[nfbwatlk] NFB of Washington 2011 Convention Announcement

Tue Sep 6 04:30:55 UTC 2011

OK    ! Will do!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] NFB of Washington 2011 Convention Announcement

> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Albert Sanchez
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 7:27 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> 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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