From gyeager12 at gmail.com  Sat Feb  2 02:55:40 2013
From: gyeager12 at gmail.com (gerald yeager)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 21:55:40 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 2013 Virginia Washington Seminar Appointments
Message-ID: <2C67BA2C-7D4A-4EB4-8530-191B12458A99@gmail.com>

NFBV Colleagues,

Attached is the list of the Virginia Congressional appointments for next week.  As usual, Virginia will caucus briefly in the back of the hallway immediately outside the Columbia Room right after the Great Gathering In Meeting.

VERY IMPORTANT:  If you plan to go on appointments and will not be at the meeting, would you please call my cellphone (703) 328-9743.  I may not have access to email throughout this period, so don't rely on that to get me a message.

I look forward to working with you next week.

Jerry Yeager

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From joehobson at comcast.net  Wed Feb  6 01:36:32 2013
From: joehobson at comcast.net (Joe Hobson)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 20:36:32 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] On-Line Quiz on Blindness
Message-ID: <C514B4AAE3E44633A412405455C01F79@JoeHobsonVAIO>

At our recent quarterly meeting of Virginia Affiliate Board of Directors , 
held on Sunday, January 27th, 2013, in conjunction with our NFBV 2013 
Richmond Seminar and visits with the Virginia General Assembly, NFBV 
President Fred Schroeder requested that Virginia affiliate be represented 
atthe  the "Cash and Carry" meeting, held in conjunction with the currently 
in progress NFB 2013 Washington Seminar .
That additional meeting, a new initiative to develop and implement new 
funding means and innovative state affiliate and national organization 
interaction, was held on Monday afternoon, February  4th, from noon until 
three o'clock, prior to the Great Gathering In at the Washington Seminar.
The below should be self explanatory.
many of you will have already received this information   from other sources 
on  the blindness quiz, and how your participation, and that of others, will 
help to benefit and continue to build the NFb national programming and 
organization.

However, even if this is a duplication to you, please pardon, as we were 
charged at the meeting to try to promote as widely as possible, thus 
distribution to Virginia-Announce.

Please see below details if you wish to participate.
Thank you.

The following message comes from Ramona Walhof, Chair of the NFB Cash
> and Caring Committee::
>
>
> "The NFB Cash and Caring Committee has posted a quiz on blindness on 
> blogspot to give those interested in learning and fun and new opportunity. 
> Go to www.quizonblindness.blogspot.com and take the quiz. Soon you will 
> receive an email message showing your score and correct answers. You will 
> have an opportunity to make a contribution to the NFB, and your name will 
> be entered in a drawing for $100."
>
> "We are asking NFB members and friends to spread the word about this new 
> venture. Please post a note about this on your Facebook page, on Twitter, 
> on web sites and in all other places you can think of. If this quiz is 
> popular, we will follow it with another one. Please help us teach more 
> people about blindness and raise funds for the NFB."
>
> Ramona Walhof, Chair
> Cash and Caring Committee
>




From holleymanor at verizon.net  Thu Feb  7 00:57:28 2013
From: holleymanor at verizon.net (Richard Holley)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 19:57:28 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] nfbv Feb. At Large Chapter Meeting
Message-ID: <86F52211622643BB8B508FAED42A6EE0@LENOVOE40B4A08>

Our next meeting of the At Large Chapter will be on Feb. 12 at 8 PM.  

Date: Feb. 12
Time: 8 PM
Telephone No.  877-394-5901
Passcode: 2216375
Topic:  Follow up  on last meeting; Facebook, short courses for the blind, book club and plans for future meetings.

Join us for a great meeting.

Rick Holley

From mwroane at mindspring.com  Thu Feb 14 21:14:48 2013
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:14:48 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Reimbursement Requests
Message-ID: <5C451AD27D334D638DED8BB4EB2171D7@LapTop>

Good afternoon all,
Attached is a copy of our affiliates Reimbursement Request Form for your use.  Just to reiterate our affiliate policy, to be reimbursed for any affiliate related expense approval is required from President Schroeder AND receipts MUST be turned in with your request.  Without both of these things I am not able to issue a check.
Thank you for helping me to turn around requests as quickly as possible.
Mark Roane
NFBV Treasurer
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From fschroeder at sks.com  Fri Feb 15 17:53:45 2013
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:53:45 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 30	SCHOLARSHIPS for blind college students
Message-ID: <007c01ce0ba5$674f6950$35ee3bf0$@sks.com>

The National Federation of the Blind  is now accepting applications to our national scholarship program from freshmen beginning college this fall on up through graduate students. The 30 scholarships range in value from $3,000 up to $12,000, and include a trip to Orlando this July for the world?s largest convention for the blind.  Applications must be received by March 31, 2013. To learn more and to apply, please visit www.nfb.org/scholarships.  

 

A one-page flyer on this national program is attached. 

 

Please pass it on to eligible students, counselors, teachers, parents, college disability offices, libraries for the blind, your group?s listserv, offices for assessing equipment for the blind or visually impaired, radio reading services, the state announcement section of NFB-NEWSLINE?, and any other outlet you think of that will help blind students discover this program.

 

Email: scholarships at nfb.org

Website: www.nfb.org/scholarships 

 

 

 

Cordially,

 

Lorraine Rovig, Assistant to Patti Chang, Esq.

Chairperson, NFB Scholarship Committee

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, MD 21230 

Office:  (410) 659-9314, x2415 

E-mail:  scholarships at nfb.org 

Website:  www.nfb.org/scholarships

 

P. S.: The application period for the NFB Scholarship Program for 2013 ends March 31, 2013.  

 

To help us help blind students, text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund via your phone bill anytime.

 

 

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From michaelgkasey at verizon.net  Mon Feb 18 22:49:29 2013
From: michaelgkasey at verizon.net (Michael Kasey)
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:49:29 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Mark your calendar for April 20
Message-ID: <001801ce0e2a$39c43ba0$ad4cb2e0$@net>

Come join us in historic Fredericksburg for our 11th annual Walk with the
Blind.

The walk begins at 10 AM on Saturday April 20

Many gift certificates will be awarded from the shops on Caroline Street.

Friends from across the state will be there.  Rain or shine, come out for a
great day of fun!

 

A form to register and begin collecting donations is attached.

 

If you have questions, contact Jessica Reed

Or Michael Kasey

 

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From gyeager12 at gmail.com  Thu Feb 21 18:09:46 2013
From: gyeager12 at gmail.com (gerald yeager)
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:09:46 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Fwd: List of Cosponsors on HR 164
References: <2BB00FBD463098408703320EC67B51E136D1B823@CH1PRD0710MB367.namprd07.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <69A61789-8360-4FC4-9A65-51F4D9949D62@gmail.com>

NFBV Colleagues,

Thank you for your work during Washington Seminar.  As the list below indicates, we have two Virginia Congressfolk cosponsoring our bill on Space Available.  This would make 100% disabled veterans eligible for transport via military planes where there is extra space.  It is particularly gratifying that Congressman Wittman has cosponsored the bill, as he is the Chairperson of relevance on the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness, the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the legislation.  Congratulations and thanks, Fredericksburg!

Our next immediate point of concentration is to get our other two House Armed Services Committee members to cosponsor the bill.  These are Congressman J. Randy Forbes and Congressman Scott Rigell, both of the coastal part of the State.  I have reached out to the staffers we spoke to during Washington Seminar to ask them to put this in front of their bosses.  What I think would be helpful is if folks from the districts of these two would call or email their offices and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 164, the Space Available bill.  You can call their local offices or their Washington offices at (202) 225-3121 and ask for the office n question.  I am asking chapter Presidents in these districts to forward this message to their members.  We are concentrating on these Republican members of the Armed Services Committee initially, but will broaden our push as the list grows.  Mr. Forbes has cosponsored our legislation in the past, and Mr. Rigell addressed our convention a couple years ago, so I believe they are sympathetic to our requests.

Thanks again and keep in touch.  I will pass along news on our other bills as it comes along.

Regards,
Jerry Yeager



Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Hartle, Jesse" <JHartle at nfb.org>
> Subject: List of Cosponsors on HR 164
> Date: February 21, 2013 8:50:56 AM EST
> To: "kccajun at att.net" <kccajun at att.net>, "Pat.nfb at att.net" <Pat.nfb at att.net>, "State President, Arkansas" <tosheeler at cox.net>, "donaldpfield at gmail.com" <donaldpfield at gmail.com>, "info at michaelhingson.com" <info at michaelhingson.com>, "rhouston58 at gmail.com" <rhouston58 at gmail.com>, "jbeecham at cocenter.org" <jbeecham at cocenter.org>, "president at alumni.ecu.edu" <president at alumni.ecu.edu>, "State President, District of Columbia" <callaway.shawn at gmail.com>, "smith990 at gmail.com" <smith990 at gmail.com>, "majla at verizon.net" <majla at verizon.net>, "valkemadenise at aol.com" <valkemadenise at aol.com>, "State President, Florida" <danjhicks at yahoo.com>, "State President, Georgia" <gscott at nfbga.org>, "stootle at nfbga.org" <stootle at nfbga.org>, "State President, Hawaii" <nanifife at aol.com>, "one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net" <one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net>, "State President, Iowa" <michael.nfbi at gmail.com>, "hoovere74 at gmail.com" <hoovere74 at gmail.com>, "State President, Illinois" <pattichang at att.net>, "rosesloan2013 at u.northwestern.edu" <rosesloan2013 at u.northwestern.edu>, "highlander at indy.rr.com" <highlander at indy.rr.com>, "rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net" <rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net>, "State President, Kansas" <donnajwood at cox.net>, "pam.glisson at insightbb.com" <pam.glisson at insightbb.com>, "lizngraves at gmail.com" <lizngraves at gmail.com>, "wa2ios.mark at gmail.com" <wa2ios.mark at gmail.com>, "State President, Maine" <leonproctorjr at yahoo.com>, "suncat0 at gmail.com" <suncat0 at gmail.com>, "f.wurtzel at att.net" <f.wurtzel at att.net>, "State President, Minnesota" <jennifer.dunnam1829 at gmail.com>, "sbwright95 at att.net" <sbwright95 at att.net>, "glsbyrd at att.net" <glsbyrd at att.net>, "chiefblindtech at gmail.com" <chiefblindtech at gmail.com>, "State President, Montana" <burke.dall at gmail.com>, "Anthony at olivero.us" <Anthony at olivero.us>, "State President, New Hampshire" <cemcnabb21 at yahoo.com>, "tti777 at gmail.com" <tti777 at gmail.com>, "martinez.joni at gmail.com" <martinez.joni at gmail.com>, "State President, New Mexico" <avigil74 at gmail.com>, "State President, Nevada" <realhappygirl1 at gmail.com>, "winds159 at yahoo.com" <winds159 at yahoo.com>, "chrisminkler at gmail.com" <chrisminkler at gmail.com>, "ajacobs633 at aol.com" <ajacobs633 at aol.com>, "Pierce, Barbara" <BBPierce at pobox.com>, "State President, Ohio" <eduffy at pobox.com>, "State President, Oklahoma" <jmassay1 at cox.net>, "Gfarnum at cox.net" <Gfarnum at cox.net>, "State President, Oregon" <admin at mainstreetmontessori.org>, "artds55 at comcast.net" <artds55 at comcast.net>, "michelleandremy at gmail.com" <michelleandremy at gmail.com>, "Angies143 at verizon.net" <Angies143 at verizon.net>, "debracanc2 at myfrontiermail.com" <debracanc2 at myfrontiermail.com>, "trevorwhite79 at gmail.com" <trevorwhite79 at gmail.com>, "jose.marquez.texas at gmail.com" <jose.marquez.texas at gmail.com>, "State President, Utah" <baconev at yahoo.com>, "karl at axistech.net" <karl at axistech.net>, "sachin.pavithran at usu.edu" <sachin.pavithran at usu.edu>, "gyeager12 at gmail.com" <gyeager12 at gmail.com>, "State President, Vermont" <deannaljones at comcast.net>, "hviens76 at gmail.com" <hviens76 at gmail.com>, "State President, Washington" <k7uij at panix.com>, "wolvessarah at hotmail.com" <wolvessarah at hotmail.com>, "krnfbmbwv at gmail.com" <krnfbmbwv at gmail.com>, "slk5111 at hotmail.com" <slk5111 at hotmail.com>, "State President, Wyoming" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
> 
> Good Morning All,
>  
>      I want to thank you for participating in our legislative conference call last night.  Attached you will find a list of cosponsors on our Space Available bill, HR 164.  I have made notes next to members of the Armed Services Committee, Veterans Affairs Committee, and those members that will be added when the House returns next week.  This list is separated by party;  I have not put together a state by state list yet, but I plan to soon.  I will send it out when I have completed it.  We appreciate all of your hard work to advance our Legislative priorities.  Jesse
>  
> Jesse Hartle
> National Federation of the Blind
> Government Programs Specialist
> Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext. 2233
> Email: jhartle at nfb.org



From altheapittman at yahoo.com  Fri Feb 22 06:25:33 2013
From: altheapittman at yahoo.com (althea pittman)
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:25:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] althea pittman
Message-ID: <1361514333.1795.YahooMailNeo@web120502.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

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