[Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS

Tue Oct 1 20:03:24 UTC 2013

Hi Everyone:

Ed, thanks so much for your wonderful report. For those of us who were
not there, your report really seemed to captured what this year's
convention was about.
I can tell you all I will never ever ever ever ever miss another state
convention again!!
Thanks,
Kerri

On 10/1/13, Smyth, Charlene R <Charlene.R.Smyth at wv.gov> wrote:
> Karen, we've got to get out that spare key you have been hiding to the
> basement.
>
> Charlene
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbwv-talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ed
> McDonald
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 12:43 PM
> To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
> Well, I guess I'll go lock myself in the basement studio until further
> notice!
>
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Smyth, Charlene R" <Charlene.R.Smyth at wv.gov>
> To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 11:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
>
> Ed,
>
> I saw the "spam" notation as well.  I have it on good authority that the
> cyber police will be at your house shortly to take you away in a
> specially designed jacket for you.  Smile
>
> Charlene
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbwv-talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ed
> McDonald
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:48 AM
> To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
> Thanks Jack and Charlene for your kind words, but I am still left with
> questions:
>
> Why did my original message as well as subsequent replies to it arrive
> from the list flagged as "spam?" Did other list members receive them the
> same way? Should I take this as a personal insult from the cyber police,
> or just a quirk of email technology!
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Yahnke" <jack at seeinghandassociation.com>
> To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
>
> Wow!  Great job, Ed.  Maybe I don't have to do a report for our Chapter
> after all.  Good hearing from you.
>
> Jack
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed McDonald" <ed at eioproductions.com>
> To: "NFBWV Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Cathy Jackson" <Cathyj at iglou.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 12:32 AM
> Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
>
>> Dear Fellow Federationists,
>>
>> It has been a busy week of catching up since last weekend's NFBWV
> state
>> convention; however, it has also been a great week of savoring the
>> completely unexpected Hall of Honor recognition which you all extended
> to
>> me. Most of us do what we do in the NFB because we believe in the
>> organization and what it stands for--not for praise and glory.
> Therefore,
>> this will always be one of the most memorable events of my life, and I
>> will simply say thanks to everyone who had a hand in it. I suspect
> that
>> our president, second vice-president, and secretary may have violated
>> federal privacy laws in their effort to uncover information about my
>> Federation history, but I promise not to report them to the
> authorities or
>> to press charges!
>>
>> Elsewhere, I don't believe I have seen anything on this list
> concerning
>> Keryl Rustin's much-deserved award as the 2013 Federationist of the
> Year.
>> Her efforts to create and build the Eastern Panhandle Chapter are
>> certainly worthy of recognition.
>>
>> It was also a good year for first-timers. Charles Powell, DeAnna
> McIntyre,
>> and their daughter Sarah were very much involved in virtually all
>> convention activities. We were also pleased to welcome Joyce Scholes
> from
>> our Eastern Panhandle Chapter and Richard Campbell from the Kanawha
> Valley
>> Chapter. Richard is hardly a newcomer to many of us who have known him
> for
>> a long time, but I understand that it was indeed his first NFBWV
>> convention. We are honored that he and Ruth chose to share the weekend
>> with us.
>>
>> We were also honored that the Saunders girls (that's how I know
>> them)--Laura and Teri--were with us for the banquet and the memorial
>> service. I am sure many of us felt Buck's spirit in our midst
> throughout
>> the convention, and I appreciate all of those who took part in the
>> memorial service. Special thanks go to Mary Ann for her Scripture
> reading
>> and to Roger and Debbi Williamson for sharing their music.
>>
>> Brad Hodges is to be commended for his "lunch and learn" event. This
> was a
>> fresh idea for our convention, and I hope it sets the stage for an
> ongoing
>> effort to share information about new technologies. I would be remiss
> if I
>> did not also give a nod to the "lovely and talented" Karen McDonald
> for
>> putting together another service and technology exposition. This event
> has
>> great potential--not only as an educational experience for all of us,
> but
>> also as a way to attract new members to the movement. I hope it will
>> continue to grow in future years.
>>
>> Furthermore, Brad and the rest of the Huntington Area Chapter set a
> new
>> standard of flair and efficiency in the door prize department.
>>
>> Money is the fuel that makes possible virtually everything we do.
> Thus,
>> what can we say but "thanks" to Sheri, Ricky, Jack, Marcus, and the
> rest
>> of the auction crew for another successful evening and to Mary Grogg
> for
>> tirelessly selling those 50/50 tickets.
>>
>> I do not believe we could have asked for a more appropriate national
>> representative than Cathy Jackson. Cathy has been a friend of mine for
> 25
>> years, and she really is like a member of the family. Her banquet
> remarks
>> concerning "low-vision" members of the NFB offered all of us some
> vital
>> food for thought.
>>
>> Our many reports and presentations were probably too numerous to
> mention
>> individually, but they all contributed to the success of the weekend.
> I
>> must, however, say "great job" to our president for pulling it all
>> together.
>>
>> I hasten to add that these musings are not intended to be a
> comprehensive
>> summary of the convention. It is inevitable that I have left out some
>> important activities and the people who made them possible--like Bre
>> Brown's brilliant orchestration of a surprise birthday gathering for
>> President Smyth. Perhaps others will have additional thoughts,
> especially
>> for the benefit of those who were unable to attend. In any event, it
> was a
>> great weekend and one to be remembered and savored for a long time to
>> come.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>
>>
>>
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