[Nfbf-l] Changing the Dates of the Convention

[Kirk]

Gloria, I think this is a wonderful idea! I have been asking since I came 
into the NFBF 15 years ago why do we have it on this weekend when the prices 
are high for hotels in this time of year, as well as the family, picnic, and 
memorial ccelebrations are so darn  distracting to our convention to feel 
the rooms. I believe if we did change it to a winter date, we would resolve 
many issues that are now so challenging to us! Hotel rates, members not 
being conflicted bbetween missing family and cook outs and city and county 
celebrations or go to our convention and discuss a serious agenda of needs. 
I know we would get more membership     participation if we did what you 
suggest, plus much more that would be to our advantage!  Kirk


Kirk Harmon
DA V national blind chapter
Life member

BVA/FRG
Life member

NFB & FCB
member
" A smile can change a persons life, try it sometime!"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gloria Hicks" <glorianfb at irescue-tax.com>
To: <NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com>; <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:41 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] Changing the Dates of the Convention


Hi everyone,

There is a lot of passion in the Nfbf so much that I will broach another
subject which I am sure will bring out differences of opinions. On like
other thing this does not mean changing the Constitution, just a simple
vote.. I would like to see us change the dates of the state convention to
sometime in the winter. For the next five years the national convention will
take place in Florida. I believe that many Floridians will want to visit
that convention in July. It will make easier for us to change the weekend
that we have ours and also to raise the money to go to more than one. I
recommend the weekend that has Martin L King as a holiday on Monday. We
could also commemorate King as we do now with Memorial Day. What do you all
think.



Gloria Mills Hicks TR

National Federation of the Blind of Florida

3708 W. Bay To Bay Blvd.

Tampa Florida 33629

813 837-1100  Cell: 813 340-9754



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