[Ohio-talk] Convention Agenda anyone?

[Eric Duffy]

Carol,

I think it is great that you are encouraging the new contacts you have made to come to the convention! Keep up the good work!!

I assure you that I will get the agenda out as soon as I possibly can.

I had difficulties  with the hotel come up on Wednesday with I am now trying to resolve.

We have done a mailing for an organizing in Northeast Ohio which had to get out if we are going to have a chance to be successful, and I have raised almost $2,000 for the Federation in the last few weeks. But I understand the importance of having an agenda to share, because I have had parents ask what activities are planned for families of blind children. Unfortunately, I have told them I am not aware of any plans for families of blind children. If I am wrong about that I apologize. 

I know that in September we agreed that we would do what we could to make contact with parents and encourage them to come to convention. I have asked for a report on these activities on the last few Monday evening calls, but I have not gotten a response. Please let us know what is happening with regard to parents of blind children, and I will do my best to get the  agenda out as soon as possible.

In the mean while, here is what you can share about Friday morning:

FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2014



10:00-10:55 -- Doing Work We Love.  What will you do when you grow up?  Anything you want.  Three professionals who are blind will talk about their chosen careers, their success, and how the work they do is benefitting others. 

Moderator: Deborah Kendrick, writer and technology trainer. 
Panelists: Kelly Schlafman, Oral Care Global Business Services Leader, Procter & Gamble; Robert Bosken, IT specialist and management analyst, office of executive operations and human resources, Social Security Administration; Marianne Denning, teacher of the visually impaired.

11:00-11:55: Braille is Cool – and It Gets Jobs!  Two blind professionals and one full-time student will examine ways in which braille literacy has played an integral role in doing the work they love.  Introduced by Deborah Kendrick, writer and teacher of braille. 
Panelists: Dr. Michael Lichstein, clinical psychologist; Annette Lutz, Business Enterprise operator; Kaiti Shelton, music therapy major, University of Dayton.