention will take place July 05
through July 10 in New Orleans Louisiana. Because affiliate resources are
limited, those chosen to receive help will receive partial assistance only.
Please complete this form, and submit the letters requested on or before
April 15, 2022. Requests received after that date may 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. 

by receiving assistance from the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio to
attend the convention you agree to abide by all of the rules of the state of
Louisiana, the city of New Orleans, the convention hotels and the National
Federation of the Blind as related to Covid-19.        Those seeking
assistance to attend their first national convention should complete the
application for assistance from the Jernigan fund. Consult with your chapter
or division president about this process. 
	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 set aside limited funds for convention assistance,
and when the funds are gone no more will be available so get your request in
early. 
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 expect our members to be working on the local, state, and
national levels.

	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 weigh  heavily 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 


Are you requesting cash assistance for convention expenses? 

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

Have you made a room reservation? 

If you are a single adult, are you able to share a room with one to three
people?
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? 

Are you planning to drive to the convention? 

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

The banquet will cost about $75.00 if you preregister. Are you requesting
assistance with this important fee? (

We urge everyone to preregister.
Please return this information 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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