[Ohio-Talk] Contest

[Todd Elzey]

Good morning to one and to all. I hope everyone is having a blast with the
back and forth between Mr. Duffy and President Payne on the door prizes.
There are only hours left I gather for pre-registration so let's get out
there and recruit those new convention attendees.  Prizes are fun - I
surely love to win them also. But let's also remember why its so important
for all of us to attend the Convention. The National Federation of the
Blind of Ohio's annual convention is the largest gathering of blind people
in the State of Ohio each year. This is the first time we have been able to
hold an in-person convention since the Pandemic. When we come together in
such a large group, we not only have the opportunity to share our ideas and
passion for changing what it means to be blind, but we also show the public
the true capabilities of blind people. And from the perspective of
recruiting new members, we can also show people who might be struggling
with their blindness that blindness is not the characteristic that defines
them and with the proper blindness skills they can do anything they want no
matter what anyone else says.

One of our NFB of Ohio members, Mr. Ivory Patillo, is already talking about
how important the convention is to him. Mr. Patillo was recently
interviewed by Spectrum News1 Cleveland. In that interview, Mr. Patillo
talked about how the convention is important to him because of the NFB of
Ohio's Parental Rights legislation, SB 202, which will ensure that no blind
person in Ohio ever has to live with the threat of losing their children
simply because they are blind. Check out the article at:
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2022/10/12/world-sight-day  The
National Federation of the Blind is also featuring this article in the In
the News section of nfb.org at https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/nfb-news

Mr. Patillo brings up only one of the great reasons to attend the
convention. There are many others such as voting rights, employment rights,
science and stem education, and others. So if you haven't signed-up for the
convention yet, do so now and get out there and recruit as many new
attendees as possible. Let's make this the best NFB of Ohio Convention ever
because when we work together we can change what it means to be blind in
Ohio.

Todd Elzey

On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 9:01 AM President Capital chapter via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Just to let all of you know, I have registered and have two first timers
> coming with me. Does that mean I get double the chance of winning? Or, I
> suppose I could share and give Misty credit for one of them.
>
> Annette Lutz
> President
> Capital Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 614-288-4323
> President.capital.nfboh at gmail.com
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the
> expectations of blind people because we know that low expectations create
> obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you
> want, blindness is not what holds you back.
>
> On Oct 28, 2022, at 8:33 AM, Eric Duffy via Ohio-Talk <
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> See what he does? Pay attention fellow Federationist. All of these other
> contests were easy. All you had to do was register by a certain date. Now
> for me just to have a chance to win, just a chance! I have to find some one
> else to register and then answer a question. Ok Mr. President, I will do it.
>
> Eric
>
> > On Oct 27, 2022, at 4:19 PM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > I said it would not happen but now that Eric has registered, here is a
> new
> > contest.
> >
> > If you are registered and get a new person to get registered by end of
> the
> > day on October 28/2022  and can answer a quiz question about the NFB of
> > Ohio, you will receive $75.00 to spend at the convention.
> > Your name and the new person's name will be entered into a drawing both
> of
> > you have a chance to win.
> >
> > The question will be posted after I announce the winner.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Richard Payne,  President
> > National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> > 937/829/3368
> > Rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto: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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Richard Payne,  President
> > National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> > 937/829/3368
> > Rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto: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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