[Nfbofsc] Upstate Seminar Agenda

[Jennifer Bazer]

The 2nd Annual Upstate Seminar

Presented by the Greenville Chapter of the

National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina

Held at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind, Walker Hall
Habistreutinger Reception Area

Saturday, March 4th, 10:00 am-4:00 pm

 

9:30-10:00       Chapters arrive, registration, and meet/greet time

(Please pay for lunches if you haven't done so at the door and be in your
seat promptly at 10:00 so that presenters may begin on time.)

 

10:00-10:15     Welcome and Invocation

JW Smith, President, Greenville Chapter

 

10:15-10:45     Presidential Address

Frank Coppel, President, NFB of SC

 

10:45-11:15     SCSDB Update

Lou Thomson, Principal, SC School for the Blind

 

11:15-11:45     SC State Library Talking Book Services Update

Sandy Knowles (or rep), SC State Library, Talking Book Services

 

11:45       Blessing of the food, lunch instructions

JW Smith, President, Greenville Chapter

 

11:45-12:30     Lunch and Fundraising

(One rep from each chapter may do a brief fundraiser, such as auctioning one
to two items or holding a raffle between 12:15 and 12:30) 

 

 

 

12:30-1:10       More Choices for You: Services offered through Local Public
Library Branches that are Accessible to Blind Patrons

Evelyn Parks, Spartanburg County Public Library 

 

1:05-1:15         NFB BELL Academy "W5" (Who, what, when, where, and why) 

Jennifer Duffell-Hoffman, State Coordinator, NFB BELL Academy in SC

Jamie Allison, Lead Instructor, NFB BELL Academy in SC

 

1:15-1:45         NFB of SC Career BOOST Successful Transitions 

Jennifer Bazer, Coordinator, NFB of SC Career Boost Successful Transitions

 

1:45-2:00         Why YOUth Should be in NFB 

Jamie Allison, President, Cherokee Chapter and Lead Instructor, NFB BELL
Academy in SC, Adult Sponsor, Cedar Springs (SCSDB) chapter

 

2:00-3:00         Chapter/Division Reports

If your chapter or division has an officer or designee present, he or she
may address the group to give an update about your chapter/division to last
no more than 10 minutes

 

3:00-3:15         Wrap-Up, Final Announcements, and Door Prizes

JW Smith, President, Greenville Chapter 

(Prize winners MUST be present at the time of drawing in order to claim
prizes!) 

 

3:15-4:00 Session Presenters (if schedules allow) Available for Individual
Questions or Comments

 

 

 

Presenter Contact Info: 

Jamie Allison

Member-At-Large, NFB of SC Board of Directors

Chapter President, Cherokee Chapter

Blind Adult Sponsor, Cedar Springs Chapter

Lead Instructor, NFB BELL Academy in SC

Transition Consultant, Career Boost SC

Email:  <mailto:jrallison410 at gmail.com> jrallison410 at gmail.com

 

Jennifer Bazer

NFB of SC, Coordinator, NFB of SC Career BOOST Successful Transitions
Program

Email: jbazer at careerboostsc.com

 

Jennifer Duffell-Hoffman

Division Director, NFB of SC Parents of Blind Children

State Coordinator, NFB Bell Academy in SC

 <mailto:jaduffell at yahoo.com> jaduffell at yahoo.com

 

Evelyn Parks

Spartanburg County Public Library System

Email: evelynp at infodepot.org

 

Sandy Knowles

Director, SC State Library Talking Book Services

sknowles at statelibrary.sc.gov

 

Lou Thomson

Principal, SC School for the Blind at SCSDB

lthomson at scsdb.org 

 

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