[Ohio-talk] Convention Agenda

[Eric Duffy]

Here is the long awaited convention agenda.

I am sending it as a doc file and pasting in this message.

AGENDA

68th Annual Convention
October 30 to November 2, 2014
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back. 

Table of Contents

NFB Pledge
I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.

About the NFB of Ohio
The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio is a statewide organization composed primarily of blind Ohioans. It is the state affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind, Inc., a national-membership organization which holds nonprofit tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. It is not an organization speaking for the blind; it is the blind speaking for themselves.

Navigating the Holiday Inn, Worthington
by Barbara Pierce
	The Holiday Inn, Worthington, is located at 7007 North High Street. You enter the building on the second floor—sleeping rooms are on all three floors. But all the meeting rooms are located on the second floor.
	When you step through the front door, you are facing south. The check-in desk is on your right, on the west wall of the lobby. When you finish checking in, turn 180 degrees so that you are facing east with your back to the desk. Walk about ten feet and turn right, south. Walk twenty-five feet. You will find a wall in front of you with the Adams Room slightly to the right and the restaurant, Connections, to the left. You can turn left and travel east about thirty feet, looking for a hallway to the right. The Worthington Ballroom is at the south end of this hall.
	If at the Adams Room you turn right, west, instead of left, you are heading toward the North Exhibit Area. On the right is the swimming pool, and on the left is a blank wall, which is the north wall of the ballroom. This area dead-ends into the Patio doors and a wall. You can turn right and travel about forty feet to a left turn, which is the north wing of sleeping rooms. The elevator for these rooms is at the extreme west end of this hall.
	If you turn left, south, at the Patio doors, you will find yourself in the foyer to the Griswold D, C, B, and A Rooms, which constitute the ballroom. The Griswold Rooms open on the east side of the foyer, with D at the north end and A at the south end. 
	Halfway along Griswold C, an east-west hallway goes west from the foyer. Six meeting rooms, three on each side, open into this hall. The rooms are, east to west, on the south, left, side of the hall: Wright Room, the Stansbury Room, and the Morrison Room. On the north, right, side are the John Snow Room, the McGregor Room, and the Chase Room. Note that restrooms are located before these meeting rooms, just after the right turn. The women's room is on the left, just before the Wright Room, and the men's room is on the right, just before the John Snow Room.
	This is the south wing, and the sleeping rooms follow the meeting rooms. The elevator is at the extreme west end of the hall, but you must jog to the right to find it.

Convention Arrangements and Literature
	If you have any questions about convention arrangements, contact Karen Warner, Convention coordinator.

Registration and Literature
	NFB literature will be available during registration hours in the Griswold Foyer  Area Friday, October 31, from 11:00 am to 1:20 pm and 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm; and Saturday, November 1, from 8:30 am to 8:50 am

Door Prizes
	Door prizes should be labeled clearly in print and Braille with the donor's name and the amount of cash or type of gift. Paul Dressell is in charge of door prizes. They may be brought to him directly or left in Convention Registration.

Guide Dogs
	If you have a problem with your dog or need advice or assistance, contact Deanna Lewis (513-328-7976), president of our guide dog division, or Debbie Baker (937-206-2935). The relief area is located outside of the Convention Center Entrance. These doors are sliding glass doors off of the Griswold Ballroom foyer area.  A trash receptacle will be outside the doors for your convenience.

Thursday, October 30, 2014


Friday, October 31, 2014






Saturday, November 1






Sunday, November 2


2014 Board of Directors

Officers
Terms ending 2014 



Members at Large
2012-2014 
Crystal McClain
(937) 935-6188
701 Stonehollow Place, Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311
mcmcclain at twc.com <mailto:mcmcclain at twc.com>
2013-2015
Sheri Albers
(513) 886-8697
123 Queens Road
Milford, OH 45150
salbers1 at twc.com

Debbie Baker
(937) 206-2935
1107 Burt St., Springfield, OH  45055
bakerdebra53 at gmail.com <mailto:bakerdebra53 at gmail.com>
Susan Day
(937) 701-8434
4487 Bascule Bridge Drive, Beavercreek, Ohio 45440
greymaster95 at gmail.com <mailto:greymaster95 at gmail.com>
Deborah Kendrick
(513) 321-2228 or (513) 673-4474
2848 Ridgewood Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45213-1062
dkkendrick at earthlink.net

Barbara Pierce
(440) 774-8077
237 Oak Street Oberlin, Ohio 44074 
bpierce at oberlin.net <mailto:bpierce at oberlin.net> 

William Turner
(216) 355-4577
1064 E. 167th St., Cleveland OH 44110-1523
william.h.turner at ssa.gov

Sponsor Honor Roll

Silver Sponsors
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Cincinnati, Ohio
Offering blind and visually impaired people the opportunity to seek independence
Disability Rights, Columbus, Ohio
Disability Rights Ohio is a non-profit corporation with a mission to advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities in Ohio.
Bronze Sponsors
International Laborers Union, Cleveland, Ohio
Friends of the Blind
Benjamin and Mary Jane Barrett, Amherst, Ohio 
Ben Franklin Store, Oberlin, Ohio 
Ben and Carol Green, Sun City, Florida
CVS Pharmacy, Oxford, Ohio
International Harvester Credit Union, Springfield, Ohio
New Horizon Computer Learning Center, Columbus, Ohio
Lions Eye Bank Western Ohio, Kettering, Ohio
Sliman Sales and Service, Elyria, Ohio
Mike Verda, Elyria, Ohio