[Nfb-krafters-korner] Talking about convention

[Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]]

 Great idea, Lilly;

I have done this many years.  We had a lady in my chapter that could not handle money or get from her room to the elevator.  I roomed with her the first few years and then she ventured out and roomed with others.  She raised a grand daughter, retired and now is recovering from a stroke.
Actions like this can turn newly blind from dependent into independent.
I think I have my mentee for this year, Henry!
This will be his first National convention.  It is going to be a struggle to get both of us there, but I want to be there when Dr. Mauer steps down and Mark Rickabono becomes president!!!


This is something we can add to our convention, chat.


There will be other NFB people calling out, where the different rooms, are and the Lion's club has volenteers to assist, if you get lost.
You will be given a descriptive of the layout of the hotel so it will not be as hard as it seams.  Feal free to ask anything on list or e-mail me directly.

Terry Powers
Terry.powers at nih.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: Lillie Pennington [mailto:lilliepennington at fuse.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 11:40 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Talking about convention

This post sparked an idea that may or may not work. In general most of us are pretty nice and not the sink or swim types. What if we tried pairing more experienced conventioneers with newer attendees? The experienced person would kind of make sure that the newcomer was having a good time.

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> On May 6, 2014, at 4:21 PM, "David F" <scopist65 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That would be so cool.  Conventions can be nightmarishly overwhelming.  
> 
> Some NFB are fortunate enough to have assistance paid for.  Others 
> figure things out on the fly amazingly well.  Others, like molecules 
> in a BrownianMotion, sort of follow the herd.  Some chapters are 
> helpful; others toss you in the deep, sink-or-swam style--yuck.
> 
> 
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