[Colorado-talk] FW: [Chapter-presidents] Planning a Virtual Convention Banquet in Huntington

[David Andrews]

Scott:  Having been in both states I will say that while Colorado 
does have bigger mountains, more of West Virginia is covered by the 
kinds of mountains that they do have -- basically all of it.

Dave

At 01:21 PM 6/15/2013, you wrote:
>My first  wish  would be that every one of us could attend the NFB
>Convention in person and well over 100 Coloradans will be present.  However,
>for those who can't go this year, the below is an intriguing idea which
>sounds like an enjoyable eveing.  My only gripe with Brad's post is that he
>is trying to call West Virginia the Mountain State.  Them there ain't
>moutains like we got.  Any way, for those who aren't attending the National,
>keep in mind that all general sessions will be available via audio stream of
>the national website, www.nfbco.org.
>
>Best to all!
>
>
>Scott C. LaBarre, President
>
>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chapter-presidents [mailto:chapter-presidents-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Darian
>Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 8:29 PM
>To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list
>Cc: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list
>Subject: Re: [Chapter-presidents] Planning a Virtual Convention Banquet in
>Huntington
>
>Hi Brad,
>This sounds like an amazing idea!
>It sounds very doable and actually kind of simple. What is so exciting about
>this is that it reminds me that we don't need to do extremely complicated
>things to make sure the message gets across.
>
>This electronic message has been brought to you by my mobile device.
>
>On Jun 14, 2013, at 5:39 PM, NFB Huntington Area Chapter
><nfbhuntington at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Greetings from the Mountain State:
> >
> >    Many of you on this list have plans to attend the 2013 Banquet in
>Orlando on Saturday July 6. Unhappily a number of us are not going to be
>able to attend in person this year. While admittedly feeling a bit sorry for
>myself it occurred to me that with a minimum of difficulty we could create
>our own Virtual Banquet here in Huntington. Here is the recipe I intend to
>follow.
> >
> > Ingredients
> > 1 large pan of lasagna
> > 1 big green salad
> > lots of fresh  garlic bred
> > 1 easy to make desert
> > 6 to 10 enthusiastic Federationists and neighbors
> > 1 or more bottles of good wine and as many pots of my husbands outstanding
>coffee
> > 1 audio stream of the Banquet
> >
> > Method
> > 1. Send husband with van to pick up guests.
> > 2. on a living room stereo connect to the NFB Convention audio stream.
> > 3. In a large dining room combine first 6 ingredients.
> > 4. For at least 3 hours enjoy good food, good Federation fellowship and be
>inspired by the words of President Maurer.
> > 5. Return guests to their homes nourished in body and renewed in spirit.
> >
> > With so many ways to enjoy streaming audio, I am sure that there are as
>many variations on this recipe as there are chapters and individuals who
>might be encouraged or inspired by their own Virtual Banquet.
> >
> > In Federationism
> >
> > Brad Hodges
> > NFB of WV Huntington Area Chapter
> > nfbhuntington at aol.com
> > 304-691-0632
> >
> >