[nfbwatlk] NFB of Washington 2011 Convention Announcement

Tue Sep 6 04:18:25 UTC 2011

Hi, Al!

That's cool! Wish you could be with us. I know you guys will have a great
convention also. Tell Gary Ray hi for me!

Mike Freeman

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Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 7:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] NFB of Washington 2011 Convention Announcement

Greetings all!
You're gonna have a wonderful convention again this year! Mark Riccobono was

National Rep to our NFB of NC convention last year and did a magnifficent 
job, wish I could be their!

Our NFB of NC convention is this upcoming weekend, Sept. 8-11. More soon,
Yours in Federationism
Albert S

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 5:17 PM
Subject: [nfbwatlk] NFB of Washington 2011 Convention Announcement

> Greetings!
>
>
>
> The 2011 convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington
> (NFBW) will take place October 21-23, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel in 
> Vancouver,
> Washington at 301 West 6th Street, Telephone (360) 993-4500.  Room rates 
> are
> the same as those enjoyed last year: $89 per night plus tax for singles 
> and
> doubles; $99 per night plus tax for triples and $109 per night plus tax 
> for
> quads. Reservations may be made beginning tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday,
> September 6 by calling the local number given above, that is, (360) 
> 993-4500
> or by calling (800) HILTONS, that is, (800)445-2667. When making
> reservations, please be sure to mention that you will be attending the NFB
> of Washington convention; otherwise, you might not receive the special
> convention rate. The above rates are guaranteed through October 1; after
> that date, our contract says that our block of rooms can be released. 
> Hence,
> get your reservations in ASAP!
>
>
>
> Contrary to recent custom, there will be no dinner and Board of Directors
> meeting on Friday evening, October 21. However, the Board of Directors and
> Resolutions Committee will meet on Friday afternoon and there will be
> activities for blind youth and those young at heart Friday evening. There
> will be the usual no-host bar, banquet and auction Saturday evening, 
> October
> 22.
>
>
>
> Cost of convention registration and banquet will be $40 if payment is
> received on or before October 7; $50 if received after that date or at the
> door. Payment should be mailed to Douglas Johnson, treasurer, national
> Federation of the Blind of Washington; P.O. Box 597; Manchester, WA 98353.
> If you do not plan to eat the banquet meal, registration cost is $10 if
> received on or before October 7 and $20 thereafter. I strongly urge 
> everyone
> to attend the banquet and partake of the banquet meal as it will be 
> meatloaf
> prepared according to the same delicious recipe we enjoyed last year. A
> vegetarian meal will also be available but we will need to know ahead of
> time if this is desired. NFB of Washington scholarships, other awards and
> the banquet address of our national representative are featured at the
> banquet so you won't want to miss it.
>
>
>
> A small amount of money is available for grants to help people needing
> assistance to attend the convention. I have appointed a committee 
> consisting
> of Gary Mackenstadt, Douglas Johnson and Michael Mello to award these
> grants. Only those whose preregistration payment has been received will be
> eligible to receive a grant. Grantees should expect to share a room with
> other convention-goers to stretch affiliate funds farther. Those wishing 
> to
> apply for a grant should call Gary Mackenstadt, Committee Chair, at (360)
> 683-1263. Please leave a message if no one is available to answer your 
> call.
>
>
>
> The national representative this year will be mark Riccobono, Executive
> director of the NFB Jernigan Institute. It's his first time as our 
> national
> rep so his national report should be most interesting, especially as he 
> was
> the blind driver who drove around the track at the Rolex 24 earlier this
> year!
>
>
>
> I will arrange for a tour of the Washington State School for the Blind on
> the morning of Friday, October 21. The WSSB students go home for the 
> weekend
> Friday afternoon. Additionally, there will be information and activities 
> of
> interest to blind youth all during convention.
>
>
>
> Dory, AKA Kaye Kipp, will be unable to attend the convention so I will
> appoint someone shortly to be in charge of door prizes for the convention.
> Ben prows will chair the auction effort. During a conference call 
> yesterday
> afternoon, the NFBW Board of Directors decreed that each NFBW chapter will
> be expected to contribute at least one auction item. Items should be new 
> if
> they are electronic gizmos, cookware and the like or they should be
> hand-crafted items and goodies (as in Kay Burrows' brownies!). More on 
> this
> shortly.
>
>
>
> I will make available a convention flyer shortly and there will also be a
> convention announcement on the http://www.nfbw.org NFBW web page. (it's
> currently down but should be back up in a day or two).
>
>
>
> I will have more convention details soon. Our conventions are always
> interesting and you won't want to miss this one!
>
>
>
> Michael Freeman, President
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Washington
>
>
>
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