[Travelandtourism] Exciting news I would like to share with my NFBFamily. I was nominated and elected Corresponding Secretaryof the Brentwood, NY Chamber of Commerce

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning Cheryl and everyone,

    Now that's what I call being a job creator rather than simply a job 
seeker. Congratulations on being elected to this position. Others of us 
should connect with our local chambers of commerce and seek similar 
positions. This is one way to make a difference in the outlook for blind job 
seekers and budding blind entrepreneurs.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Echevarria via Travelandtourism" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Cheryl Echevarria'" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 8:01 AM
Subject: [Travelandtourism] Exciting news I would like to share with my 
NFBFamily. I was nominated and elected Corresponding Secretaryof the 
Brentwood, NY Chamber of Commerce


> Good morning everyone:
>
>
>
> Per the subject line, I am very excited to share this moment in my life, 
> if
> you are on Facebook or LinkedIn, you will read about this as well. I was
> nominated last night by my peers in the business community and elected as
> Corresponding Secretary for the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce.
>
>
>
> For those of you reading this that live on Long Island or close to Long
> Island. We are having an Installation Dinner for the Board of Directors, 
> it
> will be December 12, 2014 at 7pm -  Tango Restaurant located at 99 W.
> Suffolk Avenue, Central Islip, NY, 631-234-6623. Dinner is $30 per person,
> please RSVP at info at brentwoodchamber.org 
> <mailto:info at brentwoodchamber.org>
> , we need a head count to give to the restaurant. Please come out and show
> your support, you can pay at the door.
>
>
>
> Since being a small  business owner here in Brentwood, NY; located in
> Suffolk County, NY. I have joined many of the local community 
> organizations,
> not only for business; but to show the people of our community, that the
> blind are involved, that we exist, that we have jobs, pay taxes, own 
> homes,
> have families, own businesses, that we are living the life we want.
>
>
>
> I recently did a presentation at our Convention here in NY, about being
> involved in our community, whether you own a business, or not. A few years
> ago at our National Convention in Dallas, TX. We had a back to basics
> seminar and one of the things we spoke about was being involved not only 
> in
> the blind community, but the community where we live.
>
>
>
> Many issues affect all of us, whether there are issues with your water
> authority, or like here on Long Island, we have the Town of Islip, and
> Brentwood is a Hamlet of the Town, where we have had issues of Illegal
> dumping of asbestos and other illegal materials in our local park, that 
> has
> been not only a focus of the local news, but has gone viral across the
> country, on how this town contracted with a supplier that has done this to
> our local town. It is now a criminal investigation and that the District
> Attorney is involved with find out the truth. Many rallies and protests I
> have been in over the last few months. I have also been the representative
> from the Chamber of Commerce at our Town of Islip Meetings.
>
>
>
> We have had toxic material being brought through our town, to the only 
> rail
> spur that will allow it to be removed off of Long Island, which had to go
> through local residential communities, and historical sites wanted to be
> demolished.
>
>
>
> These things might not be going on where you live, but hey, what about 
> your
> local transportation committees to get better paratransit, or possibly go 
> to
> a Board of Education meeting, or a PTA meeting to talk about services for
> those children that are legally blind, they will not know about the NFB 
> and
> what we do unless we are involved.
>
>
>
> I hope to write up a story for the Braille Monitor about being involved in
> our local communities and not just as a blind person, but as a person who
> lives in these communities, we do make a difference.
>
>
>
>
>
> Cheryl Echevarria, President
>
> National Federation of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division
>
> A proud division of the
>
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND - "Live the life you want"
>
> www.nfbtravel.org
>
> 631-236-5138
>
> cherylandmaxx at hotmail.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 have the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>
>
>
>
> Cheryl Echevarria is also the owner of Echevarria Travel
> www.echevarriatravel.com; 631-456-5394 or 
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> and  has partnered with Braille Smith. www.braillesmith.com for all her
> braille needs.  Gail Smith is the Secretary of the NFB of Alabama
>
>
>
>
>
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