Blind Coloradan
Blog
January 21,
2025
Writer, aggregator: Kevan Worley
Contributors: Dan Burke &
Erin Daley. With assistance from Lisa Bonderson.
National Federation of the Blind
of Colorado, President, Jessica Beecham
Special times!
By Kevan Worley
As we begin the new year. I ponder the
NFB calendar. That is those special events, many of us look forward to each
year. Typically the president calls a leadership retreat in early January. This
is a time for board members and chapter and division presidents to discuss the
state of our affiliate and establish some goals for the coming year. President Beecham
convened the retreat the 2nd week of 2025. It was very successful. And
we will be learning more about programs and goals discussed in the coming
weeks.
Next, many of us look forward to the
Washington Seminar. We join our fellow affiliates across the nation to bring
the concerns of the blind of America to Congress. This year our Washington seminar,
many years ago it was called, our March on Washington, is February 3 through February
6. You can check out our national legislative agenda at nfb.org. Dan Burke is
working diligently to set up meetings with our Colorado congressional
delegation.
We point toward our day at the capital
in early February. That’s when our members from all over the state convene at
the capital and bring our message of hope, equality, and opportunity to our
members of the general assembly. We hope you will join us when the date and government
education agenda is set by our governmental affairs committee co-chaired by Dan
Burke and Curtis Chong. We certainly had great success in the general assembly last
year.
The Mile High Chili cookoff will be
held on February 22nd this year. This is the 3rd annual
and is already becoming an NFBCO tradition.
And then there is our national
convention, our NFBCO 6 Dot Dash, and of course the state convention. We will
be blogging about all of these special days and events in blogs to come. Plan to
attend the national convention and sign up now for the Mild High chili cook-off.
Below find links to help you plan those special events we look forward to every
year.
Cook-Off Details:
* Cookers: $25 to enter your chili creation and compete for the title of Chili Champion. To register, please contact Pipi Adams at adams.pipi@gmail.com. Pay here: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/7R2HHWEBDRSE2/checkout/OUZJOOK3F7GU76OWP4JOJFXX?src=sheet
* Tasters: $15 in advance to sample
the delicious chili entries and cast your votes for the "Best Red,"
"Best Green," and "Best Unique" chili.
Pay here: https://square.link/u/proineya?src=sheet
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