[Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort

Peter Donahue pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com
Mon Aug 8 14:24:24 UTC 2011


Good morning everyone,

    Perhaps the same was once said about the Rosen Shingle Creek yet we 
pulled off holding a national convention there.

Peter Donahue who has a sense of adventure.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:46 AM
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I have been there for a conferenc and it would be impracticle for us to hold
a convention there..

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort


> Hello David and everyone,
>
> Just thinking out-of-the-box.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort
>
>
> I am sorry, but this is one of the silliest threads we have ever had
> here.  I used to live in West Virginia, and am in no way putting it
> down, But ... holding a convention at the Green Briar Resort is
> absurd.  Think people!  It is an ultra high-end resort that we
> couldn't afford, and I doubt they have the rooms/facilities for
> conventions of our size.  It is also off the beaten track, so would
> be more expensive for people to get too.
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 12:09 PM 7/27/2011, you wrote:
>>Hi Peter and Everyone:
>>
>>There is plenty to do in West Virginia. I am a West Virginian smile. I
>>am from Morgantown the home of West Virginia University and the
>>Mountaineers!
>>
>>I've never actually been to the Green Brier resort but there is plenty
>>to do. There is great white water rafting. There is fishing. There is
>>zip-lining, and rock climing. There is boating/kayaking, and you can
>>see/tour many historic sites. The Green Brier is a very famous place
>>that really attracts tourists every year. Though I've never actually
>>been to it I believe there is shopping and such as well in the area.
>>I've been told it's a beautiful place/area. There is a lot of beauty
>>in the mountains of West Virginia.
>>
>>If you want a big city, Pittsburgh, PA is nearby. Also, West Virginia
>>is famous for the pepperoni roll.
>>
>>It would be neat to have a convention in WV...wonder how we could make
>>it happen?
>>
>>I'm going to forward this thread to the NFBWV talk list as well as our
>>state president Charlene Smith and first vice president Ed McDonald.
>>
>>Just some thoughts from a proud West Virginian.
>>
>>Kerri
>>
>>On 7/27/11, cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Exactly Peter, there are many historic places to go in West Virginia,
>> > they
>> > may not have the theme parks you want to go to, but every place has
>> > something that will interest you.
>> >
>> > Like Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum
>> > Oil and Gas Museum
>> > Blue Grass Music (I love)
>> > Theatre
>> > Civil War re-enactments,
>> > They have some of the best Whitewater rafting in the country
>> >
>> > never post something like that when we a travel agent on the list.
>> >
>> > Plus like Peter said, ask a West Virginian
>> >
>> > You may not think that there is something to do there, but there is
>> > something for everyone.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>> >
>> > Cheryl Echevarria
>> > http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>
>> > 631-456-5394
>> > reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
>> >
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>> > CST-1018299-10
>> >
>> > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel,
>> > Inc.
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: Peter Donahue<mailto:pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>> >   To: Blind Talk Mailing List<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >   Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:51 PM
>> >   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort
>> >
>> >
>> >   Hello Chris and everyone,
>> >
>> >       Ask a West Virginian. I believe there are a few on this list.
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: "Chris Nusbaum"
>> > <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com<mailto:dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>>
>> >   To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"
>> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>>
>> >   Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:26 PM
>> >   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort
>> >
>> >
>> >   Hi Peter and all,
>> >   I have a question about this resort proposal.  I know there's a
>> >   lot of stuff that goes on at convention, leaving not a lot of
>> >   time to sightsee and tour the convention city, but for ^
>> >   convention-goers who stay after the convention ends, will every
>> >   need a more tourist city? What is there to really do outside of
>> >   the convention in West Verginia?
>> >
>> >    Chris
>> >
>> >   "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>> >
>> >   The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
>> >   Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
>> >   on this link to learn more and to contribute:
>> >   www.icanfoundation.info<http://www.icanfoundation.info/> or like us
>> > on
>> > Facebook at I C.A.N.
>> >   Foundation.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >    Sent from my BrailleNote
>> >
>> >    ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: "Peter Donahue"
>> <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com<mailto:pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>> >   To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"
>> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >   Date sent: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:36:07 -0500
>> >   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort
>> >
>> >   Hello Chris and everyone,
>> >
>> >       It was designed as a temporary chamber for both houses of
>> >   Congress to
>> >   conduct business during a national crisis.  Who knows.  If they
>> >   don't get
>> >   their act together and get this debt sealing issue resolved by
>> >   next Tuesday
>> >   they may still need to make a run for it.  How ridiculous!
>> >
>> >   Peter Donahue
>> >
>> >
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: "Chris Nusbaum"
>> > <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com<mailto:dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>> >   To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"
>> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >   Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 10:10 PM
>> >   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort
>> >
>> >
>> >   Haha! Yeah, the bunker of what, whereever they keep all their
>> >   guns? * Laughs!
>> >
>> >    Chris
>> >
>> >   "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>> >
>> >   The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
>> >   Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
>> >   on this link to learn more and to contribute:
>> >   www.icanfoundation.info<http://www.icanfoundation.info/> or like us
>> > on
>> > Facebook at I C.A.N.
>> >   Foundation.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >    Sent from my BrailleNote
>> >
>> >    ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: "T.  Joseph Carter"
>> > <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com<mailto:carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>> >   To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >   Date sent: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:46:07 -0700
>> >   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort
>> >
>> >   General session in the bunker, perhaps?  *laugh*
>> >
>> >   Joseph - KF7QZC
>> >
>> >
>> >   On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 07:43:15AM -0400, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
>> >   Hi Peter,
>> >
>> >   That would be cool! And, it would be close enough to me that I
>> >   can
>> >   get there without having to worry about flying anywhere! This is
>> >   also
>> >   true for all the folks at the national center! I'd talk to Mrs.
>> >   Jernigan and see what we can do!
>> >
>> >   Chris
>> >
>> >   "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>> >
>> >   The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
>> >   Maryland
>> >   have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click on this
>> >   link
>> >   to learn more and to contribute:
>> > www.icanfoundation.info<http://www.icanfoundation.info/> or like
>> >   us
>> >   on Facebook at I C.A.N.  Foundation.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >   Sent from my BrailleNote
>> >
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: "Peter Donahue"
>> <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com<mailto:pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>> >   To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"
>> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >   Date sent: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:28:46 -0500
>> >   Subject: [Blindtlk] The Green Briar Resort
>> >
>> >   Hello Cheryl and everyone,
>> >
>> >   Speaking of West Virginia I wonder if we would ever hold a
>> >   national
>> >   convention at the Green Briar Resort.  That place is luxury
>> >   unlimited, a
>> >   golfer's paradise, and has a long-kept secret that was revealed
>> >   only
>> >   recently.  Is anyone up to sleeping in hotel rooms once reserved
>> >   for
>> >   members
>> >   of Congress?
>> >
>> >   Peter Donahue
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: "Bryan Schulz"
>> > <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net<mailto:b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>> >   To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"
>> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >   Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 9:51 AM
>> >   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> >
>> >
>> >   hi,
>> >
>> >   Do you think i just made that up?
>> >   If that is not true then a relative of the man at the top
>> >   wouldn't
>> >   have said
>> >   it.
>> >
>> >   Bryan Schulz
>> >
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: "cheryl echevarria"
>> > <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>> >   To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"
>> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >   Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 9:24 AM
>> >   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> >
>> >
>> >   no that is not true, like is said in my post that should come
>> >   through
>> >   soon, we need to bring it to the floor of the convention, and if
>> >   it
>> >   is
>> >   voted and passed then it needs to be changed.
>> >
>> >   Many of us, and yes also me, just because I have my own business
>> >   doesn't
>> >   mean I am wealthy, by all means no!
>> >
>> >   The NFB wants to make sure that the rates are affordable for
>> >   everyone
>> >   who
>> >   wants to attend.  This was one of the largest convention since
>> >   Anaheim I am
>> >   told, because so many could attend.
>> >
>> >   Also, remember when flying as well, some had to do 1 stop to get
>> >   to
>> >   Orlando, it is a major hub in the airport industry, if we were to
>> >   go
>> >   to
>> >   another location that also has to be looked into.
>> >
>> >   Take for example: West Virginia (just did airfare for some from
>> >   NY to
>> >   Clarksberg) they have to fly out of NY to DC and then from DC to
>> >   Clarksberg, popped into my head, Some people may not be able to
>> >   get
>> >   to in
>> >   the middle of the country or not near a major airport to fly out
>> >   of,
>> >   some
>> >   live near a small airport, and cannot get to a larger one to go
>> >   direct or
>> >   non-stop.  Some don't want to go to another gate, etc.
>> >
>> >   This has to be thought of ahead of time, and not just the
>> >   location.
>> >
>> >   But again, to have this changed, they as a majority we need to
>> >   let
>> >   them
>> >   know what we want.
>> >
>> >   Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>> >
>> >   Cheryl Echevarria
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/>
>> >   631-456-5394
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriat<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com%3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriat>
>> >   ravel.com
>> >
>> >   Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
>> >   CST-1018299-10
>> >
>> >   Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise &
>> >   Travel,
>> >   Inc.
>> >    ----- Original Message -----
>> >    From: Bryan
>> > Schulz<mailto:b.schulz at sbcglobal.net<mailto:b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>> >    To: Blind Talk Mailing
>> > List<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >    Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:07 AM
>> >    Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> >
>> >
>> >    Hi,
>> >
>> >    because national thinks nobody wants to be away at that time and
>> >   the
>> >   hotel
>> >    rates are cheaper and what they want is the rule.
>> >
>> >    Bryan Schulz
>> >
>> >    ----- Original Message -----
>> >    From: "Cari Ford"
>> >
>> >
>> <carisuekness at gmail.com<mailto:carisuekness at gmail.com<mailto:carisuekness at gmail.com%3Cmailto:carisuekness at gmail.com>
>> >    To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'"
>> >
>> >
>> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >    Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:15 AM
>> >    Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> >
>> >
>> >   Why do we have national convention over the 4th? It's more
>> >   expensive
>> >   to
>> >   travel because of the black out rates in less you get a killer
>> >   deal.
>> >   It's
>> >   more crowded too.  I like the format as it is now with convention
>> >   ending
>> >   with
>> >   the banquet on Friday.  It was a little strange before with the
>> >   grand
>> >   finale
>> >   of the banquet on Thursday and a few activities on Friday.  In
>> >   the
>> >   beginning
>> >   of the week are more division and seminar days and there's more
>> >   flexibility
>> >   in the schedules depending on what you want.  I agree that tours
>> >   can
>> >   happen
>> >   at the beginning and end of convention.  I sometimes like the
>> >   half
>> >   relaxed
>> >   beginning of the week.  I feel I have some time to
>> >   brethe...sometimes.
>> >   *g*
>> >   Also, tours before or after convention don't cut short because of
>> >   other
>> >   things convention related.
>> >   I was more attached to spending honeymoon time with Brent and
>> >   didn't
>> >   see
>> >   people I usually look up during national.  Next year will be fun!
>> >   Hopefully
>> >   the following year in Orlandos will be another fun one too.
>> >   Peace,
>> >   Cari
>> >
>> >
>> >   -----Original Message-----
>> >   From:
>> >
>> >
>> blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org>
>> >   [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> >   Behalf Of Constance Canode
>> >   Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 7:02 PM
>> >   To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> >   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> >
>> >   I agree with you and I also wish it was not
>> >   during a holiday week.  Sometimes it is difficult
>> >   for me to get off work that week and I can never
>> >   get it two years in a row.  We rotate holidays.
>> >
>> >   At 06:59 PM 7/9/2011, you wrote:
>> >   It was announced at the convention that conventions from 2013
>> >   through
>> >   2017
>> >   will be held in Orlando.  I wish we could extend the length of
>> >   the
>> >   convention
>> >   back to how it was and NFB would
>> >   organize tours for Wednesday afternoon.  That way, people could
>> >   get
>> >   excited
>> >   about Orlando and have time to go places.  I liked the old
>> >   schedule
>> >   much
>> >   better.  If we are going to keep people here for five years in a
>> >   row,
>> >   we
>> >   need
>> >   to give them ample opportunity to take advantage of all there is
>> >   to
>> >   do
>> >   in
>> >   Orlando.  Besides, I like the banquet the night before the last
>> >   day
>> >   of
>> >   convention.
>> >
>> >
>> >   Sherri Brun
>> >   "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other
>> >   plans."
>> >   John
>> >   Lennon
>> >
>> >   Check out
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun<http://www.ra<http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun%3Chttp://www.ra>
>> >   ceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
>> >
>> >   E-mail:
>> >
>> flmom2006 at gmail.com<mailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com<mailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com%3Cmailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com>
>> >    NFBF NewslineR chair
>> >   www.nfbnewsline.org<http://www.nfbnewsline.org/>
>> >   Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter
>> >   http://nfbfgoc.org<http://nfbfgoc.org/>
>> >   Secretary FDCP INC
>> >   www.fdcp.org<http://www.fdcp.org/>
>> >   Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee
>> >
>
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