[NFBNJ] NFBNJ Convention Announcements

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Warmly,
Linda Melendez
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

*Become a Convention Sponsor*

Companies and individuals can support the programs and projects of the NFB
of NJ by becoming a convention sponsor. There are four levels of
sponsorship. Get details by clicking the link below. You can use PayPal or
a credit/debit card online or write a check to NFBNJ and mail to Affiliate
Treasurer Annemarie Cooke, 7 Mayfair Road, Southampton, NJ 08088; please
write “Convention Sponsor” in the memo section.
https://nfbnj.org/state-convention/sponsor-registration

Pre-registration Pick-Up and On-Site Registration Studio Room

Thursday, November 9: 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Thursday, November 9: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Friday, November 10: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Saturday, November 11: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

*Special Note: *Linda & Lucas Melendez will be handing out pre-registration
packets from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM on Thursday, November 9 at the back of the
Technology Seminar in the Windsor Ballroom.

Bagged Continental Breakfast Garden Ballroom

You will receive your breakfast coupons when you register at the hotel

(2 coupons per room per day registered). Bagged breakfasts will be the
chef’s choice to include bread, fruit, juice and hot beverages, and will be
available from 7:15 AM – 8:30 AM. Bring your coupon to exchange for a
bagged breakfast. Contact Linda DeBerardinis at 667-256-5131 if you have
extra coupons or need more coupons.

Pre-Paid Box Lunch—Friday and Saturday Garden Ballroom

You will receive your pre-purchased lunch tickets when you pick up your
registration packet. Lunch tickets will be marked for Friday or Saturday.
Pre-paid boxed lunches will be available beginning at noon. Bring the
correct day’s ticket with you to exchange for a pre-paid meal!

Banquet Ticket Exchange Windsor Ballroom

For a smooth seating process, we use a Banquet Ticket Exchange. Bring your
pre-purchased ticket to the ticket exchange table, where you will trade it
in for a ticket with a table number. If you would like to sit with friends,
gather ALL tickets and exchange them together (you must have everyone’s
ticket when you go to the exchange).
Banquet Ticket Exchange Hours

Friday 4:30 - 5:00 PM; Saturday 8:00 AM - 8:25 AM, 12:00 - 12:15 PM, and

5:10 - 5:25 PM. If you do not exchange your ticket, you will be seated
where space is available.

Exhibit Hall—On-Site & Virtual Talmadge Ballroom

Visit our array of vendors to view the many fine products and services
available for those with vision loss. Speak to representatives directly to
have all your questions answered.

You can also view their products online and hear from vendors unable to
attend in person by clicking on the link below from Nov. 1 through Dec. 30.
https://www.nfbnj.org/state-convention/exhibitors-and-sponsors

Pay Affiliate Membership Dues & Participate! Windsor Ballroom

Would you like to become a member of a committee, group, program or project
but are not yet a member of a chapter? Then come pay your dues and become a
member of the NFBNJ affiliate. 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM on Friday. Annual dues are
$10.

Guide Dog Relief Instructions

The guide dog relief area can be found in the courtyard at the back of the
hotel. Beginning from the front desk, facing away from the desk take a left
to find the double doors to get outside. You will be walking on tile, but
when you reach a carpeted texture again, you are at the outside doors.

Please note that if you tell your dog to target the door outside, there is
another set of double doors directly across the lobby leading to the front
exit that your dog may try to find. The front exit has a large covering
over it, so if you see this covering or cars, you are on the wrong side of
the hotel.

When exiting the hotel on the courtyard side, you will encounter two sets
of doors to get outside. Both sets are double doors, so you do not have to
switch sides with your dog unless you want to. When you are heading out of
these doors to go outside, the elevators to get to your room are on your
left side, while the entrance to the Exhibit Hall is on your right side.
Once exiting the doors, one of the 3 trash cans can be found immediately to
your right. If you keep walking straight, you will feel a brick pathway
under your feet. When you feel the brick change to a flat surface, you know
it is time to take a left to find the grass. This is located approximately
40 steps away from the doors. If the flat concrete turns back into a brick
texture, you missed your left and have gone too far. After taking a left on
the sidewalk, you will reach a large grassy area approximately 32 steps to
the light post.

There will be a light post with trash cans on either end of this grassy
courtyard. The courtyard is shaped like a diamond, and there are bushes
around the perimeter. Once you are finished relieving your dog, if you tell
your dog to target the door inside, the double doors are the only option
available. When heading back inside, if you did not locate either trash can
by a light post, there will be a final trash can directly on your left
before entering the hotel again.

Host Chapter & Affiliate 50/50 Raffle

Support the Host Chapter and the Affiliate by purchasing 50/50 tickets, 1
for $10; 3 for $20.
  Door Prizes

Door prizes will be drawn for pre-registered conventioneers and announced
throughout the convention; you must be present to win. Donated door prizes
are welcomed and can be given to Ellen Sullivan in the Studio Room during
registration hours.
Kustom Canes “Your Cane Give” Program Studio Room

Wondering what to do with your old cane or tips: “You Cane Give” program
allows you to help us give your used cane to a person far away who needs
it! We need canes in all sizes. Bring them with you to the convention and
drop them off in the Studio Room during registration hours.
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