[GreaterPhilly] Fwd: [NFB-Conventions] 2024 NFB of Maryland State Convention - Pre-registration and Hotel Reservations Deadline January 31, 2024

[DENICE BROWN]


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> From: David Andrews via NFB-Conventions <nfb-conventions at nfbnet.org>
> Date: January 21, 2024 at 1:45:50 PM EST
> To: nfb-conventions at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [NFB-Conventions] 2024 NFB of Maryland State Convention - Pre-registration and Hotel Reservations Deadline January 31, 2024
> Reply-To: David Andrews <dandrews920 at comcast.net>
> 
> 
>> 
>> Expect Much, Give Much, Get Much!
>> 
>> You will not want to miss the NFB of Maryland state convention at the
>> Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel in Towson which takes place on February 16 -
>> 18, 2024.  Come and meet our National Representative, Kevan Worley.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> You may reserve your room by calling the Sheraton Baltimore North at
>> 410-321-7400.  Convention Room Rates:  Standard Room - $99 per night. Tax on
>> sleeping rooms is 17.5%.  These room rates start on Thursday, February 15,
>> 2024.  The deadline for making room reservations has been extended to
>> January 25, 2024.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Please note the new date and location, as the NFB of Maryland Board of
>> Directors voted to move the 2023 convention and combine it with the 2024
>> convention in light of the abrupt closure of our original venue in October
>> 2023.  Those who pre-registered for the original in-person convention will
>> have their registration transferred to the new date.  Those who registered
>> for the virtual mini-convention/business meeting that we held in November
>> will need to register separately for the 2023 - 2024 in person convention.
>> However, individuals will need to make a new reservation with the hotel
>> directly, as all previous hotel reservations at the Delta were not
>> transferred to the Sheraton.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Pre-registration is open through January 25, 2024.  Visit
>> https://nfbmd.org/convention  to register online, or look in your mailbox
>> for hard copy registration forms.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Below are the prices for the various convention activities (prices are per
>> person unless otherwise stated):
>> 
>> *       Pre-registration = $25 until January 215, 2024; $30 on-site
>> *       Banquet ticket = $55 until January 25, 2024; $60 on-site
>> *       Parent, Senior, or Student Luncheon ticket = $30 until January 25,
>> 2024; $35 on-site
>> *       Friday boxed lunch = $20 until January 25, 2024; $25 on-site
>> *       Dinner & a Play ticket = $25 until January 25, 2024; $25 on-site
>> *       Transportation from New Carrollton Train Station = $50 until January
>> 25, 2024; this covers round-trip travel
>> *       Childcare = $30 per day and on sliding scale based on need
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We will have seminars and workshops on:
>> 
>> *       NFB philosophy
>> *       Membership recruitment, development, and retention
>> *       First Aid
>> *       Sound bath and acupuncture
>> *       Technology skills
>> *       Adjustment to blindness training
>> *       Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
>> *       And much, much more
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Our seniors, students, merchants, and parents divisions will each hold a
>> seminar.  The seniors will focus on wills and estate planning and other ways
>> for financial and medical literacy.  The parents will, among many other
>> fantastic features, welcome Casey Robertson, an acclaimed professor who
>> teaches teachers of blind students.  Our students will welcome NABS
>> representative Hunter Kuester.  Our merchants will have a presentation from
>> the Maryland Secretary of Commerce.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We'll host Braille is Beautiful, which is dramatic reading of Braille, and
>> we'll conduct the graduation ceremony for our Narrowing the Gap Teachers,
>> who became certified in teaching blind students through a partnership
>> between NFB, NFB of Maryland, the Maryland State Department of Education,
>> and Louisiana Tech University.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We'll host a career fair to connect blind job seekers with employers.  We'll
>> celebrate our affiliate past presidents in honor of Presidents' Day Weekend,
>> and we'll hear from a very special surprise guest.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> And this is just a taste of what you can expect at our Convention.  All are
>> welcome!  You don't want to miss it!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Register today!  Visit Nfbmd.org/convention for more information.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Ronza Othman, President
>> 
>> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
>> 
>> 443-426-4110
>> 
>> Pronouns: she, her, hers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not
>> the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
>> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
>> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
>> blindness is not what holds you back
>> 
>> 
>> 
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