[Nfbc-info] Convention reports

[Pat Munson]

Since I'm an active member of the NFB Senior Division, I shall write about 
its meeting. I hope all of you live long enough to join!

As usual the meeting began with our auction, our major fund-raiser.

We set all the items along a long table so folks can see them and make a 
bid. Those behind the table write the bidders' name and money amont with the 
slate and stylus. This year we had items such as: a lovely sweat shirt from 
Dr. Maurer, a variety of home-made cookies; candy; an afghan; jdwelry; bath 
items.you get the picture. We took in over seven-hundred dollars. You might 
come by next year and bid; we do not check your age at the door; we are only 
interested in your money!

We do have a business meeting and speakers. Ruth Sager told of the seminar 
she had had the Saturday before. She taught newly blind seniors how to use a 
white cane, prepare food for a meal, how to write and read a little Braille 
and how to regain the ability to function as they did before blindness. Ruth 
teaches at BISM in Baltimore, MD if you would like more about her work.

We heard more about Newsline and the latest at the LA Center for the blind. 
The center has an RV outfitted like a house so seniors losing vision can 
step inside and learn to function as an older blind person. This RV will 
travel to small towns in the state and assist with blindness education. This 
sounds like a great idea for it is hard for many older persons to travel to 
the LA Center.

There were other agenda items, but you get the idea that we are not sitting 
in our chairs letting life pass us by!



Before I forget, I want to mention Dr. V. I have listened and read his words 
with great interest. His wife and he are the outcome of our work in NFB.

My parents knew nothing positive about blindness so you know what happened 
to me.

Dr. B. and his wife know the truth about blindness so their children are 
very, very lucky. They are getting a fine education and they are learning 
good social skills as well..the next time the family goes surfing do not 
forget to invite me!

Pat Munson.Dear Reader, Sorry I am off to my cabin so do not have time to 
make corrections. You do it for me!



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 6:33 PM
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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