[nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions

[Mike Freeman]

What New Orleans needs most is beaucoup moola! What it neets next-most is the wherewithal and the courage to move itself to someplace not in a swamp or on a flood plane!

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 3:03:24
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions

>
>
> New Orleans makes alot of sense to me.
>  it's helping out the economy, and maybe interested convention-goers
> would get together and try to do something in the community to help
> with restoration (seeing as alot of work needs to be done)
> post-katrina.
>   Darian
> 
> On 11/25/09, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> > I would love to come there -- but because of its success as a tourist
> > destination, it is unlikely that we could get the hotel rates we are
> > accustomed to paying.
> >
> > The exception to this is New Orleans, but we haven't been there in
> > about 15 years.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 11:00 AM 11/25/2009, you wrote:
> >>You know, it might take some bit of nagotiation, but I would love to
> >>see National convention in San Francisco. I mean, think of the
> >>possibilities... You  can have people touring the city, students could
> >>visit  both San Francisco state and UC Berkley,  Guide dogs for the
> >>blind is  basically right across the goldengate bridge, oh, and did  I
> >>mention the goldengate bridge? you can have  the march crossing the
> >>goldengate bridge.
> >>  and  for those people who like baseball and tend to visit the ball
> >>yard... AT&T Park is about  as pretty of a park as they come. you can
> >>take the bus and find some good food about anywhere in the city.
> >>  Not to mention that you could  get alot of attention by just being
> >> in san fran.
> >>  Besides,  one of our historically great leaders came from northern
> >> california.
> >>  I think  that's  all amazing reasons  to  make  a national convention
> >>a golden gate event.
> >>   Darian
> >>
> >>On 11/25/09, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
> >> > thanks Mike I will do just that.
> >> > Sure would love to see NFB in Colorado again.
> >> >
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