[NFBF-Melbourne] FW: [NFBF-Leaders] NFBF State Convention Agenda for Saturday

Fri Oct 2 23:58:34 UTC 2020

Please see below for Saturday’s agenda items. Feel free to join any of the meetings of interest, even if you didn’t register for the convention. Don’t miss our opening session of the NFBF 50th anniversary convention. 

Please note that the meeting information for general session will be the same for Saturday and Sunday. If you are prompted to enter a passcode, please enter 2020. This passcode is for use throughout the convention. 

Camille 

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Subject: [NFBF-Leaders] NFBF State Convention Agenda for Saturday

One tap mobile for general sessions, Tailgate, history project, banquet:  <tel:16468769923,,8182572901%23>  16468769923,,8182572901# password if needed is 2020

Dial: 16468769923 <tel:16468769923,,8182572901%23>  & enter 8182572901 <tel:16468769923,,8182572901%23> 

Saturday, October 3, 2020 12pm -1pm, 

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Hospitality suite Password 2020 

Saturday, October 3, 2020 12pm -1pm, 

Meeting ID:  <https://zoom.us/j/97365894900?pwd=S2FVb3hYQVRQbUtNbXJ0TVdYMUxvUT09> 973 6589 4900

8:00 amCommunities of Faith

Marilyn Baldwin Co Chairman Communities of Faith Committee 

Pastor Russel Zimmerman, LCMS Pastor, Bay City, Michigan

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/99802331842> 998 0233 1842

8:30 am Tailgate with Russ and Paul

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/8182572901?pwd=MGl3QUpWSnZiUHFOaHdYaE1TeDhZZz09> 818 257 2901

Join early and hear different interviews and commentary with Russell Davis and Paul Martinez.

General Session

9:00 am to 12:00 Noon

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/8182572901?pwd=MGl3QUpWSnZiUHFOaHdYaE1TeDhZZz09> 818 257 2901

9:00 am Call to Order 

Denise Valkema, President, NFB of Florida 

9:05 am Invocation

Pastor Kenneth Dew 
Every Nation Tallahassee 
Tallahassee, Florida

9:10 am NFB Pledge and the Pledge of Allegiance

Donald Christie, Treasurer, Tallah

9:15 am Greeting from Mayor’s Office

9:20 am Opening Ceremonies

9:30 amReport from our National Movement

National Rep, Ever Lee Hairston, NFB Board of Directors

9:50 amHonoring Congressman Darren Soto, Florida District 9

10:00 amTransplants Save Lives 

Ashley Moore, Life Link

10:10 am Staying Fit During the Pandemic 

Jessica Beachem, President, 

NFB Sports and Rec Division  

10:20 am The Joys of owning your own business Gloria Mills Hicks, Board Member, Tampa Chapter

10:30 am Rehabilitation Center Update

Ed Hudson, Bureau Chief, Florida Division of Blind Services Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

10:40 am Veterans Administration Services

Bruce Davis, Visual Impairment Services Team Coordinator, Gainesville VA Medical Services

10:55 am What’s new with Spectrum

Petr Kucheryavyy, SeniorManager, Accessibility Center of excellence

11:10 am The Evolution of the Guide Dog Movement

John Byfield, Guide Dog Trainer Extraordinaire

11:20 amBuilding Bridges Through Collaboration Andrew Warren, State Attorney

13th Judicial Circuit Hillsborough County

11:30 amCarlton Walker, president National Organization of Parents of Blind Children

11:40 amAnnouncements & Adjournment

12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch Break – On your own

Saturday General Interest Seminars

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

1:00 pm - 2:50 pmNFB of Florida Deaf-Blind DivisionMeeting

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/94738666133> 947 3866 6133

We will introduce and listen to Mark Armstrong, Senior Adult Specialist at the Helen Keller National Center.  He will discuss free services, equipment assistance and other services available to deaf blind Floridians from the Helen Keller Institute. There will be time for Mark Armstrong toanswer relevant questions.  NFBF Deaf Blind Division will conduct a business meeting and elect new officers.

1:00 pm - 1:50 pmTechnology Seminar

                                            Rafael Fernandez, NFB of Florida Board of Directors

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/96386633123> 963 8663 3123

Want to learn how to make your home smart? Join us at our seminar to learn about the awesome new technology available to make your life a little easier.

1:00 pm - 2:50 pmHealth Seminar

Yolanda Candelaria, TTS, Outreach Coordinator of Big Bend Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Tallahassee, Florida

Meeting ID:  <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88428301064?pwd=MUFZQit1THBqdVBObmg2ay9oVnVRZz09> 884 2830 1064

Passcode: 2020

Come hear how you can live a healthy and fit life.  Ms. Candelaria will share with us about diabetes, high blood pressure and much more.

2:00 pm - 2:50 pmBlind Parents’ Group

Nicole Fincham-Shehan, Chair 

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/91746063660> 917 4606 3660

We invite and encourage all blind parents, grandparents or any blind individual who care for children or perspective blind parents to join us for this exciting hour for sharing tips and tricks to navigating life as a blind caregiver.  Lisa Maria Martinez, Coordinator of the NFB Blind Parents Connect Group and a mother of three children will join us.  We will discuss relevant topics for our members and what we will focus on next year.  Please invite anyone who would like to learn and share information.  I look forward to seeing you all at our Blind Parents Connect meeting!!!

3:00 pm - 5:00 pmFLAGDU Seminar and Business Meeting

Merry Schoch, President

Meeting ID:  <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86903545242> 869 0354 5242

Passcode: 50

Meet the new president of the National Association of Guide Dog Users. Come hear from the most experienced guide dog trainer in the world, John Byfield.  Blind people can raise puppies to become guide dogs. General health information for your guide dog during a pandemic. Hear from guide dog training programs and how they work with the needs of seniors and other disabilities for those who are blind.  

3:00 pm - 5:00 pmBook Club, Camille Tate Chair, NFB of Florida Board of Directors

Debra Kent-Stein, Editor of Future Reflections Magazine

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/95705753885> 957 0575 3885

We will be discussing Building the Lives We Want, a comprehensive history of the National Federation of the Blind. Debra Kent-Stein chiefly edited this work, along with contributions from members of the National Federation of the Blind, including past President, Dr. Marc Maurer. We will talk about the first three chapters of this book, but feel free to read it in its entirety!

4:00 pm - 5:00 pmNFB of Florida Seniors Group

Gloria Mills-Hicks, Chair

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/96870079712> 968 7007 9712

We will have a panel discussion on crime prevention including scam calls and how to look like you know where you are going. 

5:00 pm - 7:00 pmHistory Project

Dan Hicks, Coordinator

Meeting ID:   <https://zoom.us/j/8182572901?pwd=MGl3QUpWSnZiUHFOaHdYaE1TeDhZZz09> 818 257 290

Stay tuned on the general session zoom call to hear 50 years of history for the NFB Florida State Affiliate.  

Dinner - On your own

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Comedy Show with Moody McCarthy

By Reservation Only

Link to purchase tickets:

 <https://checkout.square.site/pay/013f451f73324ae08acf9f30c3a91450> Comedian Moody McCarthy Fundraiser

Moody is an American stand-up comedian who has made multiple network TV appearances.   Come and laugh out loud.

Denise Valkema, President  National Federation of the Blind of Florida 

(305)972-8529

president at nfbflorida.org <mailto:president at nfbflorida.org> 

www.nfbflorida.org <http://www.nfbflorida.org> 

Follow us @nfbflorida

You can live the life you want.

The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.

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