[Arizona-students] Fw: NFBA news update

[Allison Hilliker]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Krezguy" <krezguy at cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:39 PM
Subject: NFBA news update


> Hello, fellow Federationists,
>
> Bits of news -
>
> The NFBA board of directors has appointed two new members to fill two 
> recent
> vacancies on the board.  Lisa Dugan and Carrie Taylor will serve as board
> members until elections at the September state convention.  Thanks to all
> who volunteered to serve!
>
> Melissa Cordell has been suffering from kidney stones and infections, and
> has been in the hospital off-and-on recently.  You can send your good 
> wishes
> to her at 480-786-4808 or e-mail at tonysohl at extremezone.com.
>
> Pam Davis is in the Banner Good Samaritan hospital at this writing.  She 
> has
> been there all week.  You can cheer her up at 602 239-5739.
>
> The Tucson chapter treated the Arizona School for the Blind graduating
> seniors, some parents and some staff to dinner at the IHOP on Wednesday, 
> May
> 28.  We mixed and mingled, and the graduating seniors told us of their
> summer plans, and further plans for September.  The dinner was 
> well-attended
> by chapter members and 15 of the 16 graduating seniors.
>
>
> Please let me know by phone or e-mail if you will participate in the
> national convention in Dallas.  We hope to help match up those who need
> room-mates.  My number is 1-888-899-6322 and e-mail is krezguy at cox.net. 
> If
> you are attending, and want to volunteer as a demonstrator at the NFB 
> Store,
> let me know.  You will be very welcome!
>
>
> If you haven't already done so, please call or e-mail your senator and
> congressman to ask
> for them to support   the House bill (H.R. 3834) and the Senate bill (S.
> 2559) - the "Blind
>  Persons Earnings Fairness Act."  This important legislation will increase
> the amount of money that blind people can earn before losing their Social
> Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.  H.R. 3834
>  has thirty-eight cosponsors plus John Lewis who introduced it last fall.
> S. 2559 has six cosponsors including Senator McCain, plus
>  Senator Dodd who gets credit for introducing the legislation.
>
>
>              Passing this legislation is critically important to many
> working blind Americans, which is why we have made it a priority of
>  our organization for so long.  We must redouble our efforts to gain
> cosponsors of both the House and Senate bills.  Our only opportunity
>  for passage of this legislation is to demonstrate to Congress the
> importance of this bill, and our best means to do this is to show lots of
> Congressional support.
>
> You can telephone them at 202 225-3121 for senators and representatives.
> Please call as soon as you can!
>
>
>
>
>
> For our Maricopa County bus riders -
> Detour - Restrictions/Closures Updates
>
>
> The West bound bus stop on Fillmore between 3rd and 5th street is
> closed.  The South bound bus stop on 3rd street just South of Fillmore
> has combined with the RAPID stop at Taylor.  The South bound bus stop on
> 1st street between Washington and Jefferson is closed.  Both of the bus
> stops on 1st street between Fillmore and Van Buren are closed until May
> 31st.  Use the temporary East bound bus stop on Fillmore close to 2nd
> street.
>
>
>
> The bus book listed the night route as a South bound stop at 4th avenue
> and Jefferson, but the stop is actually just South of Adams.
>
>
>
> The East bound bus stop on Shea between 40th street and Tatum will be
> moved about fifty feet to the East due to construction work starting May
> 12th until the end of July.
>
>
>
> All bus stops at Van Buren between 59th and 67th Avenues are closed,
> with the exception of the East bound bus stop East of 67th Avenue.  A
> West bound bus stop has been placed about a hundred feet East of 59th
> Avenue.
>
>
>
> The bus stop at 35th Avenue just North of Peoria will be moved to the
> South of Peoria.
>
>
>
> The bus stop at 59th Avenue between Highland and Coolidge is closed.
> Use the bus stop just south at Campbell.
>
>
>
> The West bound bus stop West of 67th Avenue on Buckeye will be moved.
> Use temporary stop just West of the Circle K.
>
>
>
> The East and West bound bus stops at Montebello between 15th and 19th
> Avenues are closed.  A new North bound stop has been added just North of
> Montebello on 15th Avenue.  The West bound bus stop on Camelback and
> 19th Avenue is closed.
>
>
>
> The North bound bus stop at Central and Highland has moved to the North.
> The North bound bus stop at Central and Palm has moved to the North.
> The South bound bus stop at Central and Thomas has moved to Edgemont.
> The South bound bus stop at Central and Encanto has moved to Cypress.
> The South bound bus stop at Central and just South of Virginia has split
> to the North and South at Lewis.
>
>
>
> The bus stop at Washington and West of 25th street has moved seventy
> five feet East of 25th street.
>
>
>
> The bus stop at Jefferson and West of 16th street has moved to 15th
> street for sidewalk repairs.
>
>
>
> All East and West bound bus stops on Washington are open.
>
> Sarah Benton
> Administrative Assistant
> Direct: 480-222-4134
> Fax: 480-222-4123
> sbenton at livinginmotionaz.com
>
> Regards, Bob Kresmer, president
> NFBA
>
>
>
>