[NFB-Seniors] Movie Night!

[Cole Roberts]

Hi
	My name is Cole Roberts. I’m from Bismarck, ND. I’m a pastor. I lost my total eyesight in 2002 due to Glaucoma.

	I’m starting to gather some people together to form a planning committee. The goal of the planning committee would be to develop a Bible camp for the blind in the next year or Two. Would anyone be interested in serving on this planning committee; if yes, please contact me at cole at newsongbismarck.com. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter.
Yours,
Cole Roberts

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> On May 26, 2021, at 9:25 AM, Steve Cook via NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All, 
> 
> The National Federation of the Blind of SC would like to invite you to movie
> on Friday, June 4, 2021 at 8:00 PM eastern. So bring your snacks and drinks
> to join us for the audio described version of movie I Can Only Imagine! 
> 
> Ten-year-old Bart Millard lives with his mother and abusive father Arthur in
> Texas. One day, Bart's mother drops him off at a Christian camp, where Bart
> meets Shannon. Upon his return from camp, Bart finds that his mother has
> left and movers are removing her belongings. Bart angrily confronts Arthur,
> who denies that his abusiveness was the reason she left.
> 
> Years later, in high school, Bart and Shannon are dating. Bart plays
> football to please Arthur, but is injured, breaking both ankles and ending
> his career. The only elective with openings is music class, so he
> reluctantly signs up. Initially, Bart is assigned to be a sound technician,
> but after overhearing him singing, the director casts him in the lead role
> in the school production of Oklahoma!. Bart overcomes his reluctance and
> gives an impressive performance, but does not tell Arthur, who finds out the
> night of the show when he happens to see a flyer for the show in a diner.
> Arthur suddenly collapses in pain, and finds out he has cancer, which he
> hides from Bart. The following morning, Bart antagonizes Arthur, who smashes
> a plate over his head. At church, Shannon sees the blood and presses Bart to
> open up, but he responds by breaking up with her, and leaves town to seek
> his fortune in the city.
> 
> Bart joins a band in need of a singer, and convinces Christian music
> producer Scott Brickell to manage the band and secure a showcase in
> Nashville. Bart surprises Shannon and invites her to tour with the band, and
> is confused when Shannon flatly refuses. In Nashville, Brickell introduces
> Bart to established artists Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith, but is unable to
> convince record executives to sign the band, who do not believe the band,
> now performing as "MercyMe", is good enough. Devastated, Bart quits the
> band, but Brickell thinks that Bart needs to resolve issues in his personal
> life, so Bart reconciles with the band and asks them to wait for him, and
> leaves to return home.
> 
> Bart returns home late at night, and is confused to find that Arthur has
> prepared breakfast for him the next morning. Arthur claims to have become a
> Christian, but Bart is skeptical and refuses to forgive him, and leaves. In
> anger and despair, Arthur smashes his old Jeep, which he had asked Bart to
> help him restore. Bart attempts to drive away in Arthur's pickup, but
> discovers the terminal cancer diagnosis, and returns to Arthur. Bart
> forgives his father, and the two form a deep bond, but Arthur soon dies of
> his illness.
> 
> After Arthur's funeral, Bart rejoins the band and writes "I Can Only
> Imagine", and also calls Shannon and apologizes to her for the first time
> since their breakup. Brickell sends the demo tape to several artists,
> including Grant, who, deeply moved by the song, asks to record it herself as
> her next single, and Bart, who just wants the song to be heard, accepts. On
> stage, Grant begins the song, but can't bring herself to sing it, and calls
> Bart on stage from the audience to sing it himself. Bart's performance earns
> an enthusiastic ovation, and he reunites with Shannon, who was also in
> attendance. The band releases the song as their first single, achieving
> success on both Christian and mainstream radio.
> 
> Federation Center
> 
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09
> Meeting ID: 803 254 3777 Passcode: 124578
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> 
> Steve Cook
> District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC
> President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of
> SC
> 1st Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the
> National Federation of the Blind of SC
> The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom
> Retreat & Conference Center.  Below is a link to read more about Rocky
> Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!
> Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center
> Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any
> of the below links!
> National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book
> Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the
> Blind of SC
> Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center 
> South Carolina Association of Blind Students
> South Carolina Parents of Blind Children
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
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