[NFB-Talk] 2020 NFB of SC State Convention!

Wed Aug 19 10:55:57 UTC 2020

Hi All, 

Please share with your family, friends, and chapters!  The National Federation of the Blind of SC 2020 State Convention is this weekend! Below is the agenda along with the Zoom information to join us! 

64th ANNUAL NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF SOUTH CAROLINA VIRTUAL STATE CONVENTION!

August 21, 22, 23, 2020

           OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THEME “working together to help blind people live the lives they want”

Integrity and Respect

To allow all attendees the chance to benefit from all aspects of the convention, we are committed to providing a harassment-free environment for everyone. We appreciate your assistance in cultivating an atmosphere in which participants from diverse backgrounds may learn, network, and share with each other in an environment of mutual respect. Thank you for doing your part to contribute to our community and the high expectations we strive to maintain.

One Minute Message 

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.  

Thank you to Sponsors

VANDA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ALL STATE CONVENTION ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD VIA THE Zoom platform

Instructions to Join all Zoom Meetings

 <https://zoom.us/j/8032543777> https://zoom.us/j/8032543777 Meeting ID: 803 254 3777 

              If you have a smart phone, just click below and it will dial in for you:

+19292056099,,8032543777#

              Or, you can dial in from your land phone:

929 205 6099

Meeting Id no. 803 254 377

Instructions for listening on an Echo device

Wake word Alexa: call 929 205 6099

Just like calling on the phone, you will hear “welcome to Zoom. “

Meeting ID when prompted, then say wake word Alexa: Press 803 254 3777pound

Then say Alexa Press pound to enter the meeting

Wake word Alexa: Press *6 to mute and unmute

Friday August 21, 2020 

All times are EST

1:00p.m. – 2:30 p.m. South Carolina Association of Blind Students – Derique Simon, President 

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Parents of Blind Children Division – Jennifer Duffell Hoffman, President 

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Annual Seniors Division Meeting 

Shelley Coppel, President 

5:10 - 6:20 p.m. Resolutions Committee meeting 

Valerie Warrington, Chairperson

6:30 - 7:20 p.m. Computer Science and Technology division meeting 

Thom Spittle, Chairperson 

7:30 – 8:20 p.m. – Blind Merchants Division – Belinda Banks, Coordinator 

8:30 p.m. National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina Board of Directors meeting – Frank Coppel, President 

Open to all! 

Saturday morning, August 22, General Session 

9:00 Call to order 

Invocation 

JW Smith, Member of the Board of Directors, National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina

Pledge 

9:05 a.m. Welcome and Opening Ceremonies

9:15 a.m.  Greetings from host chapter 

Laverne Addison, President, Charleston chapter, National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina 

9:20 a.m. Convention Arrangements and Announcements 

9:30 a.m. National Report, 

Everette Bacon, Member Board of Directors, National Federation of the blind,

President, National Federation of the blind of Utah 

10:15 a.m. “Doing Our Fair Share and then Some” A Tribute, 

Parnell Diggs, Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Administration, 

Immediate Past President of the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina 

10:35 a.m. Update from the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, 

Darline Graham, Commissioner 

10:55 a.m. Update from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, 

Scott Falcone, Director of Outreach Services 

11:15 a.m. My “VOICE” in the National Federation of the Blind, 

Wayne Marshall, Independence Training Services LLC 

I.T.S. “It’s For You”

11:30 a.m. Presidential Report 

Frank Coppel 

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

The Nominating committee will meet via Zoom fifteen minutes after the adjournment of the morning general session 

Saturday Afternoon General Session

2:00 p.m. call to order 

2:05 p.m. A Report from The South Carolina Vision Partnership, Celebrating Twenty Years of making a difference in the lives of blind students in South Carolina 

Marty McKenzie, Principal of Statewide Blind and Visually Impaired Education and Vision Consultant

2:20 p.m. A Report from Talking Book Services 

Kristin White, Director 

2:40 p.m. Meet the Scholarship Class of 2020 

Shannon Cook, Scholarship Committee Chairperson 

2:50 p.m. What is Happening with Newsline, 

Steve Cook, NFB of SC State Newsline Coordinator 

3:00 p.m. Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference Center of the Blind Report 

Frank Coppel, Chairman, Board of Directors

3:20 p.m. An update from the Federation Center of the Blind,

Ed Bible, Chairman Board of Trustees, David Houck, Executive Director 

3:40 p.m. A Report from the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina’s Successful Transitions Program 

Jennifer Bazer, Director 

4:00 p.m. Financial Reports, 

National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina, Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference center of the Blind, Successful Transitions,

Valerie Warrington, Treasurer, National Federation of the blind of South Carolina, Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference Center of the Blind 

4:15 p.m. Resolutions 

4:30 p.m. Stewardship, Doing Your Fair Share, 

Dale Wolthoff and David Houck, PAC Plan committee co-chairpersons

Shelley Coppel, SUN Shares committee Chairperson 

5:00 Adjourn 

Saturday Evening Banquet 

7:00 p.m. call to order 

Invocation 

Debra Canty, Second Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina 

Introduction of Head Table 

Banquet Speaker 

Everette Bacon, Member of the Board of Directors, National Federation of the Blind 

Awards 

2020 Scholarship Class 

Banquet Fund Raiser 

Sunday, August 23, 2020 

2:00 p.m. Call to Order 

2:05 p.m. Memorial Service 

Dorothy Barksdale, Columbia Chapter 

2:15 p.m. Elections, and Other Business 

5:00 p.m. Adjourn 

National Federation of the Blind Pledge

I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF SOUTH CAROLINA

119 S. Kilbourne Road

Columbia, SC 29205

803-254-3777

Fax 803-252-5655

 <mailto:nfbsc at sc.rr.com> nfbsc at sc.rr.com

www.nfbofsc.org <http://www.nfbofsc.org> 

Steve Cook

District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC

1st Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC

Board member at large of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC

The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center.  Below is a link to read more about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!

Rocky Bottom Retreat  <http://rockybottomofsc.com/> & Conference Center

Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any of the below links!

National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book <https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/> 

Computer Science  <https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/> & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC

Rocky Bottom Retreat  <https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/> & Conference Center 

South Carolina Association of Blind Students

South Carolina Parents of Blind Children <https://m.facebook.com/groups/375092969314880?_rdr> 

Your old car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.
Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking 
www.carshelpingtheblind.org <http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org>  
or call 855 659 9314

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