[nabs-l] Appreciating our roots

[Corbb O'Connor]

Joe,

I am surprised that some don't see the benefits to our building of the  
Jernigan Institute. The older wing was crowded and didn't give us the  
flexibility we needed for large events. For those who don't see the  
benefits of what we have built in Baltimore, I urge you to go visit  
for a variety of different events. Our Members Hall is a huge, open  
space that works for youth events when they want to run around and for  
large-scale fundraisers. Our NFB of Utah Auditorium allows us to host  
the tenBroek Law Symposium every year, and provides space for our  
Baltimore chapter to have its meetings -- in essence -- for free. We  
have several conference rooms that make holding simultaneous  
conferences possible. As somebody who has organized and attended  
dozens of events in our building in Baltimore, the space gives us the  
flexibility, technology, and space to complete any type of event --  
from formal galas to informal youth leadership conferences. If you  
haven't been to our Center for big and small events, I urge you to go.  
It is, after all, our building.

Corbb