[Nfbc-info] October 2014 Bulletin
Mary Willows
mwillows at sbcglobal.net
Sat Oct 4 18:06:20 UTC 2014
Hello All:
This month, our October 2014 Bulletin is the agenda for our upcoming
statewide convention. I hope to see all of you at the Embassy Suites South
Hotel in El Segundo on October 9 through 12. It is just about one mile from
the Los Angeles airport. The hotel offers a free shuttle from the airport.
This one promises to be one of our largest and best in recent history. It
will be a blast!
Best-
Mary Willows
____________________
National Federation of the Blind of California
2014 Convention presents CHANGE
October 9 - October 12, 2014
Embassy Suites South, El Segundo, CA 90245
Creating
Hope through
Advocacy and
New ideas with
Gratitude and
Enthusiasm
<https://nfb.org/reflecting-the-nfb-brand> National Federation of the Blind
logo and tagline - Live the life you want.
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.
You can live the life you want blindness is not what holds you back.
President, Mary Willows
3934 Kern Ct.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone (925) 895-2778
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2014 NFB of California Convention Agenda
Convention Information
Registration- $20.00
Banquet- $30.00
Diabetes Action Network Luncheon- $25.00
California Idol- $5.00 at the door
Monte Carlo Night- $10.00 at the door.
If you have not pre-registered, there will be a few meal tickets available
at the registration table which will be sold on a first come, first served,
basis.
Convention Exhibits
The Exhibit hall will be open on Friday, October 10, 2014, from 9:00 am to
6:00 pm. Exhibits are located in the Granada and La Palma Rooms.
Hotel Layout
Upon entering the main entrance of the hotel, the Registration
Desk is approximately 25 feet in front of you. As you face the front
desk, the lounges, elevators, dining rooms, meeting rooms, and gift shop
are to the left (east lobby area). To the right of the front desk (west
end of hotel) is another set of elevators and the pool area.
Dog Guide Relief Area
The dog guide relief area is located on Imperial Avenue, straight across
from the hotel front door. Follow the circular drive to the right, and cross
Imperial Avenue.
Thank you to all of the chairpersons and members of the committees that have
helped to make this convention a success. They are: Convention Coordinator -
Ever Lee Hairston, Resolutions Committee- Chairperson Robert Stigile and
Michael Hingson, Door Prize Committee- Chairperson- Rochelle Houston,
Exhibit Hall Chairperson - Chuy Vaca, Scholarship Committee -Shannon Dillon,
Hospitality-Cheryl Thurston, Auction-Karen Steele. Transportation Rick
Watson, Carmen Weatherly, Lisa Irving. Ambassadors-Cathy Gaten.
Thank you to all of the volunteers who have given of their time.
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Meet the Blind Month Walk at the Manhattan
Beach Pier.
Members will meet at the
Shade Hotel at 5 p.m. to stroll along the pier
and to educate the public about events happening at the convention.
7:00 pm - 9:00 P.M. Hospitality
Room 305A
Friday, October 10, 2014
8:15 am - noon Registration, East lobby
9:00 am - 10:30 am National Federation of the Blind of California,
Board of Directors
Semi-annual meeting
President, Mary Willows
First Vice-President, Ever
Lee Hairston
Second Vice-President,
Robert Stigile
Secretary, Shannon Dillon
Treasurer, Melissa Sanders
Board Members:
1. Karen Steele
2. Michael Hingson
3. Henry (Hoby) Wedler
4. Rochelle Houston
5. Tim Elder
6. Rick Watson
7. Kia Vaca
Valencia / Sevilla Rooms
Meetings of the Board of Directors are always open to the
public. Please join us as we greet our scholarship
finalists, National Representative, and other distinguished
guests. Note: Board Members are the only ones who can vote.
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Friday, October 10, 2014 (continued)
10:30 am - noon Resolutions Committee Meeting: Chairpersons,
Robert Stigile,
Michael Hingson.
Committee Members: Ever Lee
Hairston, Bryan Bashin, Jim Barbour,
Debbie Worstman, Lisa Maria
Martinez, Rochelle Houston.
Secretary, Jana Littrell
Valencia / Sevilla Rooms
The Resolutions Committee comes together once a year to decide on the
policies and direction of the affiliate for the upcoming year. Resolutions
are an integral part of the National Federation of the Blind and are
determined by the philosophy and purpose of the National Federation of the
Blind.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration in the lobby
East Lobby
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm California Association of Guide Dog Users
(CAGDU)
President, Tina Thomas
Valencia / Sevilla Rooms
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm NFB in Community Services
President, Darian Smith
Room 205A
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm California Association of Blind Students
Annual Business Meeting
President, Joe Retherford
Elections and guest speakers
Surprise performance by the
winner of "CABS Got Talent"
Valencia / Sevilla Rooms
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm California Idol Talent
Show-Coordinators-Rochelle Houston & Charlotte Carroll.
Valencia / Sevilla Rooms
9:00 pm - midnight Monte Carlo Night.
Hosted by the California
Association of Blind Students. (CABS)
Come and try your hand at
the card tables. $10 for a bag of casino
playing chips. Join us for a night of prizes, fun, and friendship!
Madrid Room
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Saturday, October 11, 2014
7:00 am - 8:30 am Chapter on Aging Breakfast
President,
Dennis Russak
Join us for an
informal discussion of possibilities for seniors
facing
blindness. Election of officers will be held.
Waterfall Patio
Area
9:00 am General Session Call to
Order
President, Mary
Willows
Granada / La
Palma / Madrid
9:05 am Pledge of Allegiance
Lisa Irving,
President San Diego Chapter
9:05 am NFB Pledge
Rochelle
Houston, President Pathfinders Chapter
9:05 am National Anthem
Sung by Rob
Kaiser, President Orange County Chapter
9:15 am Welcoming remarks
9:20 am National Report
Anil Lewis,
Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, Baltimore, MD
10:00 am - 10:15 am 75 in 75, Let's Go Build the
Federation
Kevan Worley, Worley
Enterprises, Colorado Springs, CO
10:15 am - 10:40 am "Federationism Everywhere"
Bryan Bashin, CEO,
Lighthouse for the Blind, San Francisco, CA
10:40 am - 11:00 am "Changing What it Means to be Blind in
California."
Update on legal action.
Panel-Moderator, Timothy
Elder, Attorney, TRE Legal Practice
Fremont, CA; Michael Nunez
and Karen Janssen, Staff
Attorneys, Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) Legal Group,
Berkeley, CA
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Saturday, October 11, 2014 (continued)
11:00 am - 11:05 am Questions from the audience.
11:05 am - 11:40 am "California Report"
Joe Xavier, Director,
California Department of Rehabilitation,
Sacramento, CA
11:40 am - 11:45 am Questions from the audience
11:45 am - noon Sports and Recreation
Lisamaria Martinez,
President, Sports and Recreation Division.
Noon Adjourn
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Lunch
Joy Stigile, President
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm iPhone for Newbies. "Want to know how
to navigate an
iPhone? Want to learn all the gestures that work with Voice
Over? Then this session is for you!"
Tiffany Manosh, Assistive
Technology Instructional Assistant,
American River College,
Sacramento
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm iPhone round table. Bring your apps
and questions as we share
tips and tricks with each
other.
Tiffany Manosh, Assistive
Technology Instructional Assistant,
American River College,
Sacramento
2:00pm-4:15pm Grant Writing, as a Fundraising
Instrument Mike Kawalek, Associate Director of Development for Sempervirons
Fund. Board Room 205A
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm Reconvene general session.
Employment Panel.
Moderator, Paul Howard,
Teacher of the Visually
Impaired, Riverside, CA.
Panelists: Shannon
Dillon, Staff Attorney, California
Department of Public Health; Michael Richardson, Independent
Entrepreneur, Kyle
Woodard, Department of Veteran Affairs.
Mona Longoria, Contract
Specialist, The Seattle Lighthouse for
the Blind, San Diego, CA.
5:00 pm Adjourn
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6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Social Hour, Cash bar
7:00 pm - midnight Banquet
Master of Ceremonies,
Robert Stigile
Invocation-Mary Willows,
President
Introduction of Head
Table
Keynote Speaker, Anil
Lewis, National Representative, Baltimore Maryland
Auction of Chapter Gift
Baskets, Henry (Hoby) Wedler
Presentation of NFBC
Scholarships, Shannon Dillon, Chair-
person
Presentation of Charters
BestBuy drawing-$500.00
gift card
Sunday, October 12, 2014
7:00am-8:45am Senior Breakfast, Waterfall Patio
Area
9:00 am General Session Call to
Order
President, Mary
Willows
Granada / La
Palma / Madrid
9:10 am - 9:40 am Elections: Report from Nominating
Committee
9:40 am - 10:00 am Resolutions. Chairperson, Robert
Stigile, Second Vice
President & Mike Hingson.
10:00am- Presidential Report, Mary
Willows, President
10:15 am - 10:20 am Financial Report
10:20-10:30am Philosophy Corner-skit by Ever Lee
Hairston, Rochelle Houston & Jana Littrell.
10:30 am - 10:45 am "Why I am a Federationist?" Kia
Vaca-NFBC Board Member, Sun Valley, California
10:45 am - 11:00 am Newsline for the Blind, Robert
Stigile, Second Vice-President
11:00 am Chapter Reports-Pledges and
Donations,Chaper Presidents or Representatives should be prepared to submit
checks or pledges at this time. Please make checks payable to NFB of
California. Be prepared to give a 90 second chapter report on events and
activities. Raffles, Drawings
Noon Adjourn
OUR BRAND PROMISE:
Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into
reality.
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