[il-talk] FW: [NFB of Nebraska Announce] 2010 White Cane Banquet

[Robert A.Hansen]

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Subject: [NFB of Nebraska Announce] 2010 White Cane Banquet



-------- 2010 WHITE CANE BANQUET ---------------------------------------------



0 To 60 in 70-Years



The National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska (NFBN) Omaha Chapter will be  

hosting our annual White Cane Banquet on November 6, 2010 at Anthony?s  

Steakhouse, 7220 F Street, from 5:15 PM to 9:30 PM. The pre-registration  

price per ticket is $35.00, and $45.00 per ticket if registered after October  

31, 2010, and seating will be limited this year. Registration begins at 5:15  

PM along with a cash bar, and dinner will follow at 6:30 PM. Our guest  

speaker this year will be Sahar Husseini. The NFB has spent the last  

seventy-years changing what it means to be blind through innovative programs,  

progressive legislation and ground breaking technology. As the NFB prepares  

to debut the car for the blind on January 29, 2011 as a part of the Blind  

Driver Challenge, Sahar will encourage the community to continue pushing for  

equal opportunity and access for the blind for another seventy years to come.



Born in Jerusalem, Sahar transplanted to America in 1989 seeking  

opportunities not afforded her in her native country. Determined to be an  

active, productive member of society, Sahar attended San Diego State  

University where she obtained a B.A. and M.A. in Social Work. In 1997, Sahar  

moved to Alaska working as a computer and technology instructor for the  

Alaska Center for the Blind. To cope with the isolation of the Alaskan  

wilderness, Sahar began creating jewelry which has developed into a lucrative  

side business. In 2001, Sahar found herself teaching technology classes at  

the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, but in 2007, she  

switched to teaching Braille, her true passion. Sahar is living proof that  

obstacles are not a reason to give up. Join us as we learn about a woman who  

refused to be defined by her disability, creating a life that has affected  

many.



You may pre-register for the White Cane Banquet through the following  

options:

? Pre-register online at http://www.ne.nfb.org/wcbtickets  

http://www.ne.nfb.org/wcbtickets

? Send a check and your contact information to NFBN Omaha Chapter, PO Box  

#241171, Omaha, NE 68124.

? Pre-register in person at the NFBN State Convention by contacting Ross  

Pollpeter, NFBN Omaha Chapter Treasurer, in Columbus, NE.



If you have any questions, please contact NFBN Omaha Chapter President Sandy  

Alvarado at (402) 339-5519, or by email at Omaha at ne.nfb.org  

mailto:Omaha at ne.nfb.org.



NOTE: The pre-registration cost per ticket is $35.00, and will be $45.00 per  

ticket after October 31. The NFBN Omaha Chapter must receive payment before  

November 1 in order for guests to receive the pre-registration price. Thank  

you.



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