[il-talk] great national convention

[Denise Avant]

Hello fellow Federationist,
It was a great national convention. Welcome to our new vendors, who were able to attend. And welcome to our scholarship winners.
 The scholarship winners attended all of the general sessions and many sessions of importance to them. They soaked up the information, and asked all sorts of questions about the NFB. It looks like they fully intend to participate in IABS and the federation. 
It looks like everyone learned a lot and had a great time.

It will soon be time to start thinking about our State convention on October 5-7 at the O'hare Holiday Inn.

Remember door prizes.

Thanks to everyones hard work,  we have been able to give out some great door prizes.
So let's keep them coming.
See your chapter president for the necessary letters. If possible, please Braille your prize so we know what it is. If you cannot do it, then we will take care of it. 
If you bring your door prize to the state convention, you should leave it with me. Things get too busy to leave them at the information table.
If you cannot attend this year's convention, please send your door prize to State President, Patti Chang.

Thanks everybody.

Denise Avant
dravant at ameritech.net

P.S.  Please give to the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Annual
Appeal by sending your tax deductible donation to NFBI c/o Glenn Moore III,
Treasurer P.O. Box 1065 Elgin, IL 60121.

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