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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">From: "Steve & Shannon
Cook" <cookcafe@sc.rr.com><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">The NFB of SC State Convention
is this weekend starting August 9, 2013, through August 11, 2013.
We will be streaming our convention starting Saturday morning and
concluding Sunday at 12:00. Below is the link for the stream and
also a copy of the agenda below my signature. <br>
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<a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nfb-of-sc-2013-state-convention">
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nfb-of-sc-2013-state-convention</a><br>
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Steve Cook<br>
President of the Computer Science and Technology Division<br>
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<div align="center">FIFTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION<br>
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<h4><b>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND</b></h4><br><br>
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<h4><b>OF SOUTH CAROLINA</b></h4><br><br>
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<h4><b>SPARTANBURG MARRIOTT</b></h4><br><br>
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299 NORTH CHURCH STREET<br>
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SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA<br>
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AUGUST 9, 10 & 11, 2013<br>
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2013<br>
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Registration - Heritage Foyer A-C 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Darlene
Houck, Chairperson <br>
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Exhibits - Heritage Ballroom Foyer 1:00 p.m. – 6:00
p.m.<br>
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2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Seniors on the Move Workshop -
Sponsored by Senior Blind Division, NFB of SC, Shelley Coppel, President
- Heritage Ballroom<br>
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2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Drop-in - Enjoy refreshments and
fellowship with fellow Federationists – Wadsworth <br>
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5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Computer Science and Technology
Division – Cowpens - Steve Cook, President<br>
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5:00 - 6:00 p.m. White Cane Safety Day Walk-A-Thon Committee –
Blackstock - Carey Burriss, Chairman <br>
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5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Resolutions Committee – Daniel
Morgan - Valerie Warrington, Chairperson<br>
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6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Blind Seniors Division Annual Meeting – Cowpens -
Shelley Coppel, President<br>
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6:00 - 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Organization of
Blind Students – Blackstock - Justin Williams, President<br>
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6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Blind Merchants’ Division -
Daniel Morgan - Joe Urbanek, President (Registration begins at 5:40
p.m.)<br>
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7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Reception & Hospitality - Walker Hall, South Carolina School for the
Deaf and the Blind - Hollywood Nights Theme! <br>
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2013<br>
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7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast –
Presidential Suite, Room 903 <br>
Sponsored by the Blind Merchants’ Division <br>
Joe Urbanek, President<br>
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7:00 a.m. Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference Center of the
Blind<br>
Board Breakfast - Wadsworth - Donald C. Capps, Chairman<br>
<br>
7:00 - 8:15 a.m. Exhibits – Heritage
Ballroom Foyer<br>
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8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon and 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Registration <br>
Heritage Foyer A-C <br>
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<h6><b>SATURDAY MORNING SESSION – Heritage A-D</b></h6><br><br>
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9:00 a.m. Invocation <br>
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9:05 a.m. Welcome & Opening
Ceremonies <br>
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9:10 a.m. Greetings by Host
Chapter <br>
Chris Jeter - President, Spartanburg Chapter <br>
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9:15 a.m. Response <br>
Levern Wilson - President, Conway Chapter<br>
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9:20 a.m. Convention Arrangements &
Announcements<br>
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9:30 a.m. National Report - Amy Buresh, President, NFB of
Nebraska; Member of Board of Directors, National Federation of the
Blind<br>
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10:00 a.m. South Carolina School for the Deaf and
Blind <br>
Maggie Park, President<br>
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10:20 a.m. South Carolina Commission for the
Blind <br>
Jim Kirby, Commissioner<br>
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10:40 a.m. Its All About the Attitude -
Julie Deden, Director, Colorado Center for the Blind<br>
<br>
11:00 a.m. Achieving Independence Through
Adaptive Technology - Jeff Bazer<br>
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11:15 a.m. Meet the 2013 Scholarship
Class <br>
Shannon Cook, Scholarship Committee Chairperson<br>
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11:30 a.m. Presidential Report <br>
Parnell Diggs, Esq.<br>
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12:00 p.m. Adjournment<br>
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12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON & STATE BOARD
MEETING – Heritage E-F<br>
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION – Heritage A-D<br>
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2:00 p.m. Talking Book Services – Sandy
Knowles <br>
Director, Talking Book Services, SC State Library<br>
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2:15 p.m. Rocky Bottom Report - Dr. Donald
C. Capps, Chairman<br>
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2:30 p.m. Federation Center of the Blind
Report <br>
Frank Coppel, Chairman, Board of Trustees &<br>
David Houck, Executive Director<br>
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2:45 p.m. Tomorrow's Teachers of Blind
Students<br>
Chuck Klocko, USC Upstate, School of Education<br>
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3:00 p.m. NFB Newsline - Steve Cook,
Chairman NFB Newsline Committee<br>
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3:15 p.m. I-texts - Don Roy, Member,
Columbia Chapter, NFB of SC<br>
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3:30 p.m. The Blind in Musical Arts<br>
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4:00 p.m. Positive Philosophy Achieves
Positive Results - A Panel Discussion<br>
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4:45 p.m. Chapter and Division Reports<br>
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5:30 p.m. Adjournment<br>
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BANQUET – Heritage E-F<br>
SATURDAY EVENING<br>
7:00 P.M.<br>
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Invocation <br>
Introductions<br>
Banquet Address… Amy Buresh<br>
Awards & Presentations<br>
NFB of SC Scholarship Class <br>
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The Nominating Committee will meet immediately following the Banquet in
Daniel Morgan B<br>
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<h5><b>SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013</b></h5><br><br>
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7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Presidential Suite, Room 903<br>
Sponsored by the Blind Merchants’ Division <br>
Joe Urbanek, President<br>
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7:00 – 8:15 a.m. Exhibits – Heritage Ballroom Foyer<br>
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SUNDAY MORNING SESSION – Heritage A-D<br>
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9:00 a.m. Devotional and Memorial Service
<br>
Douglas & Patsy Roberts, Members Conway Chapter, NFB of SC<br>
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9:15 a.m. Chapter & Division Reports<br>
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10:30 a.m. Stewardship - Doing Our Fair Share <br>
Imagination Fund, PAC & SUN <br>
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11:00 a.m. Resolutions, Elections and Other Convention
Business<br>
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12:00 p.m. Adjournment<br>
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<h3><b>National Federation of the Blind Pledge</b></h3><br><br>
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I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation
of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the
blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to
abide by its constitution.<br>
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<div align="center">Jacobus tenBroek Legacy Society<br>
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<a name="_GoBack"></a>Help build a future full of opportunity for the
blind by becoming a member of the Jacobus tenBroek Legacy Society. Your
legacy gift to the National Federation of the Blind can be made in the
form of a will or living trust, an income-generating gift, or by naming
the NFB as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy.
You can also become a member of the Jacobus tenBroek Legacy Society by
making a legacy gift to your state affiliate. By committing to support an
NFB affiliate, your gift will benefit both local and national programs as
all bequests made to affiliates are split evenly with the NFB national
treasury. In addition to having the satisfaction of contributing to the
future success of the NFB's mission, tenBroek legacy society members will
also receive a specially designed thank you gift and other benefits. For
additional information about the Jacobus tenBroek Legacy Society, please
contact Lou Ann Blake at the NFB Jernigan Institute by e-mail at
<a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org">lblake@nfb.org</a><a name="_GoBack"></a>,
or by telephone at 410-659-9314, extension 2221.<br>
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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF SOUTH CAROLINA<br>
119 S. KILBOURNE RD.<br>
COLUMBIA, SC 29205<br>
(803) 254-3777<br>
Fax # (803) 252-5655<br>
E-mail: nfbsc@sc.rr.com<br>
Web Page: nfbsc.net<br>
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