[Nfbf-l] Interest in Serving on our State Board

Fri May 26 12:28:16 UTC 2017

Thank so much! See you at the convention. 

Camille 

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It is amazing to see your enthusiasm and excitement for NFB Camille. I love
your newsletter to. Keep up the good work.

Sherri

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> On May 24, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Camille Tate via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> It's a pleasure to meet you, even if it's on the list! Hopefully we 
> can meet at State. I always love to talk about books and writing. :)
> 
> I completely understand about people being in different places in 
> their blindness. Everyone manages their blindness in different ways 
> and it's the differences that enrich. No one should ever feel pressured to
be a "perfect"
> blind person. Each person has their own strengths and that is what 
> gets them to their comfortable point.
> 
> See you at State! 
> 
> Camille
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bill 
> Outman via Nfbf-l
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:06 PM
> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List' <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bill Outman <woutman at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Interest in Serving on our State Board
> 
> Hello, Camille.  
> 
> I am pleased to meet you on this list and am glad to see you on the 
> writers list where I appear occasionally as well.  I hope we will be 
> able to meet at the convention.
> 
> It's good that you chose not to remain a lost swallow that wallows.
> Remember, though, that we advocate because not everyone is able at 
> first to reach the boot straps to pull themselves up.
> 
> Perhaps we can discuss things you are involved in such as public 
> relations and resolutions.  I could use some help in building my 
> image.  Your newsletter is of some interest as I'm the secretary of 
> the chapter in Daytona Beach.
> 
> Bill Outman
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Camille 
> Tate via Nfbf-l
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 10:09 AM
> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
> Cc: Camille Tate
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Interest in Serving on our State Board
> 
> Greetings Federationists,
> 
> 
> 
> My name is Camille Tate. I currently serve on the board of the 
> Melbourne Space Coast Chapter. I wish to introduce myself to all of 
> you, as I am interested in the vacant position on the Affiliate Board.
> 
> 
> 
> I am 41 years old and joined the NFB and NFBF in 2015. I lost my 
> vision in
> 2005 due to diabetic retinopathy and went blind in six months. After 
> taking about a year to wallow, I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and 
> decided to live! I'd never heard of the National Federation of the 
> Blind, even though my father also went blind due to the same eye condition
when I was a child.
> When Joe Naulty opened our chapter in Melbourne, I took a chance and 
> attended its first meeting. I was hooked! I ran for and was elected to 
> my chapter's board and have worked diligently in my various duties.
> 
> 
> 
> In addition to my work on the board, I am the Editor of our chapter's 
> newsletter, The Visionary, which is sent out monthly. I am the Public 
> Relations Chair for MSCC and perform many of our speaking engagements. 
> I "steer" our social media and work on promoting our chapter in our
community.
> I have and will continue to represent my chapter and the NFB with our 
> local government officials and community leaders. I also represent my 
> chapter on the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Steering 
> Committee. Working with members of the Melbourne Space Coast Chapter, 
> I have advocated before Brevard County Commissioners to improve 
> transit and paratransit for the blind and disabled. I bring all the 
> drive and dedication I have and will use it to represent you, the 
> members of our Affiliate, within our state and across our NFB family.
> 
> 
> 
> I am currently a student, working towards obtaining a B.A. I plan to 
> go on to law school and use those skills I have developed to make 
> strides in disability and civil rights. One of the things I most 
> dislike is the mistreatment of a person because they are different. 
> Differences should be celebrated because how else do you learn than by 
> experiencing something you might not have known? I am interested in 
> legislative issues and governmental affairs. I firmly believe that if 
> you want to effect change, you must go to the halls of power. How 
> powerful a message do we, as blind and low vision individuals, make 
> when we walk into a Commission chamber or the House and Senate, with 
> our white canes (or white tipped canes)? It makes it undeniable that we
should not and will not be silent.
> 
> 
> 
> I hope to meet you all at our State Convention. This will be my second 
> Convention and I am serving on this year's Resolutions Committee.
> 
> 
> 
> Always remember, that blindness isn't the characteristic that defines 
> me or my future and it shouldn't define yours either.
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> 
> Camille Tate
> 
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