[Missouri-parents-network] 47th Annual NFB State Convention

[Doreen Frappier]

Lisa,
Sylvia did a wonderful job on her presentation. She has a special gift. What a talented young lady!

Doreen

--- On Tue, 3/31/09, Lisa Brandt <craiglisa2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Lisa Brandt <craiglisa2002 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Missouri-parents-network] 47th Annual NFB State Convention
> To: missouri-parents-network at nfbnet.org
> Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 7:54 PM
> Hello Everyone,
> Just wanted to post a note about our state convention
> held this past weekend in St. Louis.  As always, it was
> interesting, informative, and fun!  
> Doreen and Liz:  You gave such great
> presentations regarding Mission Believe from a parent
> perspective...that was really appreciated.  Doreen, you
> drove such a great distance in one day...wow!  Thank
> you both so much.
> I think the kids really had a great time this year
> because our Columbia chapter President, Debbie Wunder,
> organized some cool activities for the youth.  To name
> just a few, the St. Louis Zoo brought an exhibit, which
> included snakes (yuck), an owl, and so many hands on skins
> and shells.  They danced the cha-cha- slide, and a good
> time was had by all.  Debbie's daughter, Abbie,
> took a lot of pictures throughout the weekend, so maybe she
> will share a few with us.
> The Banquet speaker was Anil Lewis, Georgia affiliate
> president, and he was just outstanding.  The St. Louis
> chapter hosted a most amazing hospitality get together
> Friday evening, and I just can't imagine how many hours
> were put into making all that good food!
> We all got to hear an overview of RSB by Mark Laird,
> Wolfner Library by Dr. Smith, and so, so much more!  If
> you have never been to an NFB State Convention, please try
> to attend one in the future!  You will be glad you
> did!
> By the way, we ordered our free cane today.  Have
> you gotten yours?  It's easy.  Just go to
> NFB.org and click on "request a free white
> cane"
> Is anyone else signed up for Youth Slam besides
> Sylvia?
> Anyone new to this list, drop us a line and introduce
> yourself.  We'd all love to hear from you!
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