[il-talk] Chicago chapter meeting announcement

[Kelly Doty]

A meeting no one will want to miss!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Meyer" <datemeyer at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "'Illinois Association of Blind Students List'" <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 8:00 AM
Subject: [il-talk] Chicago chapter meeting announcement


> The National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Chicago Chapter will 
> meet
> on Saturday, March 19 at 1:00 P.M> at the Exchequer Pub and  Restaurant, 
> 226
> South Wabash, Chicago.  This meeting will occur on the  third Saturday in
> March, rather than the customary second Saturday of the  month.
>
> This will be a special meeting for a lot of reasons.  Our program will
> feature history in the making, as well as an opportunity for you to 
> acquire
> a cherished piece of NFB memorabilia.
>
> If you attend this meeting, you will have the opportunity to hear live
> coverage of the Blind Driver Challenge, as well as the press conference
> held immediately afterward.  Following the Blind Driver Challenge, we 
> will
> auction Blind Driver Challenge shirts as well as posters of the  event
> signed by Dr. Marc Maurer, NFB National President, and Mark  Riccabono,
> Director of our Jernigan Institute as well as the man who  successfully
> completed the Blind Driver Challenge.
>
> We will also complete our revision of the Chicago Chapter constitution
> during the meeting.
>
> Please remember that elections will be held in April.  In order to secure
> your right to vote in this election, you must have attended at least one
> meeting during the year, and, you must be a current active dues paying
> member.  That is to say, if you have not paid dues within the last year,
> you will need to do so by the end of the March meeting.  Dues are $2
> annually.  They may be given to Steve Hastalis, Chicago Chapter 
> treasurer.
>
> If you use paratransit as your means of transportation to get to and from
> the meeting, you will want to keep in mind that this meeting will be 
> longer
> than most, due to the program.  The Blind Driver Challenge and  press
> conference will last approximately half an hour, and depending upon  the
> level of bidding, the auction could add considerably more time to  this
> program.
>
> If you wish to witness a piece of Federation history, and if you wish to
> participate in the election process next month, you won't want to miss 
> this
> meeting.  If you have any questions, please call David Meyer,  Chicago
> Chapter President at 312-675-2541.  Finally, if you have friends  who do 
> not
> have internet access and would like to know about this  meeting, please 
> let
> them know.
>
> Hope to see you all there.
>
>
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