[Nfbf-l] Fw: Blind Women's Conference
Sherri
flmom2006 at gmail.com
Fri Mar 16 12:37:56 UTC 2012
Hello all,
I am passing this along. I know Larry McDowell, president of the Braille
Club from Palm Beach. He is a Newsline subscriber and involved in many
volunteer efforts. They have organized a women's conference that promises to
be very interesting. Sheila Young sent the below information.
----- Original Message -----
From: sheila [mailto:sayoung125 at att.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:16 PM
To: Jay Bader
Subject: Blind Women's Conference
I am sharing, and will put the text at the bottom of this message.
I know nothing about it, but thought it sounded very interesting.
Greetings,
The Braille Club of Palm Beach County, INC (See Attachment) in cooperation
with The City of Lake Worth, Florida Lions Club will host the 12th Annual
"Just Us Blind Girls" Blind Women’s Conference. The Conference will be held
in beautiful West Palm Beach Florida, on May 18th and 19th (See Attached
Flyer). "Just Us Blind Girls" is a support organization that began in
Atlanta Georgia 16 years ago. With the purpose of empowering visually
impaired and blind women. Our goal is to advocate, educate, and motivate
blind women to help them achieve success in their personal and professional
lives. The organization was founded by Ms. Virginia Gray, a blind Atlanta
area business woman and mother. The goal of the organization is to help
blind women confront the challenges of daily life addressing a variety of
topics through seminars, lectures, conferences and networking.
We are asking that you share the attached information with the members of
your organization. With hopes that they might join us in West Palm Beach May
18th and 19th for our conference. The conference is open to blind and
visually impaired women throughout the U.S. and beyond. Guest speakers will
include: Bettie Jones, author of the book, "When the Invitations Stop" and
Everly Hairston, who has been a featured speaker at many NFB conventions
throughout the U.S.
Vender and exhibition space available
For more information join our live chat line every Monday and Wednesday 6
p.m. E.T. by calling 1-218-548-2869 passcode 151515# or email us at:
justusblindgirlspbc at yahoo.com Braille Club of Palm Beach County 4801 S.
Dixie Hwy West Palm Beach, FL 33405 561-585-2301
Visit our website at www.justusblindgirlspbd.org
Please forward this email to members or friends that might benefit from this
conference.
Thanks for your cooperation
Larry McDowell,
Braille Club President
The Braille Club Story
Around 1930, three blind people began meeting every Wednesday in Howard Park
to practice their Braille skills, teach others and have lunch. The Group
grew, and in 1935 incorporated as The Braille Club of Palm Beach County,
Inc. Our property was donated in 1944, and a clubhouse was built in 1950.
In 2000, a fire badly damaged the building, but thanks to community support
and insurance, we were able to rebuild and modernize. Today, we continue to
meet every Wednesday morning at 9:00 A.M. for fellowship, education and
lunch.
The Braille Club is a private, 501C-3 non-profit organization. It is owned
and operated by blind people for the benefit of blind people with the help
of sighted volunteers . The Braille Club operates on charitable donations,
gifts, fundraisers and grants. We do not have any paid employees. %100 of
all donations are used for the operation and maintenance of the Braille
Club.
Our club activities include bingo, dominoes; sing-a-longs with blind
pianist, karaoke, holiday celebrations, support groups, and much more.
For more information on programs and services offered at the Braille Club,
please contact us at (561) 582-230; EMAIL: BRAILLECLUBPBC at YAHOO.COM, ALSO,
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.BRAILLECLUB.WEBS.COM. We look forward to having
you join us on Wednesday for some good food , fun and fellowship. We hope
that you will help us continue to serve the blind and visually impaired
residents of Palm Beach County.
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I really would like to go to this if anyone else wants to go with & share a
room.
Kelly
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Jay Bader" <jbadddman at gmail.com>
Date: March 15, 2012 6:16:52 PM EDT
To: "'Anita Stone'" <anita.stone at med.va.gov>, "'Anna Meeks'"
<annameeks at cfl.rr.com>, "'Bill Dennis'" <billiam904 at yahoo.com>, "'Bill
Freeman'" <billfreeman34 at embarqmail.com>, "'Bob Huntsman'"
<rhuntsman1 at cfl.rr.com>, "'Craig Marquis'" <voice at bellsouth.net>, "'Dan
Spoone'" <dan.spoone at siemens.com>, "'Dan Weiner'" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>,
"'David Zitchick'" <dzitchick at cfl.rr.com>, "'Debbie Hazelton'"
<healinghands4u at debbiehazelton.com>, "'Gary Sinclair'"
<blindmangary at cfl.rr.com>, "'Gay Elliott'" <dorothy070 at aol.com>, "'Gerry
Idler'" <gerryidler at embarqmail.com>, "'Jack Jordan'"
<jordan911336 at bellsouth.net>, "'Jackie Gideons'" <jgideons1 at cfl.rr.com>,
"Jason Lippford" <jason407 at samobile.net>, "Jazmyne Dupree"
<jsmylez at gmail.com>, "'Joyce Hull'" <jhull at fbs.net>, "'Katie Hansen'"
<katie44h at yahoo.com>, "'Kelly James'" <kjames424 at gmail.com>, "'Larry
Turnbull'" <kc8phj at bellsouth.net>, "Leslie Spoone"
<lesliespoone at cfl.rr.com>, "'Lois Clark'" <loclark10 at yahoo.com>, "'Lynn
Roberts'" <n8lxk at earthlink.net>, "'Maria Quintanilla'" <ninanene at aol.com>,
"'Marion Eiermann'" <grandpap954 at yahoo.com>, "'Martha James'"
<ancientecho at cfl.rr.com>, "'Nicole Hugues'" <blindnikki at gmail.com>, "'Pam
Sogge'" <catlibris at msn.com>, "'Pat Devine'" <nannydevine at cfl.rr.com>, "'Pat
Spoone'" <Pbspoone at aol.com>, "'Patti Cordell'" <supvpatti at aol.com>, "'Patti
Land'" <pattianne1 at cfl.rr.com>, "'Peter Micochik'" <peter at onisland.com>,
"'Rachel Schroeder'" <rachelrenee70 at gmail.com>, "Roy Dubriel"
<roydubriel at cfl.rr.com>, "'Sheila Young'" <sayoung125 at att.net>, "'Shelley
Justice'" <seabelle913 at att.net>, "'Shirley Roberts'" <n8lx at earthlink.net>
Subject: FW: Blind Women's Conference
Hi all. Please read below and contact Sheila if you have questions.
Thanks.
Jay
From: sheila [mailto:sayoung125 at att.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:16 PM
To: Jay Bader
Subject: Blind Women's Conference
I am sharing, and will put the text at the bottom of this message.
I know nothing about it, but thought it sounded very interesting.
Greetings,
The Braille Club of Palm Beach County, INC (See Attachment) in cooperation
with The City of Lake Worth, Florida Lions Club will host the 12th Annual
"Just Us Blind Girls" Blind Women’s Conference. The Conference will be held
in beautiful West Palm Beach Florida, on May 18th and 19th (See Attached
Flyer). "Just Us Blind Girls" is a support organization that began in
Atlanta Georgia 16 years ago. With the purpose of empowering visually
impaired and blind women. Our goal is to advocate, educate, and motivate
blind women to help them achieve success in their personal and professional
lives. The organization was founded by Ms. Virginia Gray, a blind Atlanta
area business woman and mother. The goal of the organization is to help
blind women confront the challenges of daily life addressing a variety of
topics through seminars, lectures, conferences and networking.
We are asking that you share the attached information with the members of
your organization. With hopes that they might join us in West Palm Beach May
18th and 19th for our conference. The conference is open to blind and
visually impaired women throughout the U.S. and beyond. Guest speakers will
include: Bettie Jones, author of the book, "When the Invitations Stop" and
Everly Hairston, who has been a featured speaker at many NFB conventions
throughout the U.S.
Vender and exhibition space available
For more information join our live chat line every Monday and Wednesday 6
p.m. E.T. by calling 1-218-548-2869 passcode 151515# or email us at:
justusblindgirlspbc at yahoo.com Braille Club of Palm Beach County 4801 S.
Dixie Hwy West Palm Beach, FL 33405 561-585-2301
Visit our website at www.justusblindgirlspbd.org
Please forward this email to members or friends that might benefit from this
conference.
Thanks for your cooperation
Larry McDowell,
Braille Club President
The Braille Club Story
Around 1930, three blind people began meeting every Wednesday in Howard Park
to practice their Braille skills, teach others and have lunch. The Group
grew, and in 1935 incorporated as The Braille Club of Palm Beach County,
Inc. Our property was donated in 1944, and a clubhouse was built in 1950.
In 2000, a fire badly damaged the building, but thanks to community support
and insurance, we were able to rebuild and modernize. Today, we continue to
meet every Wednesday morning at 9:00 A.M. for fellowship, education and
lunch.
The Braille Club is a private, 501C-3 non-profit organization. It is owned
and operated by blind people for the benefit of blind people with the help
of sighted volunteers . The Braille Club operates on charitable donations,
gifts, fundraisers and grants. We do not have any paid employees. %100 of
all donations are used for the operation and maintenance of the Braille
Club.
Our club activities include bingo, dominoes; sing-a-longs with blind
pianist, karaoke, holiday celebrations, support groups, and much more.
For more information on programs and services offered at the Braille Club,
please contact us at (561) 582-230; EMAIL: BRAILLECLUBPBC at YAHOO.COM, ALSO,
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.BRAILLECLUB.WEBS.COM. We look forward to having
you join us on Wednesday for some good food , fun and fellowship. We hope
that you will help us continue to serve the blind and visually impaired
residents of Palm Beach County.
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