[vendtalk] BEP Concerns!!!

Thu Feb 26 01:31:26 UTC 2009

Not only that but at least here in NY we are fighting to widen the randolph 
sheppards program to get more sites, which I hope is soon especially at the 
suny colleges. I am going in about 3 weeks with Mr. Peter Crowley to see a 
few sites here in suffolk county.  I am very eager to learn and to be part 
of the great program.

By the way if any of you are working on Long Island please let me know. 
thank you.

Cheryl Echevarria

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Loren Wakefield" <isaiah5719 at mchsi.com>
To: "Vendor Talk Mailing List" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [vendtalk] BEP Concerns!!!

> i AM unhappy that you bring nothing but gripes to this list and contribute
> nothing of help to anyone but to relieve your dislike of the federation. 
> By
> the way, the NFB is the only organization that does fight to preserve the
> rights of the blind.
>
> If you are that unhappy with the only organization that protects the 
> rights
> of the blind, perhaps you would  be better served by that other group of
> people that would just want to take care of you.  And even if what you 
> claim
> is partially true, take your state agency and committee of blind vendors 
> to
> court and fight it out there.  Or would you rather just run down others?
>
> As far as selling products to other blind people, there are other places 
> to
> do that. But since you brought it up, might I suggest that since you 
> always
> seem to be down, try our Vitalizer, B Complex, Stress relief, and 
> MoodLift.
> My company sells only the best.  And they come with a money back 
> garauntee!
>
> I am all for exchanging ideas.  I just wish there was something here to
> discuss.  I will tell you that I have not always been happy with our
> committee.  But, I kept and keep on fighting.  I have not taken it 
> national,
> because, it is not a national concern.  And even though at times, it seems
> to me that everyone was or is against me, I have managed to raise my
> business about 250 percent.  In other words, stop complaining and get out
> there and fight.  The best revenge in the long run is success.
>
>
> Loren Wakefield
>
> "The best way to predict your Future is to create it." Dr. Forress C.
> Shaklee
>
> www.ultimatehealthwithtlc.com
>
> 319-433-0145 866-433-3969
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "plume" <blume at verizon.net>
> To: "Vendor Talk Mailing List" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] BEP Concerns!!!
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > A list service is not just a place   for people to sell their products 
> > and
> > make money from other blind people.
> >
> > A list service is use for exchanging ideas, problems, information.
> >
> > A list service is also a place to express your views with the nation and
> > perhaps to share problems and to improve services in your state.
> >
> > Do you sincerely believe that    a  BEP Operator should only be  elected
> > to
> > the  Committee for, new and additional locations, for protection, and
> > other
> > goodies and turn their backs on the Operators who trusted them to 
> > protect
> > their rights and a person like Nick Gacos who only purpose is to scare
> > Operators and control the Director of the N.J. Commission?
> >
> > Are you unhappy that "I" can not be owned by the Director of the N.J.
> > Commission or the NFB?
> >
> > Perhaps you should think before  writing to the list about the purpose 
> > of
> > me
> > sharing what is really happening in N. J.
> >
> > I have always tried to contact the local people before I will ever write
> > to
> > the list with a "An Open Letter" format.
> >
> > Perhaps if the local people would discuss the problems which I have
> > outline
> > to  them the problems could be handled on a local level.
> >
> > This is not the only place where I share my" Open Letters and other
> > documents.
> >
> > You can find my documents on, My Space, Word Press and many other 
> > places.
> >
> > Thank you for taking your time to share your views wit me and the list,
> > however you are wrong with your comments
> >
> > From,
> > Tom Blume
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> > Behalf Of Loren Wakefield
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:19 PM
> > To: Vendor Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [vendtalk] BEP Concerns!!!
> >
> >
> > And if you were on the committee, you could not flood this list with
> > superfluous letters.  At least not ethically anyway.
> >
> >
> > Loren Wakefield
> >
> > "The best way to predict your Future is to create it." Dr. Forress C.
> > Shaklee
> >
> > www.ultimatehealthwithtlc.com
> >
> > 319-433-0145 866-433-3969
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "plume" <blume at verizon.net>
> > To: "Vendor Talk Mailing List" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [vendtalk] BEP Concerns!!!
> >
> >
> >> Hello, Mr. Richardson,
> >>
> >> The N.J. BEP Operators, trust me however I can do so much more by not
> >> being
> >> on the Committee.  Most  of the Committee members serve only for new or
> >> additional locations, protection, or other goodies.
> >> I've been working with the Committee for the new Rules and Regs, 
> >> however
> >> after more then 6 hours of meetings or phone conferences we only 
> >> discuss
> >> how
> >> the new changes will effect the "special Operators" (NFB Members).
> >> The Committee are now working behind closed doors on the "changes" to 
> >> the
> >> N.J. Rules and Reg.
> >> The Operators will not have a word to say about the Committee's changes
> >> and
> >> there will be no "public hearing" on the changes.
> >> The changes will go into the N.J. Register and this web site is not
> >> "Accessible" for a blind person.
> >> There will also be "no" training class for the New Rules and Regs.
> >> However if you are a NFB leader or member you will be exempt from the 
> >> BEP
> >> Rules and Regs.
> >> There are two National Board members of the NFB Blind Merchants on the
> >> Committee and many other Committee members are NFB members and N.J.
> >> State
> >> President who is not a vendor,  however     he  looks the other way.
> >> The NFB has complete control of N.J. and the Director of the N.J.
> >> Commission
> >> has no other choice but to cave in and allow the NFB to "Control him.
> >> Nick Gacos "Controls the BEP Committee and they must do what ever he
> >> tells
> >> them to do.
> >> If Nick Gacos was a Operator in your state he would "Control you and 
> >> the
> >> Committee in your state.
> >> Nick Gacos "does not control me" and he will never.
> >> Nick Gacos enjoys the power of "controlling the Committee".
> >> From, Tom Blume
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> >> [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> >> Behalf Of Charlie Richardson
> >> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 8:39 PM
> >> To: Vendor Talk Mailing List
> >> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] BEP Concerns!!!
> >>
> >>
> >> If you have the support of your operators, why don't you run for
> >> committee
> >> and make the change rather than resting on the shoulders of Obama.
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "plume" <blume at verizon.net>
> >> To: "Vendor Talk Mailing List" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
> >> Cc: <blume at verizon.net>
> >> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 8:17 PM
> >> Subject: [vendtalk] BEP Concerns!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>> AN OPEN LETTER
> >>>
> >>> TO: Frank Collepardi, Chairperson N.J. Committee of Blind Operators
> >>> FROM: Tom Blume, N.J. BEP Licensed Operator
> >>> VOICE MAIL: 206-600-0181
> >>> DATE: Feb. 21, 2009
> >>> SUBJECT: Committee concerns and comments
> >>>
> >>> I have received the "
> >>> Missing" minutes of the Committee meetings from May 2008 to Nov. 2008,
> >>> however if I did not ask you where are the missing "Committee meetings
> >>> minutes" you would of never provided them to the Operators.
> >>>
> >>> I have read them and would like to let you know that "all minutes" 
> >>> must
> >>> be
> >>> read at a regular Committee meeting and can only be approved at a
> >>> regular
> >>> Committee meeting".
> >>>
> >>> Please read "Robert's Rules, also your BY Laws states that the 
> >>> Committee
> >>> must follow "Robert's Rules, revised edition.
> >>>
> >>> All of the minutes from May 2008 can not be called "minutes" because
> >>> they
> >>> was not read and approved by the Committee at a regular Committee
> >>> meetings.
> >>>
> >>> These minutes can only be called "Notes", until they are approved by 
> >>> the
> >>> Committee at a regular Committee meeting.
> >>>
> >>> Operators do not understand "why" you are constantly violating the,
> >>> Committees by Laws.
> >>>
> >>> In the future, all minutes must be sent to all Committee members 
> >>> prior
> >>> to
> >>> a regular Committee meeting and then approved at that meeting, 
> >>> (motion:
> >>> 2008-05).
> >>>
> >>> I sincerely hope at the next Committee meeting, (March 7, 2009), you
> >>> will
> >>> prevent any Committee member from "Verbally Attacking" me or any other
> >>> operator.
> >>>
> >>> You're By Laws states this very clearly and I wish that you would read
> >>> you'
> >>> re BY Laws and stop the "Violence" at any and all Committee meetings.
> >>>
> >>> Also before any Committee member and or Operator discusses or reports 
> >>> on
> >>> an
> >>> issue he or she must be prepared to provide supporting documents on
> >>> verifying how the information was obtained.
> >>>
> >>> Example: Nick Gacos is known as the "National Blind News Reporter",
> >>> however
> >>> most of the time his information is not accurate, you and your 
> >>> Committee
> >>> members are afraid of "Nick Gacos" and he is permitted to sometimes 
> >>> give
> >>> a
> >>> "false report".
> >>>
> >>> You and the Committee allow Nick Gacos to scare the Operators, 
> >>> sometimes
> >>> with a "Gloom and Doom" report.
> >>>
> >>> You and your Committee members allow Nick Gacos sometimes to control 
> >>> the
> >>> meeting as if he was the "Chairperson".
> >>>
> >>> I have discussed these issues with you in previous E-mails and you 
> >>> have
> >>> "always ignored" my concerns.
> >>>
> >>> The Citizens of the U. S. has voted for change in our free nation and
> >>> our
> >>> new President has promised to provide "Change".
> >>>
> >>> We must have "Change in N. J., and it must start now...
> >>>
> >>> As you know the Operators have always contacted me for accurate and
> >>> truthful
> >>> information and I have always provided them with the information that
> >>> they
> >>> requested.
> >>>
> >>> I will be at the next Committee meeting on March 7, 2009.
> >>>
> >>> The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), has total control of the
> >>> N.J.
> >>> Commission for the Blind and in return the Director must fund all of 
> >>> the
> >>> NFB
> >>> 's fund raising projects, such as BLAST!!!
> >>>
> >>> This is the reason that the Committee had no other choice but to 
> >>> "VOTE"
> >>> to
> >>> provide a blank check for  each  of the Committee members to  attend
> >>> BLAST
> >>> and in the pass "NO" Committee members has ever provided a report to 
> >>> the
> >>> BEP
> >>> Operators.
> >>>
> >>> BLAST is known as one of the "largest" party's in the Nation, funded 
> >>> by
> >>> "State training funds".
> >>>
> >>> Nick Gacos controls you and the Committee members.
> >>>
> >>> Frank if you want the N.J. Justice Complex and also keep all of your
> >>> other
> >>> BEP locations you must allow Nick Gacos to control you and your
> >>> Committees.
> >>>
> >>> Nick Gacos enjoys the "POWER" that he has over the Commission for the
> >>> Blind
> >>> and the Committee.
> >>>
> >>> The BEP Operators are aware of this and this is just one of many 
> >>> reasons
> >>> why
> >>> your Committee meetings have a "LOW" attendants.
> >>>
> >>> As Director of "Action for the Blind" I can not allow you or your
> >>> Committee
> >>> members from withholding and providing false information to the
> >>> Operators
> >>> and this is the reason why whenever you and your Committee members
> >>> refuse
> >>> to
> >>> discuss important issues that affect all of the Operators and ignore
> >>> them
> >>> you leave me no other choice but to report the problems to the nation.
> >>> ***
> >>> They, who feel no shame in doing what is obviously wrong, are the most
> >>> Shameful of all.
> >>>
> >>> I will close with a quote which I live by:
> >>>
> >>> I'm not very good
> >>> At this Game called Life
> >>> For I've not learned to see children crying
> >>> Without feeling pain
> >>> For I've not learned to watch animals destroyed
> >>> Without wondering why
> >>> For I've not yet met a king or a celebrity
> >>> That I would bow down to
> >>> Or a man so insignificant
> >>> That I would use for a stepping-stone
> >>> For I've not learned to be a 'yes man'
> >>> To narrow minded bosses
> >>> Who quote rules without reason
> >>> And I've not learned to manipulate
> >>> The feelings of others
> >>> To be used for my own advantages
> >>> Then cast aside as I see fit
> >>> No, I'm not very good
> >>> At this Game called Life
> >>> And if everything goes well
> >>> Maybe I never will be
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Action for the Blind
> >>> Thomas N. Blume, Director
> >>> VOICE MAIL: 206-600-0181
> >>> Email: blume at verizon.net
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Action for the Blind is a dynamic organization, working with the blind
> >>> and
> >>> partially sighted people to enable them to transform their lives.
> >>>
> >>> Our mission is to inspire change and create opportunities to enable
> >>> blind
> >>> and partially sighted people to have equal voice and equal choice.
> >>>
> >>> "There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but
> >>> there
> >>> must never be a time when we fail to protest".
> >>>
> >>> Elie Wiesel, Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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