<div dir="ltr"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 2:02 PM Corey Grandstaff via NFBWATlk <<a href="mailto:nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org">nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Welcome to the 2022 National Federation of the Blind of Washington (NFB)<br>
convention: Trust the Magic of New Beginnings. Our agenda is packed full of<br>
engaging sessions for all: parents, youth, seniors, job seekers, blindness<br>
professionals, etc. In addition, we will be offering a Karaoke and Cards<br>
night, as well as a trivia night during convention. At our Enchantment of<br>
New Beginnings Banquet, we will be awarding three $3000 scholarships as<br>
well. Our national representative will be Denise Avant, a Board Member of<br>
the National Federation of the Blind. This year's convention will be held in<br>
person at the Hilton Bellevue, located at 300 SE 112th AVE SE, Bellevue, WA<br>
98004, November 4-6. Room rates are $109 plus tax per night and include free<br>
Wi-Fi and free parking. Hotel rooms can be booked via the link below or by<br>
calling the hotel at (425)455-1300. Hotel rooms at the convention rate must<br>
be booked before the end of day on October 12, 2022, otherwise, convention<br>
attendees will be charged the typical hotel rate of over $290. In addition,<br>
guests for an additional $15 per person per day can purchase full breakfast<br>
vouchers, you will be given the vouchers when you arrive at the hotel, take<br>
them to the restaurant, and then pay the restaurant the $15 directly.<br>
Registration is $25, and our banquet this year is $40. We will also have<br>
some sessions streamed via Zoom if you are unable to attend in person,<br>
information will be sent to registered virtual participants before the<br>
beginning of convention. In this email, you will find seven important<br>
resources: our 2022 Agenda(which is always subject to change); our<br>
registration form; a link for booking hotels; a registration form for our<br>
JAWS class for blindness professionals; our Partnership registration form,<br>
which is for any exhibitors/sponsors who desire to partner with us for<br>
convention; our 2022 exhibitor/sponsorship packages; and our 2022<br>
Scholarship application form, which is due October 14. All this information<br>
can also be found on our website:  <<a href="http://www.nfbw.org/convention" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.nfbw.org/convention</a>><br>
<a href="http://www.nfbw.org/convention" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.nfbw.org/convention</a><br>
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Convention Registration Link:<br>
<<a href="Https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-convention-registration" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-convention-registration</a>><br>
<a href="Https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-convention-registration" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-convention-registration</a><br>
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Hotel booking link:<br>
<a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=LION-HF&groupCode=NFBWCI&arrivaldate=2022-11-04&departuredate=2022-11-06&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=LION-HF&groupCo<br>
de=NFBWCI&arrivaldate=2022-11-04&departuredate=2022-11-06&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLI<br>
NK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT</a><br>
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JAWS Training Registration:  <<a href="https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-jaws-registration" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-jaws-registration</a>><br>
<a href="https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-jaws-registration" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-jaws-registration</a><br>
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Partnership Form Link:  <<a href="https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-partnership-registration" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-partnership-registration</a>><br>
<a href="https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-partnership-registration" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/nfbw-partnership-registration</a><br>
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If you have any questions regarding convention, please contact Corey<br>
Grandstaff at  <mailto:<a href="mailto:corey.grandstaff@gmail.com" target="_blank">corey.grandstaff@gmail.com</a>><br>
<a href="mailto:corey.grandstaff@gmail.com" target="_blank">corey.grandstaff@gmail.com</a> or at (419)768-1523. We look forward to having<br>
you join us for this year's exciting and engaging convention.<br>
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     Corey Grandstaff, treasurer, NFB of Washington<br>
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