[Blindvet-talk] 2013 National Convention of the NABV

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Hello Fellow  Veterans Officers and Board, 
The 2013 NFB  convention for veterans was fantastic. 
We began by  setting up our table and banners for the exhibit hall which 
was a great venue.  The 9 Foot Banner over our table was just superb and made 
it very impressive,   
so said Mrs.  Jernigan. On Tuesday night the Second of July at 7 PM we held 
our Veterans  meeting where we had many presenters as well as our bi-annual 
elections. Here  are the results. 
President,  Dwight Sayer of Clermont Florida, First Vice President, Gene 
Huggins of Sumter  South Carolina, Second Vice President, Larry Ball of 
Clearwater Florida,  Secretary, Patty Sayer of Clermont Florida,  
Treasurer,  Allen Bornstein of Ormond Beach Florida, Board members are as 
follows, Debi  Black , Clinton Grimsley, Nancy Hester, Brad Loos, Cory Keith, 
and our National  Chaplain and Board  
member  Father John Sheehan.We closed our meeting with vendors who provide 
prosthetics  (equipment) to the VA making presentations. 
During the  exhibit hall hours we sold our NABV License Plates, our 
Patriotic Pin for 2013  which was 
a gold  shield with red , white and blue drapes on either side and the 
inscription (One  Nation Under God) in the middle of the pin. We also held our 
50/50 raffle which  netted $1650.00. We held our 
drawing on  Saturday the 6th at noon. Mr. Harold Wilson of Baltimore was 
the winner of  $825.00. Congratulations Harold. On Thursday July 4th we 
held our  Celebration of Freedom with the United States Air Force providing 
the Color  Guard from Patrick Air Force Base. A big thank you goes out to 
the Men from  Patrick Air Force Base for the 
job well  done. Father John Sheehan our National Chaplain and Dr. Jessica 
Euell provided  our musical celebration. Their were Veterans from one side of 
the stage to the  other and wrapped around the end of the stage. All 
veterans were presented with  a Red, White and Blue Ribbon to attach to their 
convention badges in the center  of the ribbon the words Veteran were 
inscribed.They all  
introduced  themselves and their branch of service they served in. We 
presented Dr. Marc  Maurer and Mrs. Patricia Maurer with their 2013 Patriotic 
Pins and we closed our  celebration with a reminder that Freedom Isn't Free and 
 while 
remembering  our men and women of the armed forces to please remember their 
families as well  because they wait, watch, wonder and pray that their 
loved one will come home  safe and sound. 
Respectfully  Submitted By, 
Dwight D.  Sayer 
President, 
The National  Association of Blind Veterans