[NFBF-L] Accessible Gaming Room Volunteers Needed at State Convention

[Terry Suarez]

Recommend reaching out to high school students. As they need volunteer
hours to get into certain fields, especially the medical field. So nursing
schools, medical schools, there's a lot of them in Jacksonville, that is
would be really great to get them exposed to our community members before
they get sick. And see that we do have a life

On Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 11:57 PM president--- via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Greetings:
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind of Florida is excited to offer an
> accessible gaming room at our upcoming state convention! This is an
> outreach project to bring young members and their parents into our
> affiliate. We are calling on volunteers to staff the room and keep it
> moving! If you are excited to be part of this project, see below on how to
> become one of our volunteers. The deadline to sign up is Friday, July 24 by
> 11:59 Eastern Time. Please email President at NFBFlorida.org with your name
> and contact information, including your email address. Your information
> will be forwarded to our Education department at the Jernigan Institute to
> begin the background check process. You will receive an email from them
> with the link to complete the training module. You will also receive an
> email from me with the Youth Policy document that you must read and sign,
> then email back to me. Each year, when there is a program hosted by any
> part of our affiliate that involves direct contact with or designed for
> youths under the age of 18, this process must be completed.
>
>
>
> Accessible Gaming Room:
>
>    - Open on Saturday, October 10 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
>    - Sunday, October 11 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
>    - Shifts will be two hours, but we are willing to negotiate, depending
>    on how many youths will be present.
>    - Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: checking in
>    attendees who have signed up for a session, maintaining the flow of
>    traffic, directing youths to their gaming station and other duties as
>    needed.
>    - Volunteers must be aged 21 or older.
>
>
>
> The following procedures must be followed in order to volunteer in the
> gaming room. No exceptions will be granted:
>
>    - All volunteers must be background checked by the National Federation
>    of the Blind, regardless of any previous background checks completed to be
>    on school grounds. This background check will be at no cost to the
>    volunteers. Your full legal name and email address will be required to
>    complete the background check.
>    - All volunteers must complete a training module and show the
>    Certificate of Completion prior to the start of state convention.
>    - All volunteers must read and sign acknowledgment of our Youth
>    Participation Protection Policy document. This document must be returned
>    prior to the start of state convention.
>
>
>
> We thank all who wish to volunteer for this pilot project. This is a great
> opportunity to grow our affiliate and introduce blind youth to successful
> and independent blind people. If you have any questions or concerns, please
> feel free to contact me.
>
>
>
> Let’s go build the National Federation of the Blind of Florida!
>
>
>
>   Camille Tate, president
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>
> Board of Directors
>
> www.nfbflorida.org
>
> Tel: 321.372.4899
>
>
>
> With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.
>
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