[NFBF-Tampa] Fwd: [NFBF-L] NFBF State Convention Agenda for Saturday

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> Date: October 2, 2020 at 8:05:44 PM EDT
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> Thank you Denise, you are doing a great job.
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> Subject: [NFBF-L] NFBF State Convention Agenda for Saturday
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> One tap mobile for general sessions, Tailgate, history project, banquet:  16468769923,,8182572901# password if needed is 2020
> Dial: 16468769923 & enter 8182572901
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> Saturday, October 3, 2020 12pm -1pm, 
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> Saturday, October 3, 2020
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> Hospitality suite Password 2020 
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> Saturday, October 3, 2020 12pm -1pm, 
> Meeting ID: 973 6589 4900
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> 8:00 amCommunities of Faith
> Marilyn Baldwin Co Chairman Communities of Faith Committee 
> Pastor Russel Zimmerman, LCMS Pastor, Bay City, Michigan
> Meeting ID:  998 0233 1842
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> 8:30 am Tailgate with Russ and Paul
> Meeting ID:  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:  818 257 2901
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> 9:00 am Call to Order 
> Denise Valkema, President, NFB of Florida 
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> 9:05 am Invocation
> Pastor Kenneth Dew 
> Every Nation Tallahassee 
> Tallahassee, Florida
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> 9:10 am NFB Pledge and the Pledge of Allegiance
> Donald Christie, Treasurer, Tallah
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> 9:15 am Greeting from Mayor’s Office
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> 9:20 am Opening Ceremonies
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> 9:30 amReport from our National Movement
> National Rep, Ever Lee Hairston, NFB Board of Directors
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> 9:50 amHonoring Congressman Darren Soto, Florida District 9
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> 10:00 amTransplants Save Lives 
> Ashley Moore, Life Link
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> 10:10 am Staying Fit During the Pandemic 
> Jessica Beachem, President, 
> NFB Sports and Rec Division  
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> 10:20 am The Joys of owning your own business Gloria Mills Hicks, Board Member, Tampa Chapter
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> 10:30 am Rehabilitation Center Update
> Ed Hudson, Bureau Chief, Florida Division of Blind Services Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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> 10:40 am Veterans Administration Services
> Bruce Davis, Visual Impairment Services Team Coordinator, Gainesville VA Medical Services
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> 10:55 am What’s new with Spectrum
> Petr Kucheryavyy, SeniorManager, Accessibility Center of excellence
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> 11:10 am The Evolution of the Guide Dog Movement
> John Byfield, Guide Dog Trainer Extraordinaire
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> 11:20 amBuilding Bridges Through Collaboration Andrew Warren, State Attorney
> 13th Judicial Circuit Hillsborough County
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> 11:30 amCarlton Walker, president National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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> 11:40 amAnnouncements & Adjournment
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> 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch Break – On your own
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> Saturday General Interest Seminars
> 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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> 1:00 pm - 2:50 pmNFB of Florida Deaf-Blind DivisionMeeting
> Meeting ID:  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:  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: 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:  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: 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.  
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> 
> 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:  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:  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. 
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> 
> 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmHistory Project
> Dan Hicks, Coordinator
> Meeting ID:  818 257 290
> 
> Stay tuned on the general session zoom call to hear 50 years of history for the NFB Florida State Affiliate.  
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> 
> Dinner - On your own
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> 
> 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Comedy Show with Moody McCarthy
> By Reservation Only
> Link to purchase tickets:
> 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
> www.nfbflorida.org
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> You can live the life you want.
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