[Nfbc-info] NFBC East Bay August chapter meeting

[Lisamaria Martinez]

Yup...the seminar is a main topic of discussion at our meeting. Plus,
our guest speaker will talk about a blind man's campaign for BART
board and how we might help.

On 8/5/14, Kevan Worley via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thanks Jamie and greetings to all of our East Bay buddies. I trust your
> president and board will get everyone stoked about our Bay area organizing
> effort the week of the 18th of August. It will culminate, as I am sure most
> know, with a fabulous "Discover You" seminar, presented by the National
> Federation of the Blind of California Bay area chapters and hosted by the
> San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind. There will be food, drink,
> hospitality, and Federation family to enjoy. The seminar will concentrate
> on
> employment, technology, and recreation. If you know of folks who want to do
> recruiting, outreach, and team building in the Bay area on the 19th, 20th,
> 21st, or 22nd of August please put them in touch with me. There is also
> some
> outreach work to begin early next week. We have already begun receiving
> RSVPs for the seminar. I personally want to thank Lisamaria, Tim Elder,
> Shannon Dillon, Jamey Gump, Darian Smith, Angela Fowler, and Jessica
> Beecham
> for the heavy lifting already being accomplished. We continue to add
> program
> content to the seminar. We are open to all ideas. If you know of blind
> folks
> in the Bay area who you think would benefit from personal contacts please
> provide us info offline. The East Bay chapter is a huge part of this
> effort.
> I am sure it will be an item to be discussed at the Thursday meeting.
>
> In case anyone missed seeing a seminar flyer, I am pasting the text below.
> Thank you so much. Let's go build the Federation!
>
> Discover You
> A seminar presented by:
> The Bay area Chapters of the National Federation of the Blind of California
> & Lighthouse for the Blind
>
>  	 Become Empowered, Define Your Future, Discover You!
>
> Join the National Federation of the Blind of California and the Lighthouse
> for the Blind for an action-packed day. Come learn how you can live the
> life
> you want. Blind leaders in the community will present on topics such as
> employment, technology and recreation. Learn about your options and how you
> can advocate and raise expectations so that blindness need not hold you
> back
> from accomplishing your dreams.
>
> What?	A free seminar where you can learn the skills essential to success.
> Continental breakfast, lunch and happy hour will be provided free
> of charge!
> Why?	Low expectations are often the obstacles which stand between
> blind people and the desire to succeed; and it is time to change
> that perception.
> Who?	You! - Especially if you are a blind or low vision youth or adult;
> have a family member who is blind; a professional in the blindness field;
> and anyone else who wants to have fun.
> Where?	Lighthouse for the Blind
> 214 Van Ness Avenue
> San Francisco
> When?	Saturday, August 23 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
>
> RSVP now to Lisamaria Martinez at lmartinez217 at gmail.com or 510-289-2577.
> The first 25 people to sign up will receive a gift card. Limited
> transportation may be arranged if there is a specific need.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jaime
> via
> Nfbc-info
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 3:21 PM
> To: nfbc-info at nfbnet.org; nfbc-east-bay at googlegroups.com
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] NFBC East Bay August chapter meeting
>
> Hello!!
>
>     Everyone is invited to the August chapter meeting of the  NFBC East Bay
> chapter.  The meeting is this Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 7  P.M. on the
> conference call line.  The conference call information is the  following;
> )712(432-1500 and the pass code is 1028824.  At our chapter  meeting for
> this month we have Jonathan Lyens as our guest speaker.  Hope  that many
> will come onto the conference call this Thursday night!!
>
> Sincerely,
> Jaime Tomasello, Vice President of the NFBC East Bay  Chapter
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