[IL-Talk] Please assist me by providing a convention connection quote or two

[Cathy Randall]

  I attended my first Illinois State Convention in Kankakee Illinois in
1982.  I didn't know anyone and I was scared, but everyone was so friendly
and made me feel like I could fit in.  I had never met a large group of
blind people before and I quickly realized that I had found a new home in
the NFB of Illinois.  

		Cathy Randall

-----Original Message-----
From: IL-Talk <il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patti S Chang via
IL-Talk
Sent: Monday, February 7, 2022 12:56 PM
To: 'Mary lou Grunwald' <marylougrunwald at gmail.com>; 'NFB of Illinois
Mailing List' <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Patti S Chang <pattischang at gmail.com>; iabs-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] Please assist me by providing a convention connection
quote or two

Is there anyone in particular you met that helped you understand that life
beyond blindness was possible?


Patti Chang
2nd Vice President
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois https://www.nfbofillinois.org
Pronouns: she, her, hers

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary lou Grunwald <marylougrunwald at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 7, 2022 10:46 AM
To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: iabs-talk at nfbnet.org; Patti S Chang <pattischang at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] Please assist me by providing a convention connection
quote or two

My first national convention experience confirmed that guy indeed, had the
right to live the life I want and I was shown a clear path for doing so.

Sent from my iPad

> On 7 Feb 2022, at 10:18 AM, Patti S Chang via IL-Talk 
> <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> 
> 
> Please send a quick quote to me about the convention connections you 
> made with people at one of our state or national conventions. I need 
> these for an upcoming newsletter. Just as an example, you might say 
> something like, "I was introduced to ___ who then helped me get my 
> first job." Or "It was amazing to be around so many people who 
> understood what I was going through."
> 
> They don't need to be polished just real. 
> 
> Just tell me in one or two sentences what you got out of convention 
> connections you made. Thanks so much for your help. Sending offline is 
> probably best. You can send to: pattischang at gmail.com.
> 
> 
> 
> Patti Chang
> 
> 2nd Vice President
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> 
> https://www.nfbofillinois.org <https://www.nfbofillinois.org/>
> 
> Pronouns: she, her, hers
> 
> 
> 
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