[Ohio-Talk] Thanks all round!

[Andra Stover]

Hello all, I agree with Barbara 110%! We had such a great virtual
convention. I am so excited for the future! Let’s go build the Federation!
Enjoy the nice weather.

On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 9:45 AM Barbara Pierce via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I certainly hope that all those active in putting together and pulling off
> the convention Friday and yesterday—not to mention the pre-convention
> activities—are happily sleeping in this morning. It would be a mistake to
> call special attention to certain individuals, but I do want personally to
> thank the tech team, who pulled me out of trouble more than once before an
> important event. They were uniformly calm, not to say unflappable, in the
> face of my panic. They always had ideas and likely as not had already
> solved my particular problem.
>
> Words cannot express my gratitude for not ever having had to conduct a
> virtual convention. I do want to say that I thought the Saturday morning
> program was particularly gripping and inspiring. Thank you to all those who
> opened their hearts during their presentations. Thank you for your gift to
> us. Scott was a splendid national rep, and it was great to have student and
> parent national leaders on the program. We miss a lot in the way of
> fellowship and in-person sharing in a virtual convention, but we certainly
> benefitted from having national and even international presenters.
>
> I just wanted to tell everyone what a fine event this was and to thank all
> those who made it happen. If you didn’t bother to attend, it was certainly
> your loss.
> Barbara
> Barbara Pierce, President Emerita
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
> 440-774-8077
>
>
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> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise
> expectations for blind people because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and their dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
>
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