[MN-at-Large] Reminder: Register by Friday for the August board meeting

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The hotel needs our final meal count sooner than we expected, so please register as soon as possible…but no later than Friday, August 2. The details are below. 

 

Corbb


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From: Corbb O'Connor <president at nfbmn.org <mailto:president at nfbmn.org> >
Date: July 17, 2024 at 7:07:45 PM CDT
To: NFB News <nfbmn-news at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbmn-news at nfbnet.org> >
Subject: If you want lunch on Aug. 10, please register today!
Reply-To: Corbb O'Connor <president at nfbmn.org <mailto:president at nfbmn.org> >



Bottom-line up front:  <https://forms.gle/BhsXGHbf4PW3yuMi8> Register for lunch on August 10and  <https://group.doubletree.com/8y15v9> make reservations for state convention!

 

Good evening friends,

 

We talk every year about how national convention is the jolt of energy that we all need to continue our zeal to live the lives we want and continue the work of the organized blind movement. What strikes me, though, is the speeches that bring tears to my eyes. This year, it was the sage advice from blind children themselves, their teachers, filmmakers, lawyers, and the recap of the work that we’ve all done together. I’m grateful for your partnership and the innumerable ways that each of you contribute.

 

On August 10, the NFB of Minnesota’s board of directors will gather at the DoubleTree Saint Paul East hotel, also the site of our 2024 state convention, for a focused conversation on membership development. Tracy Soforenko, president of the NFB of Virginia and member of our national board, will lead us in an exercise that is sure to entertain, challenge, and encourage us in methods for finding more blind people to join our movement. He’s promised me something about pirates…

 

While the meeting will be hybrid over Zoom, I hope that you’ll join us in person. In addition to discussing our largest annual fundraiser and upcoming state convention, we will tour the hotel so we’re ready for our biggest event of the year in November.

 

Lunch is $24, and it will be served around 11:30am. Please  <https://forms.gle/BhsXGHbf4PW3yuMi8> register and pay online by August 2, 2024. Please reach out to me personally if you need financial assistance or if you have any access needs of which I should be aware. We plan to have accessible documents, a request for speakers to use microphones our assistive-listening devices, auto-captions on Zoom, and a gender-neutral restroom available.

 

While you’re at it, it’s time to make room reservations for state convention! The convention will start on Friday, November 1 at 9am and conclude on Sunday, November 3 at noon. However, we’ll have a fun event the night before (details coming soon), so you may want to plan your arrival for Thursday, October 31 (yep, that’s a Halloween event but I promise it won’t be scary).

 

You can  <https://group.doubletree.com/8y15v9> book your state convention room online with this special link, or you can call the DoubleTree Saint Paul East at (651) 731-2220 (ask for the National Federation of the Blind rate).

 

The address for the DoubleTree Saint Paul East is 2201 Burns Ave, St Paul, MN 55119. We are working with the hotel to secure a shuttle from the nearby Green Line station, so please stay tuned for details. This November, we will for sure have access to that shuttle on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

 

I look forward to seeing you on August 10, and please remember to  <https://forms.gle/BhsXGHbf4PW3yuMi8> register and pay online by August 2, 2024.

 

Corbb

 

Corbb O'Connor (he/him), President

National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota

 <http://www.nfbmn.org/> www.nfbmn.org | (612) 872-9363

 

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