[Nfbc-info] Convention reports

[Angela Fowler]

Hello everyone,
	So many highlights. So much to see and so much to learn. Its
impossible to cover them all, but here are the two which are foremost in my
mind.
	On Sunday I attended the membership committee meeting chaired by Ron
Gardener. It was a gold mine of ideas to build up membership within the
chapters and divisions. While some of them require considerable planning and
effort, others can be implemented easily and still others are just too darn
cool to overlook. Many of them I'm sure will be discussed at future chapter
and division meetings.  
	On Thursday morning, Fred Schroeder spoke about the education system
and how it continues to fail to provide blind children with adequate Braille
instruction. With knowledge and passion, Schroeder brought home to all of us
this crucial issue. I was inspired to do all I can to forward the cause of
education here in California.   
There is nothing quite like National Convention. As I reflect back on the
past week, I find that my energy has been renewed and my resolve has been
strengthened. I have been inspired to work all the harder to help to forward
the cause which is so important to all of us.
Thanks,
Angela Fowler

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mary Willows
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 6:34 PM
To: NFB of California List
Cc: karen j steele; Ever Lee Hairston; jana d littrell; tiffany manosh;
geraldine croom; Lisamaria Martinez
Subject: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports

Greetings Fellow Federationists,
I trust everyone got home from Dallas safely.  I know you hear this all the
time but, that really was a great convention.  Now that the schedule is one
day shorter it seems even more difficult to attend all the division and
special interest meetings at a national convention.

That is why I am writing this message.  I would really appreciate it if you
could take out just a few minutes to write down your thoughts and feelings
about the individual meetings which you attended in Dallas.  A couple of
paragraphs would be fine.  Tell us where you went and a brief summary of the
speakers you heard or topics which were discussed.  I would like to get your
reports up on the website so everyone can read them.

Thank you,
Mary Willows, President
National Federation of the Blind of California mwillows at sbcglobal.net 


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