[il-talk] Great Convention And Thank You

[Deborah Kent Stein]

I would like to add oceans of thanks to Denise Avant for all of her work in 
advance of and during convention, inviting families, sorting out meal 
requests, handling door prizes, emcee-ing the banquet, and managing to be in 
so many places at once that it defies the laws of physics!
 This was a truly wonderful convention, and it worked so well because so 
many people contributed their time, energy, and talents, in large ways and 
small.  One contribution that means so much, and for which it's impossible 
to thank people individually, is the welcome that so many extended to our 
first-time attendees.  Throughout the weekend parents remarked to me that 
people reached out to them, answered questions and showed a sincere interest 
in getting to know them.  The recipients of our Teaching Excellence Awards, 
Keith Lange and Mike Williamson, both told me they had a wonderful time and 
said they plan to stay connected with the NFB.  Thank you to everyone who 
helped create such a warm and welcoming atmosphere!  It matters more than I 
can convey!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denise Avant" <dravant at ameritech.net>
To: "Illinois Association of Blind Students List" <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "NFB of Illinois Nfb-i conference call Number" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 6:00 AM
Subject: [il-talk] Great Convention And Thank You


> Hello federation family,
> We just concluded a great convention in Bloomington Illinois. There are 
> some people I just wanted to say thanks to for making it all happen. Of 
> course, I want to thank our State President for her ability to organize 
> and lead the convention. All of the speakers were great.  Thanks to 
> Francisco Chang for the many Many ways you support Patti and the rest of 
> us.
> I wanted to say thanks to Ron Brown, the State President of Indiana and 
> his wife Jean for being national reps to our convention.
>
> Thanks to those people who helped with the door prizes. Nancy Gardner you 
> are great. I appreciate your running around to all of the rooms, checking 
> to make sure they are set up the way we want. And of course, i appreciate 
> your help at the door prize table. I also want to thank Pam Gilmore for 
> helping me with Brailling door prizes this year. Thank you Glenn Moore for 
> getting me the registration list so I could Braille the names in advance. 
> You made that part of my life easy. Finally, to the chapters and 
> individuals who donated door prizes. Ferris Wheel, Four Rivers, Black 
> Hawk, Chicago, Illinois Association Of Blind Merchants and Illinois 
> Association Of Blind Students, thanks so much for your prizes. Thank you 
> also goes to Dave and Teresa Meyer, Pam Gilmore, and Courtney Hummel and 
> many many more for all of the prizes.
> I also wanted to thank the public relations committee for getting out the 
> word about the convention. Robert Hansen, I thank you for your willingness 
> to use your platform to get out the word. And thank you for your door 
> prizes.
> Thank you so much Debbie Stein for building all of those lists of parents, 
> kids, and teachers  so we can get them to convention.
> Thank you also goes to Steve Hastalis for handling the shuttle to and from 
> the hotel, and helping with the sound. Byron, you are so funny and 
> absolutely wonderful in the way you handle our streaming and sound.
> Cathy Randall, all of NFBI thanks you for bringing in all of that money to 
> put on all of these various programs.
> In short, we have a wonderful affiliate.
>
> 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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