[ND-Talk] National Federation of the Blind ND state convention 2020 goes virtual

[Candace Rivinius]

Hello, I know I will not be able to attend all of the convention as I have to work and already have clients scheduled. I registered in hopes that I’ll be able to attend some, and just log in for the parts I am able to.

Please let me know if this isn’t okay.

Thanks,


Candace

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 3, 2020, at 10:12 PM, Sherry Shirek via ND-Talk <nd-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:


Greetings federation family and friends!

It is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all of you to attend this year’s National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota annual state convention!

This year’s National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota 2020 Convention goes virtual. Due to the concerns and unpredictability of the COVID pandemic, the convention committee decided that it would be best to host via the zoom platform. This also gives people the opportunity to attend the convention who would not ordinarily attend our convention! We will have guests from different regions around the country. Our convention is open to anyone and everyone.
Dates: September 11 – 12, 2020 via Zoom
this year’s National Representative for President Mark Riccobono is Gary Wonder, a longtime federationist from Missouri and editor of the Braille Monitor.

Some of our NFB guest speakers include

  *   Pamela Allen, NFB First Vice President
  *   Scott White, Director of NFB Newsline
  *   Carlton Ann Cook Walker, President National Organization of Parents of blind Children
  *   Ryan Strunk President NFB Minnesota
  *   Jennifer Kennedy, Director BLIND Inc.
  *   Michael Hingson, NFB longtime member, author, survivor of the 911 attacks and his story how he and his guide dog Roselle guided groups of people out of the first tower.
Mike’s been up to some new projects he’d like to share.

We will hear from some North Dakota friends

  *   Quincie Mattick, former ND resident who is in her 2nd year of college on the move with her guide dog Tessa!
  *   Paxton Franke will give us a few words about his first NFB convention as a national college scholarship recipient.
  *   Amber Kraft will tell us about her new business partnership

North Dakota Service Providers:

  *   We will hear from Paul Olson, Superintendent ND Vision Services/School for the Blind
  *   Aimee Volk, Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator for Vision Services
  *   Patty Hoffman, Social Security Work Incentives

NFBND board members

  *   Richard Early, Raising expectations by selling comic books
  *   Sherry Shirek, My Journey to Independence
Dates: September 11 – 12, 2020

Please register! Registration is free. To receive zoom call-in information, our agenda and win door prizes, you must be registered!
Register here
http://www.nfbnd.org/nfbnd2020

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Zoom call-in information will be sent out to all registrants. I can be reached via email or phone
Sherrybeth7 at gmail.com<mailto:Sherrybeth7 at gmail.com>
701-781-3055

We look forward to your attendance at the National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota 2020 Convention! Join the nation’s blind and live the life you want!
You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.
www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org>


_______________________________________________
ND-Talk mailing list
ND-Talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nd-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for ND-Talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nd-talk_nfbnet.org/cmr_2009%40hotmail.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nd-talk_nfbnet.org/attachments/20200904/d053dbc4/attachment.html>