[NFBMT] FW: Youth Track for teens and NOPBC Conference registration are still open (and a free option is available)

Thu Jul 2 17:29:47 UTC 2020

FYI from our national parents’ division, details about the upcoming July 14-18 NFB Convention.

Jim Marks

President

National Federation of the Blind of Montana

president at nfbofmt.org

(406) 438-1421

www.nfbofmt.org

You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

From: Carlton Walker [mailto:nopbcpres at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:16 AM
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Subject: Youth Track for teens and NOPBC Conference registration are still open (and a free option is available)

Dear Affiliate presidents, 

Please consider sharing this information about the upcoming NOPBC Conference within the NFB Convention with your members, Convention registrants, and any others.

This year, we offer five days of programming, including Kid Talk with NFB President Riccobono, a Keynote speech by Gabe Cazares, concurrent sessions, Family Game Night, Cane Walk, IEP sessions, and our Annual Meeting, where we will hear from the 2020 NFB Distinguished Educator of Blind Children. 

For our teens, Youth Track features great sessions led by successful blind mentors and includes special sessions on accessible exploration with NASA and an accessible Harry Potter Escape Room. Find out more at: NOPBC Youth Track Agenda <https://nopbc.org/2020-virtual-youth-track> . 

We have two registration options: limited and full. Limited registration is completely free, and it includes access to all of our sessions and Youth Track and Kid Track. The full registration fee is $10 per adult, free for children, and it includes all of the above plus NOPBC membership, Cane Walk, IEP resources, and mentoring. 

Please consider sharing this information with your affiliate. We want to reach as many teens as possible, and we want to help bring them and their parents into our Federation family. Online registration will remain open through the Convention at: NOPBC Conference Registration <http://nopbc.org/2020-nopbc-conference-nfb-convention> . 

Also, as I have noted in earlier correspondence, we look forward to sharing with you all registration information for individuals in your affiliate. Truly, we are so excited to work together to build our Federation!

Thank you, and please never hesitate to contact me for anything,

Carlton

-- 
Carlton Anne Cook Walker

President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children

101 Kelly Drive

Carlisle, PA   17015
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