From fschroeder at sks.com  Tue Jan 10 18:28:27 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:28:27 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] January 16 Board Meeting Agenda
Message-ID: <006801cccfc5$a6d25190$f476f4b0$@sks.com>

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

Meeting of the Board of Directors

January 16, 2012

3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

 

Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown

555 East Canal Street Richmond, Virginia 23219

Telephone:  804-788-0900

 

 

I--Call to order and invocation

 

II--roll call and introduction of guests

 

III-- approval of minutes from November 4, 2011 meeting of the NFBV Board of
Directors

 

IV--treasurer's report

 

V-Administrative Issues

 

A. All Chapters should submit updated membership lists including email
addresses for the affiliate email distribution list.

B. NFBV Website Update;

C. Vigilant Update;

D. Newsline Report.

 

VI-2012 NFBV Committee Assignments: Goals and Priorities 

 

A.  Meet the Blind Month activities;

B.  Fundraising;

C.  Membership;

D.  Scholarship;

E.  McDonald Fellowship Program;

F.  Teen Fellowship Center Training Program;

G.  Imagination Fund; and

H.  SUN (Shares Unlimited in the National Federation of the Blind).

 

VII-2012 Washington Seminar

 

VII-2012 National Convention

 

A.  Dates and Location;

B. subsidies;

C.  Reminder of the Need to Have Chapter Pledges to:

1.  Jacobus tenBroek Fund;

2.  White Cane Fund;

3.  SUN;

4.  Jernigan Fund; and

5.  NFB Camp.

 

VIII-2012 NFBV Convention plans

 

X--Division reports: 

 

A. diabetics Division;

B.  Merchants Division;

C.  Virginia Association of Parents of Blind Children;

D. Virginia Association of Blind Students;

E.  Virginia Association to Promote the use of Braille;

F.  Virginians with Duel Sensory Impairments.

 

XI-Richmond Seminar

 

A. 2012 Issues

B.  Group Assignments.

 

XII--Other business.

 

XIII-Date and location of next Board meeting.



From PotomacNFB at verizon.net  Sun Jan 15 04:19:19 2012
From: PotomacNFB at verizon.net (potomac NFB)
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:19:19 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 2012 Richmond Seminar Fact Sheet
Message-ID: <002101ccd33c$da56ec90$8f04c5b0$@verizon.net>

 

 

Please find the fact sheet below and attached as a Word Document. Great job
Charlie. The team assignments will be distributed on Sunday. 

 

2012 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FROM THE BLIND OF VIRGINIA

 

 

1. Reform the SOQ Caseload Formula to Include Blind Students

 

We again call attention to the long-recognized need to provide funding of
the Standards of Quality (SOQ) formula for teachers of the blind.  Because
the funding gap grows each year, the lack of an SOQ formula covering blind
students must soon be eliminated.  We urge the General Assembly to enact the
Budget Amendment proposed by Delegates Brink and Cole, Speaker Howell, and
Senator Howell that will gradually close the current funding gap over a
three-year period - Item 139#1h. 

 

The Department of Education (DOE) and the Department for the Blind and
Vision Impaired (DBVI) currently use different methods to calculate the
State general fund partial salary support to school divisions for special
education teachers.  The DOE's funding is determined by the Standards of
Quality (SOQ) and based on student counts.  The DBVI's funding is based on
full time equivalent (FTE) teachers.  This discrepancy grew out of
administrative assignments dating from the 1950s when most blind students
were in special schools for the blind.

 

Under the current reimbursement system, general funds for DBVI's
reimbursement for teachers of the blind have stayed level for the last 20
years, creating a more than 25% decrease in actual reimbursements.  This
percentage decreases each year.  Meanwhile, DOE receives up to 80% of
maximum general fund reimbursement for special education teachers of
non-blind disabled students.  This means that the general fund reimbursement
to local schools for their blind students is only about one-half of the
minimum payment made for other disabled student populations.  This financial
discrepancy combined with the lack of a caseload SOQ formula for teachers of
the blind result in caseloads of more than 30 visually impaired students.
These high caseloads put Virginia's blind and visually impaired students at
significant risk of receiving an inferior and inadequate education.

 

In 2007, the General Assembly enacted legislation designed to include blind
students in the SOQ formula, but it was dependent on availability of funds.
It is now time to provide the needed funding.

 

2.	Maintain Separate State Agency Serving Blind Virginians

 

>From time to time, we encounter proposals to merge the State disability
agencies into one large, unmanageable agency.  We oppose any agency
consolidation scheme that would merge the Virginia Department for the Blind
and Vision Impaired (DBVI) into a mega-agency.  Virginia has successfully
maintained a separate and comprehensive agency for the blind since 1922.

 

Rehabilitation services needed to restore those with vision loss to
productive lives are unique.  Blindness training and rehabilitation require
teaching non-visual techniques of functioning rather than medical devices or
modifications.  Thus the services needed by blind people differ from
rehabilitation performed by general disability agencies.  We believe that
blind people are best served through an adequately funded agency
concentrating on the unique methods of teaching non-visual skills.  This is
the essence of the DBVI's approach to serving blind Virginians.

 

We take no issue with achieving workable efficiencies.  It is important to
note that the DBVI's back office administrative, procurement, and personnel
functions were consolidated with other disability agencies several years
ago.  However, further consolidation could only dilute program service
delivery to blind Virginians.  

 

*****

 

ABOUT THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

 

We are your neighbors, changing what it means to be blind.  The National
Federation of the Blind is America's largest and most active organization of
the blind.  With more than 50,000 members, we are not an "agency" claiming
to speak for the blind; we are blind people speaking for ourselves.  In
Virginia, we are organized into local chapters in major population centers,
and into various special interest divisions.  Through advocacy, peer
support, scholarships, specialized literature, student seminars, free white
canes, and much more, we do whatever it takes to promote full integration of
the blind into society on terms of equality.   

 

    

 

 

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From PotomacNFB at verizon.net  Mon Jan 16 01:41:37 2012
From: PotomacNFB at verizon.net (potomac NFB)
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:41:37 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 2012 Richmond Seminar Teams & Assignments
Message-ID: <009901ccd3ef$fdf77800$f9e66800$@verizon.net>

 

Please find the team assignments attached and below.

 

2012 teams for Richmond Seminar: 

 

Each listing contains the delegate or senator's name, room number, committee
assignments, GAB phone number, party affiliation and District office
city/town.  The last two digits of the GAB phone number are the number of
the member's district. Note that all house members contain 10 before the
district number, making up the final four digits of the phone  number; the
senate members contain 75 before the district number, making up the final
four digits of the phone number.   This year we will visit those on the
House Education Committee, Appropriations Committee and health welfare and
institutions committee; Senate Committees are Finance, Education and health,
rehabilitation and social services.  

 

The following are the teams with designated team leaders.  We'd have
reworked the lists to provide the city/town of the district office. We have
more teams to cover a larger portion of the General Assembly. Team leaders
should feel free to adjust lists based on your greater knowledge of the
area. We have deliberately placed some members visits with teams not in
their areas with the thought of making team visits more even.  And, we may
have placed some visits with the wrong teams for unknown political reasons
or due to members and Federationists having good relationships, please make
those corrections.  

 




Mark Roane Team Leader - Richmond Chapter Members

 

House of Delegates:

 

Putney, Lacey E. Rm947  chairman appropriations committee  (804)698-1019 I
Bedford  (West of Lynchburg)

Cox, M. Kirkland  Rm940 Vice Chair Appropriations committee (804)698-1066 R
Colonial Heights 

O'Bannon, John M., III RM521 (Appropriations Committee) (804) 698-1073 R
Richmond

Massie,  James P. III Rm516 Appropriations, Education and Health, welfare
(804) 698-1072 R Henrico County

McClellan, Jennifer L. Rm519 Education Committee (804) 698-1071 D Richmond

Morrissey, Joseph  Rm817 education and health welfare and institutions
committees (804) 698-1074 R Richmond

Farrell, Peter F. Rm520 ((804)698-1056 R Richmond 

Loupassi, G. Manoli Rm520 Education Committee  (804) 698-1068 R Richmond

 

Senate:

Stosch, Walter A. Rm626 finance committee (804) 698-7512 R Glen Allen

Marsh Henry L. III Rm432 finance, committee (804) 698-7516 D Richmond 

McEachin, A. Donald Rm428 (804)-698-7509 D Richmond 

Watkins, john Rm331 finance committee (804) 698-7510 R Midlothian 

 




Fred Schroeder  Team Leader - Patty Droppers, Nick

 

House of Delegates:

Poindexter, Charles D. Rm807 Appropriations (804) 698-1009 R

Glade Hill

Scott, James M. Rm402 Appropriations committee   (804)698-1053 D

Merrifield in Fairfax

Rust, Thomas Davis Rm820, Education Committee (804) 698-1086 R 

Herndon

Ramadan, David Rm718 (804)698-1087 R South Riding in Loudon  (Patroned SOQ
in 2006) 

 

Yost, Joseph Rm518 education committee ((804)698-1012 R Blacksburg 

Kory, Kaye Rm817 (804)698-1038 D Falls Church

Tyler, Roslyn C. Rm506 education committee (804) 698-1075 D Jarratt 

Ware, Onzlee Rm816 appropriations and Education Committees (804)698-1011 D
Roanoke 

Keam, Mark L. Rm706 (804) 698-1035 D Vienna 

Peace, Christopher Kilian Rm527 health welfare and institutions committee
(804) 698-1097 R Mechanicsville 

Martin, Stephen H. Rm311 education and health committee (804) 698-7511 R
Chesterfield 

 

Senate:

Black, Dick Rm308 education and health, finance committee (804) 698-7513 R
Sterling

McDougle, Ryan T. Rm314 REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (804)
698-7504 R Mechanicsville

 




Joe Hobson - Nancy, Corbb, Louise

House of Delegates:

Scott, Edward Rm 525  (Appropriations Committee)   (804) 698-1030 R
Culpepper

Englin, David L. Rm707, Health Welfare and institutions Committee, (804)
698-1045 D Alexandria 

Sherwood, Beverly J. Rm511, appropriations Committee (804) 698-1029 R
(Winchester)                            

Sickles, Mark, Rm703, Health Welfare and Institutions Committee,
(804)698-1043 D Franconia

Greason, Thomas A. Rm513 Appropriations, Education (804) 698-1032 R
Landsdowne

Head, Chris Rm715 (804) 698-1017 R Roanoke

Morefield, James Rm714 (804) 698-1003 R North Tazewell   

Merricks, Donald W. Rm810 Health welfare and institutions committee  (804)
698-1016 R Chatham 

 

Senate:  

 

Ebbin, Adam Rm318 Rehabilitation and Social Services, committees (804)
698-7530 D Alexandria  (Corbb & Briley's) 

Vogel, Jill Holtzman Rm309 Rehabilitation and Social Services committee
(804) 698-7507 R Winchester 

Ruff, Frank M. Rm328 Education and Health committee (804)698-7515 R
Clarksville 

(South of Lynchburg, East of Danville)

Stuart, Richard H. Rm305 rehabilitation and social services committee (804)
698-7528 R Montross   

Smith, Ralph K. Rm319 (804) 698-7519 R Roanoke 

 




Charlie Brown, Team leader-

Francisco Sousa 

House of Delegates:

Hope, Patrick, Rm712 Health Welfare and Institutions 804 698-1047 D
Arlington

Minchew, Randy Rm505,  (804)698-1010 R Leesburg

May, Joe T., Rm504 appropriations committee  (804)698-1033 R Leesburg 

Bell, Richard P. Rm517 Health, Welfare and Institutions (804) 6981020 R
Staunton

Webert, Michael Rm510, Education and Health, welfare and institutions
Committees ((804)698-1018 R Marshall

Rush, Larry N. Rm815 (804)698-1007 R Christiansburg

Marshall, Robert G. Rm501 (804) 698-1013 R Manassas (patron of hj80, 2008
resolution to consolidate agencies) 

Gilbert, C. Todd Rm509 (804) 698-1015 R Woodstock

 

Senate:

 

Howell, Janet D. Rm321 EDUCATION AND HEALTH, FINANCE COMMITTEES (804)
698-7532 D Arlington/Fairfax   

Puller, Linda T. Rm332 chair Rehabilitation and Social Services committee
(804) 698-7536 D Mount   Vernon 

Edwards, John S. Rm301 education and health committee (804) 698-7521 D
Roanoke  (Patroned older blind amendment 2006) 

Stanley, Bill Rm313 (804) 698-7520 R Moneta 

 




Sandy Halverson Team Leader - - Henderson and Gwen Beavers, Lynn Hart, Kathy
Owens,

Sharbe Bougham Gary Morris, and Carl

 

House of delegates:

Landes, R. Steven Rm515 Appropriations  Committee, vice chair Education
Committee,   (804)698-1025 R Verona near Staunton   (previously patroned
agency consolidation bill 2005)   

Edmunds, James E. II Rm805 (804) 698-1060 R Halifax

in SW Virginia

Bell, Robert Rm720 Health welfare and institutions Committee (804) 698-1058
R Charlottesville

Crockett-Stark, Anne B. Rm819, Health welfare and institutions committee
(804)698)1006 R Wytheville 

(in Southwestern VA)

Dance, Rosalyn Rm813 appropriations committee (804)698-1063 D Petersburg

Fariss, Matt. Rm721 appropriations committee (804) 698-1059 R Rustburg 

 

Senate: 

 

Garrett, Thomas Jr.Rm323  (804) 698-7522 R Bumpass 

Hanger, Emmett W. Rm431 finance and rehabilitation and SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMITTEES (804) 698-7524 R Mount Solon  

Newman, Stephen D. Rm304 education and health committee (804)698-7523 R
Forest 

 




Tracy Soforenko team leader-Bilie Ruth Schlank, Leo

 

House of Delegates: 

Lopez, Alfonso H.  (804)698-1049 D Arlington

Brink, Robert Rm711 appropriations committee  (804)698-1048 D

Arlington

Watts, Vivian Rm514 (804)698-1039 D Annandale

Surovell, Scott A. Rm708 (804) 698-1044 D Mount Vernon

Garrett, T. Scott Rm524 Health Welfare and Institutions (804) 698-1023 R
Lynchburg 

Bulova, David L. Rm405 Education Committee (804) 698-1037D

Fairfax City 

LeMunyan, James M. Rm419 Education (804) 698-1067 R (Fairfax and Loudon)

Plum, Kenneth Rm401 (804)698-1036 D Reston

 

Senate: 

Favola, Barbara Rm322 Education and Health, Finance committees (804)
698-7531 D Arlington

Carrico, Bill Rm312 FINANCE COMMITTEE (804)698-7540 R Galax 

(in Southwet VA)

Petersen, J. Chapman Rm317 (804)698-7534 D Fairfax City  (Sen. Petersen
patroned newsline when in the House of Delegates.)

Herring, Mark R. Rm329 rehabilitation and social services committee (804)
698-7533 D Leesburg/Loudon

 




Michael Kasey, team leader- Jessica, Bernie, Jody, Dan

 

 

House of Delegates:

Ingram, Riley E. Rm404 appropriations committee (804)698-1062 R Hopewell

 

Lingamfelter, L. Scott Rm802 Appropriations and education committees
(804)698-1031) R Woodbridge  (Jody's delegate)

Dudenhefer, Mark Rm408 Appropriations committee (804) 698-1002 R

(Stafford)

Cole, Mark L. Rm808 Education Committee (804)698-1088 R

Fredericksburg (Michael's Delegate)

Howell, William J. Rm635  speaker of the house (804) 698-1028 R
Fredericksburg

Orrock, Robert D. SR Rm411 Chair Health Welfare and Institutions Committee
(804) 698-1054 R Thornburg 

Torian, Luke E. Rm508 (804) 698-1052 D (Prince William including Dumfries)

Senate:

Colgan, charles j. Rm326 chair finance Committee  (804) 698-7529 D Manassas

(Manassas City(All);Manassas Park City(All);Prince William County)

Reeves, Bryce Rm320 chair education and health, finance (804) 698-7517 R
Fredericksburg (Patroned soq formula in 2006 session)

Barker, George L. Rm316 education and health and rehabilitation and social
services committees  (804) 698-7539 D Alexandria )Jody's Senator)

Garrett, Thomas A. Rm323 (804) 698-7522 R

Bumpass




Mary Durban - Mike McCann, Brian McCann, Dora Fountain, 

 

House of Delegates: 

 

Spruill, Lionell,Sr. Rm804  health welfare and institutions committees (804)
698-1083 R Chesapeake 

Stolle, Christopher T. Rm422 Education and Health, Welfare, and Institutions
(804) 698-1083 R (City of Virginia Beach)

Purkey, Harry Rm415 (804) 698-1082 R Virginia Beach

Knight, Barry Rm417 (804)698-1081 R Virginia Beach (patroned HB2224, braille
certification)  

 

Senate: 

 

Tata, Robert Rm801 chair education committee, appropriations committee
(804)698-1085 R Virginia Beach

Blevins, Harry Rm327  education and health committee (804) 698-7514 R
Chesapeake

McWaters, Jeffrey L. Rm310 Rehabilitation and Social Services (804) 698-7508
R Virginia Beach

Wagner, Frank Rm303 rehabilitation and social services committee (804)
698-7507 R Virginia Beach  

 




Stewart Prost (Team Leader - John Halverson, , Jerry Yeager

 

House of delegates: 

 

Joannou, Johnny S. Rm423 appropriations committee (804)698-1079 D Portsmouth

Jones, S. Chris Rm523 appropriations committee  (804) 698-1076 R Suffolk

Howell, Algie T., Jr. Rm512 appropriations and health welfare and
institutions committees  (804) 698-1090 D Norfolk 

 

Herring, Charniele RM 710 (804) 698-1046  D Alexandria (Jerry's Delegate)

Morris, Richard Rm817 (804) 698-1064 R Carrollton 

Alexander, Kenneth Rm822 education committee (804) 698-1089 D Norfolk 

(Stewart's Delegate)

 

Senate: 

Miller, Yvonne Rm315 finance, rehabilitation and social services,
committees (804) 698-7505 D Norfolk 

Lucas, Louise Rm426 education and health, finance committees  (804) 698-7518
D Portsmouth

Saslaw, Richard L. Rm613 Education and Health, Finance (804) 698-7535 D
Springfield  (Jerry's Senator)

 

Northam, Ralph S. Rm302 education and health and rehabilitation and social
services committees (804) 698-7506 D Norfolk  

(Stewart's Senator)




Althea Pittman (Team Leader)  Briley, Steve, Ollie

House of Delegates:

BaCote, Mamye Rm507 appropriations, health welfare and institutions
committees (804) 698-1095 D Newport News

Hodges, Keith Rm821 appropriations committee (804)698-1098 R Urbanna   

Pogge, Brenda L. Rm403 education and health welfare and institutions
committees  (804) 698-1096 R Yorktown 

Watson, Michael Rm719 (804)698-1093 R Williamsburg  

Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. Rm803  (804) 698-1000 (District 100) D Accomac 

Ward, Jeion A. Rm502 (804)698-1092 D Hampton 

 

Senate:

Norment, Thomas K. Rm621 finance committee (804) 698-7503 R Williamsburg   

Locke, Mamie Rm427 education and health, rehabilitation and social services
committees (804) 698-7502 D Hampton 

 

Miller, John C. Rm306 education and health, rehabilitation and social
services committees (804) 698-7501 D Newport News

 

 

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From fschroeder at sks.com  Mon Jan 16 09:50:27 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:50:27 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Passing of Bill Parker
Message-ID: <004901ccd434$475ee110$d61ca330$@sks.com>

>From Stewart Prost:

 

I am passing on the sad news that Bill Parker died last evening.  He passed
away last night in the nursing home where he had resided for the past
several months.  He had just returned there from a stint in the hospital.
Bill has been a long time member of the Tidewater Chapter, serving in many
capacities in our chapter.  He was a member of the NFB and an employee of
the Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired at a time when it was not
popular to be a member of the NFB and employed by DBVI.  He knew many people
in the Tidewater area.  

 

Bill's funeral service will take place on Friday, January 20 at Blessed
Sacraments Catholic Church, 5400 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, VA.  Visitation
will take place at 10 AM, with a Mass starting at 11 AM.  Bill will be
interned in the Houston, TX area.  Funeral arrangements made through Foster
Funeral Home, 1926 High Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704.  

 

I know that Bill will be missed by many people.  

 

Stewart Prost, President, 

Tidewater Chapter, NFB of VA.



From fschroeder at sks.com  Mon Jan 16 14:22:53 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:22:53 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder
Message-ID: <007301ccd45a$562ee200$028ca600$@sks.com>

From: Annie Gallagher [mailto:Annie.Gallagher at vandapharma.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:31 PM



 

On behalf of Vanda and all of those who suffer from Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake
Disorder (Non-24) we thank you for participating in our sleep survey. With
your participation so far we have donated more than $30,000 to various
national and local organizations that support individuals with blindness. We
wish to especially thank those individuals who have expressed interest in
our ongoing clinical study. 

 

The deadline to enroll patients is approaching and we need your help to
spread the word about this very important research among your friends and
colleagues who may be interested.  Our research is taking place at 23
locations in the US, and in France and Germany. However, without enough
participants, it will be challenging to develop a treatment for Non-24. 

 

If you know of anyone who may be interested in our research, please refer
them to 1-888-389-7033.  Below is the announcement of our study with phone,
email and web contact information and eligibility criteria. 

 

Your efforts are sincerely appreciated. Thank you for your ongoing support.


 

Sincerely,

The Vanda Outreach Team

 

 

 

For more on Non-24 visit  <http://www.24sleepwake.com> www.24sleepwake.com,
follow us on Twitter  <http://twitter.com/#!/24SleepWake> @24SleepWake or "
<https://www.facebook.com/pages/24SleepWake/269350616423191?ref=nf&sk=wall>
Like" us on Facebook!

 

 




 

Announcement:

Do you ever feel like your sleep patterns are different than the rest of the
world?  Do you sometimes feel the unwanted urge or need to fall asleep
during the day time when you need to be awake?  Do you also find that you
feel just too wide awake to fall or stay asleep during the night time?  If
you are blind, this could be due to a real sleep problem related to the lack
of light needed to keep your body's internal clock in sync with the day and
night cycle.  If you or someone you know might be affected, please call
1-888-389-7033 or email  <mailto:info at non24registry.com>
info at non24registry.com to learn about an ongoing clinical research study
that is evaluating a new investigational treatment for this type of sleep
problem. When calling or online at  <http://www.non24registry.com/>
www.non24registry.com, you can also complete a short sleep survey.  For each
completed survey, $25 will be donated to an organization that supports
individuals with blindness. You may be eligible to participate in the
clinical trial if you are between 18 and 75 years of age and are totally
blind. Volunteers will be compensated for their participation in the
clinical study and will receive study related medication, medical
evaluations, and transportation at no cost. 

 



From PotomacNFB at verizon.net  Mon Jan 16 23:25:11 2012
From: PotomacNFB at verizon.net (potomac NFB)
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:25:11 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] FW: 2012 Richmond Seminar Teams & Assignments
Message-ID: <00ed01ccd4a6$19050200$4b0f0600$@verizon.net>

 

 

Tracy Soforenko

President, Potomac Chapter, National Federation of the Blind

 <mailto:PotomacNFB at verizon.net> PotomacNFB at verizon.net

703 635-2085

 

From: potomac NFB [mailto:PotomacNFB at verizon.net] 
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 8:42 PM
To: nfbv-announce at nfbnet.org
Cc: 'johnh50 at verizon.net'
Subject: 2012 Richmond Seminar Teams & Assignments

 

 

Please find the team assignments attached and below.

 

2012 teams for Richmond Seminar: 

 

Each listing contains the delegate or senator's name, room number, committee
assignments, GAB phone number, party affiliation and District office
city/town.  The last two digits of the GAB phone number are the number of
the member's district. Note that all house members contain 10 before the
district number, making up the final four digits of the phone  number; the
senate members contain 75 before the district number, making up the final
four digits of the phone number.   This year we will visit those on the
House Education Committee, Appropriations Committee and health welfare and
institutions committee; Senate Committees are Finance, Education and health,
rehabilitation and social services.  

 

The following are the teams with designated team leaders.  We'd have
reworked the lists to provide the city/town of the district office. We have
more teams to cover a larger portion of the General Assembly. Team leaders
should feel free to adjust lists based on your greater knowledge of the
area. We have deliberately placed some members visits with teams not in
their areas with the thought of making team visits more even.  And, we may
have placed some visits with the wrong teams for unknown political reasons
or due to members and Federationists having good relationships, please make
those corrections.  

 




Mark Roane Team Leader - Richmond Chapter Members

 

House of Delegates:

 

Putney, Lacey E. Rm947  chairman appropriations committee  (804)698-1019 I
Bedford  (West of Lynchburg)

Cox, M. Kirkland  Rm940 Vice Chair Appropriations committee (804)698-1066 R
Colonial Heights 

O'Bannon, John M., III RM521 (Appropriations Committee) (804) 698-1073 R
Richmond

Massie,  James P. III Rm516 Appropriations, Education and Health, welfare
(804) 698-1072 R Henrico County

McClellan, Jennifer L. Rm519 Education Committee (804) 698-1071 D Richmond

Morrissey, Joseph  Rm817 education and health welfare and institutions
committees (804) 698-1074 R Richmond

Farrell, Peter F. Rm520 ((804)698-1056 R Richmond 

Loupassi, G. Manoli Rm520 Education Committee  (804) 698-1068 R Richmond

 

Senate:

Stosch, Walter A. Rm626 finance committee (804) 698-7512 R Glen Allen

Marsh Henry L. III Rm432 finance, committee (804) 698-7516 D Richmond 

McEachin, A. Donald Rm428 (804)-698-7509 D Richmond 

Watkins, john Rm331 finance committee (804) 698-7510 R Midlothian 

 




Fred Schroeder  Team Leader - Patty Droppers, Nick

 

House of Delegates:

Poindexter, Charles D. Rm807 Appropriations (804) 698-1009 R

Glade Hill

Scott, James M. Rm402 Appropriations committee   (804)698-1053 D

Merrifield in Fairfax

Rust, Thomas Davis Rm820, Education Committee (804) 698-1086 R 

Herndon

Ramadan, David Rm718 (804)698-1087 R South Riding in Loudon  (Patroned SOQ
in 2006) 

 

Yost, Joseph Rm518 education committee ((804)698-1012 R Blacksburg 

Kory, Kaye Rm817 (804)698-1038 D Falls Church

Tyler, Roslyn C. Rm506 education committee (804) 698-1075 D Jarratt 

Ware, Onzlee Rm816 appropriations and Education Committees (804)698-1011 D
Roanoke 

Keam, Mark L. Rm706 (804) 698-1035 D Vienna 

Peace, Christopher Kilian Rm527 health welfare and institutions committee
(804) 698-1097 R Mechanicsville 

Martin, Stephen H. Rm311 education and health committee (804) 698-7511 R
Chesterfield 

 

Senate:

Black, Dick Rm308 education and health, finance committee (804) 698-7513 R
Sterling

McDougle, Ryan T. Rm314 REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (804)
698-7504 R Mechanicsville

 




Joe Hobson - Nancy, Corbb, Louise

 

House of Delegates:

Scott, Edward Rm 525  (Appropriations Committee)   (804) 698-1030 R
Culpepper

Englin, David L. Rm707, Health Welfare and institutions Committee, (804)
698-1045 D Alexandria 

Sherwood, Beverly J. Rm511, appropriations Committee (804) 698-1029 R
(Winchester)                            

Sickles, Mark, Rm703, Health Welfare and Institutions Committee,
(804)698-1043 D Franconia

Greason, Thomas A. Rm513 Appropriations, Education (804) 698-1032 R
Landsdowne

Head, Chris Rm715 (804) 698-1017 R Roanoke

Morefield, James Rm714 (804) 698-1003 R North Tazewell   

Merricks, Donald W. Rm810 Health welfare and institutions committee  (804)
698-1016 R Chatham 

 

Senate:  

 

Ebbin, Adam Rm318 Rehabilitation and Social Services, committees (804)
698-7530 D Alexandria  (Corbb & Briley's) 

Vogel, Jill Holtzman Rm309 Rehabilitation and Social Services committee
(804) 698-7507 R Winchester 

Ruff, Frank M. Rm328 Education and Health committee (804)698-7515 R
Clarksville 

(South of Lynchburg, East of Danville)

Stuart, Richard H. Rm305 rehabilitation and social services committee (804)
698-7528 R Montross   

Smith, Ralph K. Rm319 (804) 698-7519 R Roanoke 

 




Charlie Brown, Team leader-

Francisco Sousa 

House of Delegates:

Hope, Patrick, Rm712 Health Welfare and Institutions 804 698-1047 D
Arlington

Minchew, Randy Rm505,  (804)698-1010 R Leesburg

May, Joe T., Rm504 appropriations committee  (804)698-1033 R Leesburg 

Bell, Richard P. Rm517 Health, Welfare and Institutions (804) 6981020 R
Staunton

Webert, Michael Rm510, Education and Health, welfare and institutions
Committees ((804)698-1018 R Marshall

Rush, Larry N. Rm815 (804)698-1007 R Christiansburg

Marshall, Robert G. Rm501 (804) 698-1013 R Manassas (patron of hj80, 2008
resolution to consolidate agencies) 

Gilbert, C. Todd Rm509 (804) 698-1015 R Woodstock

 

Senate:

 

Howell, Janet D. Rm321 EDUCATION AND HEALTH, FINANCE COMMITTEES (804)
698-7532 D Arlington/Fairfax   

Puller, Linda T. Rm332 chair Rehabilitation and Social Services committee
(804) 698-7536 D Mount   Vernon 

Edwards, John S. Rm301 education and health committee (804) 698-7521 D
Roanoke  (Patroned older blind amendment 2006) 

Stanley, Bill Rm313 (804) 698-7520 R Moneta 

 




Sandy Halverson Team Leader - - Henderson and Gwen Beavers, Lynn Hart, Kathy
Owens,

Sharbe Bougham Gary Morris, and Carl

 

House of delegates:

Landes, R. Steven Rm515 Appropriations  Committee, vice chair Education
Committee,   (804)698-1025 R Verona near Staunton   (previously patroned
agency consolidation bill 2005)   

Edmunds, James E. II Rm805 (804) 698-1060 R Halifax

in SW Virginia

Bell, Robert Rm720 Health welfare and institutions Committee (804) 698-1058
R Charlottesville

Crockett-Stark, Anne B. Rm819, Health welfare and institutions committee
(804)698)1006 R Wytheville 

(in Southwestern VA)

Dance, Rosalyn Rm813 appropriations committee (804)698-1063 D Petersburg

Fariss, Matt. Rm721 appropriations committee (804) 698-1059 R Rustburg 

 

Senate: 

 

Garrett, Thomas Jr.Rm323  (804) 698-7522 R Bumpass 

Hanger, Emmett W. Rm431 finance and rehabilitation and SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMITTEES (804) 698-7524 R Mount Solon  

Newman, Stephen D. Rm304 education and health committee (804)698-7523 R
Forest 

 




Tracy Soforenko team leader-Bilie Ruth Schlank, Leo

 

House of Delegates: 

Lopez, Alfonso H.  (804)698-1049 D Arlington

Brink, Robert Rm711 appropriations committee  (804)698-1048 D

Arlington

Watts, Vivian Rm514 (804)698-1039 D Annandale

Surovell, Scott A. Rm708 (804) 698-1044 D Mount Vernon

Garrett, T. Scott Rm524 Health Welfare and Institutions (804) 698-1023 R
Lynchburg 

Bulova, David L. Rm405 Education Committee (804) 698-1037D

Fairfax City 

LeMunyan, James M. Rm419 Education (804) 698-1067 R (Fairfax and Loudon)

Plum, Kenneth Rm401 (804)698-1036 D Reston

 

Senate: 

Favola, Barbara Rm322 Education and Health, Finance committees (804)
698-7531 D Arlington

Carrico, Bill Rm312 FINANCE COMMITTEE (804)698-7540 R Galax 

(in Southwet VA)

Petersen, J. Chapman Rm317 (804)698-7534 D Fairfax City  (Sen. Petersen
patroned newsline when in the House of Delegates.)

Herring, Mark R. Rm329 rehabilitation and social services committee (804)
698-7533 D Leesburg/Loudon

 




Michael Kasey, team leader- Jessica, Bernie, Jody, Dan

 

 

House of Delegates:

Ingram, Riley E. Rm404 appropriations committee (804)698-1062 R Hopewell

 

Lingamfelter, L. Scott Rm802 Appropriations and education committees
(804)698-1031) R Woodbridge  (Jody's delegate)

Dudenhefer, Mark Rm408 Appropriations committee (804) 698-1002 R

(Stafford)

Cole, Mark L. Rm808 Education Committee (804)698-1088 R

Fredericksburg (Michael's Delegate)

Howell, William J. Rm635  speaker of the house (804) 698-1028 R
Fredericksburg

Orrock, Robert D. SR Rm411 Chair Health Welfare and Institutions Committee
(804) 698-1054 R Thornburg 

Torian, Luke E. Rm508 (804) 698-1052 D (Prince William including Dumfries)

 

Senate:

Colgan, charles j. Rm326 chair finance Committee  (804) 698-7529 D Manassas

(Manassas City(All);Manassas Park City(All);Prince William County)

 

Reeves, Bryce Rm320 chair education and health, finance (804) 698-7517 R
Fredericksburg (Patroned soq formula in 2006 session)

Barker, George L. Rm316 education and health and rehabilitation and social
services committees  (804) 698-7539 D Alexandria )Jody's Senator)

Garrett, Thomas A. Rm323 (804) 698-7522 R

Bumpass




Mary Durban - Mike McCann, Brian McCann, Dora Fountain, 

 

House of Delegates: 

 

Spruill, Lionell,Sr. Rm804  health welfare and institutions committees (804)
698-1083 R Chesapeake 

Stolle, Christopher T. Rm422 Education and Health, Welfare, and Institutions
(804) 698-1083 R (City of Virginia Beach)

Purkey, Harry Rm415 (804) 698-1082 R Virginia Beach

Knight, Barry Rm417 (804)698-1081 R Virginia Beach (patroned HB2224, braille
certification)  

 

Senate: 

 

Tata, Robert Rm801 chair education committee, appropriations committee
(804)698-1085 R Virginia Beach

Blevins, Harry Rm327  education and health committee (804) 698-7514 R
Chesapeake

McWaters, Jeffrey L. Rm310 Rehabilitation and Social Services (804) 698-7508
R Virginia Beach

Wagner, Frank Rm303 rehabilitation and social services committee (804)
698-7507 R Virginia Beach  

 




Stewart Prost (Team Leader - John Halverson, , Jerry Yeager

 

House of delegates: 

 

Joannou, Johnny S. Rm423 appropriations committee (804)698-1079 D Portsmouth

Jones, S. Chris Rm523 appropriations committee  (804) 698-1076 R Suffolk

Howell, Algie T., Jr. Rm512 appropriations and health welfare and
institutions committees  (804) 698-1090 D Norfolk 

 

Herring, Charniele RM 710 (804) 698-1046  D Alexandria (Jerry's Delegate)

Morris, Richard Rm817 (804) 698-1064 R Carrollton 

Alexander, Kenneth Rm822 education committee (804) 698-1089 D Norfolk 

(Stewart's Delegate)

 

Senate: 

Miller, Yvonne Rm315 finance, rehabilitation and social services,
committees (804) 698-7505 D Norfolk 

Lucas, Louise Rm426 education and health, finance committees  (804) 698-7518
D Portsmouth

Saslaw, Richard L. Rm613 Education and Health, Finance (804) 698-7535 D
Springfield  (Jerry's Senator)

 

Northam, Ralph S. Rm302 education and health and rehabilitation and social
services committees (804) 698-7506 D Norfolk  

(Stewart's Senator)




Althea Pittman (Team Leader)  Briley, Steve, Ollie

House of Delegates:

BaCote, Mamye Rm507 appropriations, health welfare and institutions
committees (804) 698-1095 D Newport News

Hodges, Keith Rm821 appropriations committee (804)698-1098 R Urbanna   

Pogge, Brenda L. Rm403 education and health welfare and institutions
committees  (804) 698-1096 R Yorktown 

Watson, Michael Rm719 (804)698-1093 R Williamsburg  

Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. Rm803  (804) 698-1000 (District 100) D Accomac 

Ward, Jeion A. Rm502 (804)698-1092 D Hampton 

 

Senate:

Norment, Thomas K. Rm621 finance committee (804) 698-7503 R Williamsburg   

Locke, Mamie Rm427 education and health, rehabilitation and social services
committees (804) 698-7502 D Hampton 

 

Miller, John C. Rm306 education and health, rehabilitation and social
services committees (804) 698-7501 D Newport News

 

 

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From mwroane at mindspring.com  Wed Jan 18 13:49:12 2012
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:49:12 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Reimbursement Request Form
Message-ID: <CC507EDB62C4485E86CADE0AB80CFB75@YOUR20B4266652>

Good morning all,
It was good to see so many of you in Richmond for the board meeting and Richmond Seminar.  Attached for your use is a Reimbursement Request Form.
Mark
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From sandyh50 at verizon.net  Wed Jan 18 14:13:24 2012
From: sandyh50 at verizon.net (Sandy Halverson)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:13:24 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Reimbursement Request Form
References: <CC507EDB62C4485E86CADE0AB80CFB75@YOUR20B4266652>
Message-ID: <F11296724B71476E8A1C38BE35D41FAB@Halverson>

Thanks for the form.  I'll be using the correct form soon--have a few of the 
old left, I think.  Talk soon, I'm sure.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark W. Roane" <mwroane at mindspring.com>
To: "NFB of Virginia Information and Announcements" 
<nfbv-announce at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:49 AM
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Reimbursement Request Form


> Good morning all,
> It was good to see so many of you in Richmond for the board meeting and 
> Richmond Seminar.  Attached for your use is a Reimbursement Request Form.
> Mark
>


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From PotomacNFB at verizon.net  Thu Jan 19 04:46:24 2012
From: PotomacNFB at verizon.net (potomac NFB)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:46:24 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Excellent Teamwork on Richmond Seminar
In-Reply-To: <371D6B8E2566ED409283F946874C43F32ACE74E7A4@HQW0PROD1CCR01.prod.ent.pbgc.gov>
References: <371D6B8E2566ED409283F946874C43F32ACE74E7A4@HQW0PROD1CCR01.prod.ent.pbgc.gov>
Message-ID: <00c901ccd665$4cd06af0$e67140d0$@verizon.net>

 

 

Hello Virginia Federationists:

 

Our Richmond Seminar was a tremendous success. This year, we were extremely
organized, worked with legislative leaders in advance of the session, and
arrived in Richmond ready to produce results.

 

Our budget amendment now has powerful bi-partisan supporters in the House
appropriations and Senate Finance committees.  Yea!

 

This year, we fielded 10 teams with 42 participants. I am asking team
leaders to email Michael and me with the results of your visits so we can
determine the next steps for follow up. Please do not reply with the results
from each legislative meeting to the entire announce list, just Michael and
I.

 

You all should feel very proud of our work together.

 

I want to thank corbb O'Connor for his absolutely tremendous work to update
the list based on the 2011 election. Charlie Brown did a great job with the
fact sheet. John Halverson produced our Braille copies under some tight
deadlines. Holly and Sandy from Fredericksburg also assisted with the
legislative update. Michael Kasey, Mark Roane and Charlie Brown worked with
their legislators to secure our co-patrons.

Finally, I want to thank our team leaders: Charlie, Fred, Mark, Michael,
Sandy, Stewart, Mary, Jerry, Joe and Sandy for an excellent job leading your
respective teams.

 

You can be proud of the work we have done together and we expect there will
be more work in the next 60 days as we move forward in this fast legislative
session

 

Great work!

 

Tracy Soforenko

President, Potomac Chapter, National Federation of the Blind

 <mailto:PotomacNFB at verizon.net> PotomacNFB at verizon.net

703 635-2085

 

 

 



From fschroeder at sks.com  Thu Jan 19 15:37:19 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:37:19 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Service for Bill Parker
Message-ID: <023001ccd6c0$3bcbd220$b3637660$@sks.com>

>From Stewart Prost and Dawnelle Cruze:

 

There will be a service for Bill Parker on Friday, January 20 at 11:00 A.M.
The address for Blessed Sacrament Church is 6400 Newport Avenue in Norfolk.
Please be aware that the Blessed Sacrament Church is located on the corner
of Newport Avenue and Painter St.  Another address for the same church is
137 Painter St. Please make note of this because it will prevent you from
getting lost.  If you get the tape on the Church answering Service, you will
note that there is no address given but that the street corner above is
mentioned as well as the fact that the church is directly behind DePaul
Hospital.

 



From john_bailey17 at hotmail.com  Sun Jan 22 21:30:31 2012
From: john_bailey17 at hotmail.com (John Bailey)
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:30:31 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Are you ready to join the NFBV A-Team?
Message-ID: <BLU141-DS14A440828B378712666BA48F850@phx.gbl>

Unlike your Aunt?s garden club or your Grandfather?s chess club, the National Federation of the Blind is a movement whose activities have far reaching social and economic implications for the blind.



For over 50 years, the NFBV has been working hard to ensure that every economic and social opportunity offered to the sighted community is also available to the blind of the state. If there is only one organization who truly believes in the abilities of the blind, it is the NFBV.



The decades of social and economic success the NFBV has worked for is because of the leaders among us who have stepped forward when the rights of the blind were threatened.



Are you one of those leaders? Do you wish you could do more to be a part of the largest organization of the blind in the country? Do you want to know how you can help? The NFBV has an opportunity for you 



The NFBV State Leadership E-mail list was established several years ago in order for the leaders in the state to more easily exchange ideas as well as be a mechanism for being able to quickly organize when needed. And, until now, only open to those currently or formerly holding office in the state organization.



Our state President, Dr. Fred Schroeder wants to make this important NFBV resource available to members in the state in order to encourage leadership in addition to promoting a more active membership.



If you would like to become more involved with the NFBV at the state level, send an e-mail to Dr. Schroeder and let him know you wish to be a part of the NFBV State Leadership Email List. Wwelcome to the NFBV A-Team.



Dr. Schroeder?s e-mail address is:

fschroeder at sks.com




From fschroeder at sks.com  Tue Jan 24 13:27:52 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:27:52 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Low Vision Volunteers Needed For Focus Group
	Activities At Wilmer Eye Institute
In-Reply-To: <8CEA81909B6C84B-3CE4-319BF@webmail-m171.sysops.aol.com>
References: <20B5E043-C324-4174-AC34-8D8B5CD622D0@aol.com>
	<8CEA81909B6C84B-3CE4-319BF@webmail-m171.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <004f01ccda9b$fb0470a0$f10d51e0$@sks.com>

>From Jody Silverberg, President

Prince William Chapter

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
6134 Oaklawn Lane
Woodbridge, VA 22193
703-730-1716
Mozbud at aol.com

 

-----Original Message-----

From: derosagk at aol.com
Date: January 22, 2012 8:30:56 PM EST
Subject: Low Vision Volunteers Needed For Focus Group Activities At Wilmer Eye Institute

 

Dear Lions, please see below regarding the Foundation Fighting Blindness.  

 

If you have any questions, please contact Davida Luehrs (davidaluehrs at gmail.com)



 



 <http://www.fightblindness.org/site/R?i=qP3aJAIK34V0R1JR0eO5Dw> 


 <http://www.fightblindness.org/site/R?i=qP3aJAIK34V0R1JR0eO5Dw> Recruitment for Vision Research Study: PLoVR

PLoVR <http://www.fightblindness.org/site/R?i=qP3aJAIK34V0R1JR0eO5Dw> Researchers in the Lions Vision Center, part of the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, are looking for volunteers with almost no remaining vision to help them design vision training activities. If successful, these activities may help nearly-blind individuals learn to see a little better. In the future, blind patients with a retinal implant may use these activities to re-learn to see. 

That?s why we?re calling this program Prosthetic Low Vision Rehabilitation, or PLoVR (like the little bird shown to the right), and you can help make this possible.

If you are at least 10 years old and live within 2 hours from Johns Hopkins, we invite you to come participate in person, talk about how you use your vision, and help us design the activities.  There will be 3-5 one-hour sessions, and we may invite you to come for 20 or more practice sessions, spread out over several years, to try out new activities.

If you live farther away, you can participate by telephone.

There will be 3-5 sessions to talk about how you use your vision.

We will pay you $10 for each hour-long session.

 <http://www.fightblindness.org/site/R?i=qP3aJAIK34V0R1JR0eO5Dw> To learn more about the study and to enroll, please call:

Pamela Jeter at 410-502-6434,
or e-mail us at plovr at lions.med.jhu.edu

JHM-IRB protocol # NA_00043449 ? Gislin Dagnelie, Ph.D. ? Principal Investigator

 

 <http://www.fightblindness.org/site/R?i=qP3aJAIK34V0R1JR0eO5Dw> 

 <http://www.fightblindness.org/site/R?i=qP3aJAIK34V0R1JR0eO5Dw>  

 <http://www.fightblindness.org/site/R?i=qP3aJAIK34V0R1JR0eO5Dw> Check us out on:

 <http://www.fightblindness.org/site/R?i=qP3aJAIK34V0R1JR0eO5Dw>   


Tell a Friend  |  Subscribe  |  Change email address  |  Unsubscribe

Foundation Fighting Blindness
www.FightBlindness.org
7168 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 100
Columbia, MD 21046 
1-800-683-5555


nonprofit software 

 



From fschroeder at sks.com  Tue Jan 24 21:11:23 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:11:23 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Washington Seminar Roommate Needed
Message-ID: <005401ccdadc$bd1c98d0$3755ca70$@sks.com>

From: Sean Whalen [mailto:smwhalenpsp at gmail.com] 



 

I am trying to assist a female to find a female roommate for the night of
Monday, February 6 at the Holiday Inn Capitol. One of NABS state president's
is now able to attend our seminar, but does not have a room and does not
have anybody to share with. Any assistance would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Sean

 



From fschroeder at sks.com  Wed Jan 25 13:56:54 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:56:54 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Personal Request to Support Parnell Diggs for
	Congress
Message-ID: <00ff01ccdb69$331f4c80$995de580$@sks.com>

Dear Friends:

 

As many of you know, our good friend Parnell Diggs is running for Congress
in South Carolina.  For this reason I am hosting an informal get-together at
the Holiday Inn Capital the Sunday before the Washington Seminar. Let me
stress that I am assisting Parnell in my personal capacity, not as a member
of the Federation. The Federation does not endorse political candidates. We,
however, as individuals can support anyone we choose.

 

The get-together will be held in my room at the hotel from 3:00 PM to 5:00
PM on Sunday, February 5, 2012. There is no charge for attending the event.
I am hoping that you and anyone else you think would be interested will stop
by my room to meet Parnell and, if you are able, to make a contribution to
his campaign. I do not know what my room number will be, so to find me
please call the hotel operator and ask for me by name. 

 

Event: Meet Parnell Diggs, candidate for Congress

 

When: Sunday, February 5

 

Time: 3:00 to 5:00 PM

 

Where: Fred Schroeder's room

 

Hotel: Holiday Inn capitol, 550 C Street SW, Washington D.C.

 

If you are unable to attend, you can still support Parnell by going to his
website and making a contribution. The web address is

 

www.ParnellDiggsforCongress.com
<http://www.parnelldiggsforcongress.com%20/> 

 

Or make checks payable to Diggs for Congress at PO Box 15023, Surfside
Beach, SC  29587.  


I hope you will be able to stop by and will bring others.

 

Fred Schroeder



From fschroeder at sks.com  Mon Jan 30 05:46:05 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:46:05 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] National Scholarship Flier
Message-ID: <001b01ccdf12$75f508e0$61df1aa0$@sks.com>

>From Patti Gregory-Chang, Esq.
Scholarship Committee Chair, NFB
scholarships at nfb.org


30 SCHOLARSHIPS

For Blind High School Seniors through Grad School Students

in the United States or Puerto Rico.



    The $12,000 Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship

    1 Scholarship for   $10,000

      2 Scholarships for     $7,000 each

      4 Scholarships for     $5,000 each

     22 Scholarships for     $3,000 each



   PLUS a trip to the NFB Annual Convention

and other gifts to scholarship winners!



ARE YOU A LEGALLY BLIND STUDENT?

Go to:

 www.nfb.org/scholarships



NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

2012 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM



            To apply:  Read the rules of eligibility, the timeline, the
Submission Checklist, and the Scholarship FAQ, then fill in the online
Scholarship Application Form. Supply the required documents and complete one
telephone interview with our representative.



Deadline:  March 31, 2012

            All documentation and the interview request must be received by
the deadline.



E-mail: Scholarships at nfb.org

NFB Scholarship Program: (410) 659 -9314, extension 2415 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 
ET)

NFB at Jernigan Place, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
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From mwroane at mindspring.com  Mon Jan 30 20:41:32 2012
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:41:32 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Proposed DBVI merger with DRS
Message-ID: <9B3F06F09EDB4CE385038ADB5F0625CF@YOUR20B4266652>

Good afternoon all,



On Friday, January 20, 2012, Delegate Landes patroned budget amendment 355-1H to move the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired into the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services.  According to Mr. Landes, "This amendment recognizes savings each year to the general fund associated with merging the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired with the Department of Rehabilitative Services."  



On Monday, January 30, 2012 the attached letter was delivered to each member of the House Appropriations Committee.  Please familiarize yourselves with the letter and contact your delegate and let them know that The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia is opposed to this proposal for reasons stated in President Schroeder's letter.



If you have any questions, please contact me.



Mark Roane

 
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