<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:12pt;"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>Attached is our 2017 Annual State Convention brochure with information for making hotel reservations as well as a registration form. The deadline is October 23rd. I am also including brochure information below.</div><div><br></div><div>Lucia</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">National Federation of the Blind of CT</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">46th Annual State Convention <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> The
National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut will hold our 46<sup style="">th</sup> Annual
State Convention on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 3, 4, and 5, 2017,
at the Courtyard by Marriott, 63 Grand Street, Waterbury, Connecticut. Rooms
will be available for Friday and Saturday nights for a convention discounted rate
of $99, plus tax, per night. To offset the cost of the rooms, convention
attendees who stay at the hotel both nights will receive a ten dollars discount
on a full registration package. To receive the discount, provide your
reservation confirmation number when you register. To reserve a room, call the Courtyard
by Marriott at 203-596-1000. The deadline for reserving a room and registering for
the convention is October 23, 2017.<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> We
are very happy to announce that Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation
of the Blind, will serve as our national representative. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> The
LowViz Guide for indoor navigation will be installed at the hotel. This system
aids blind people to navigate a building independently, using an iOS app. A
representative from LowViz will explain how to use it during the job seminar
and general session. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> We
will kick things off Friday at noon with a job seminar. Representatives from
the National Federation of the Blind, the Connecticut Department of Labor, and
Services for the Blind will speak on ways to help to blind individuals obtain employment.
Friday evening we will gather for dinner, which will be followed by bingo and a
pool party. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> Saturday
morning, a continental breakfast will be followed by an information-filled
general session. We will hear from President Riccobono. Steve Famiglietti will talk
about his experiences storm chasing; Esther Levegnale will speak about skiing
and cruises she has been on; Anne West will speak about ham radios; and
Josefina Martinez will talk about a camp that she and several others from our
organization attended this past summer. We will hear from Gary Allen, President
of NFB of CT; Jim McCollum, Legislative Co-ordinator; Brian Sigman, Director of
the Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind; and Gordon Riddick from the
CT Library for the Blind. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> After
lunch Saturday, we will have a vendor fair, and our various divisions will hold
their annual meetings. Also, their will be a car show in the hotel parking
garage, where we will have the opportunity to check out some classic cars. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> President
Riccobono will address our convention during the banquet Saturday night. Also,
we will award scholarships to several blind students, and we’ll hear from
recipients of the NFBCT-Coccomo Quarterly Grant Program. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> During
our Sunday morning breakfast, we will hold a chapter-building seminar and
discuss ways we can bring new members into our NFB affiliate. Following
breakfast, we will hold our business meeting. We will elect two board members, review
our past year and discuss our plans for the future. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style=""><b style=""><span style="">It’s going
to be a convention to remember,<o:p style=""></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style=""><b style=""><span style="">so register
and reserve your room soon!<o:p style=""></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style=""><u style=""><span style="">Registration Form<o:p style=""></o:p></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">Attendees who register at the door will be
charged an additional $10. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style=""><span style="">Name</span></b><span style="">:
______________________________________________________<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style=""><span style="">Address</span></b><span style="">:
_____________________________________________________<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style=""><span style="">Phone</span></b><span style="">:
______________________________________________________<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style=""><span style="">E-mail</span></b><span style="">:
______________________________________________________<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style=""><span style="">Indicate</span></b><span style="">
how many will be attending the following: <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">_____ Job seminar<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">_____ Full convention package, $50 per person.
Includes Saturday and Sunday breakfast, Saturday lunch and banquet dinner. Does
not include Friday night dinner. For $10 discount, provide two-night reservation
confirmation number: ___________<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">_____ Saturday general session only, $15.
Includes continental breakfast & lunch. <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">_____ Vendor fair only, $10.<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">Division Meetings: _____ CT Diabetic Action
Network; _____ CT Association of Guide Dog Users; _____ Merchants; _____ CT
Association of Blind Student <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">_____ Saturday night banquet only, $25<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">_____ Sunday session only, $15. Includes business
meeting, breakfast, and chapter-building seminar<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style=""><span style="">Indicate</span></b><span style="">
meal choices: <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">Saturday Lunch Wraps: ___ Ham; ___ Turkey; ___
Roast Beef; ___ Veggie<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="">Banquet Dinner: ___ Petit Chateau; ___ Chicken
Piccata; ___ Butternut Squash Lasagna <o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style=""><span style="">______ No, I cannot attend the 2016 state
convention, but I am enclosing a donation to the NFB of CT.<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style=""><b style=""><span style=""> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style=""><b style=""><span style="">Registration
deadline is October 23th</span></b><span style="">.To make payments through PayPal, go
to <a href="http://www.nfbct.org">www.nfbct.org</a> and click on “You Can Help”; then click on “Donate”. Under
acknowledgements, please indicate ‘state convention’. Please either mail or email
this registration form also. Or, send your check payable to the NFB of CT with
your registration form to: <b style="">NFB of CT, 477
Connecticut Blvd, Suite 217, East Hartford, CT 06108.<o:p style=""></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style=""><b style=""><span style=""> </span></b></div><div>
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style=""><b style=""><span style="">For
more information</span></b><span style="">, contact our Community Outreach
Office at 860-289-1971 or <a href="mailto:info@nfbct.org">info@nfbct.org</a>.<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div></span></body></html>