[blindkid] convention location

[Penny Duffy]

Joy

Where are you located so we can help get you connected with some people
close to you.
-Penny

On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Joy Orton <ortonsmom at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Friends,
> Orlando was a wonderful place for a convention, and the hotel was as
> nice as you could ask for. I thought it was easier to navigate than
> the one in Dallas, and the Publix nearby was a definite money saver
> for us.
>
> I also have concerns about having the convention in only one part of
> the country for so many years in a row. As fairly new parents of a
> blind child, we attended our first NFB convention by driving there for
> the parent workshops. We were not connected with any local or state
> NFB or NOPBC chapters, and so we did not know there was money
> available to help us attend.
>
> I encourage local and state POBC's to continue seeking families of
> blind children, so that more families can have the opportunity to get
> involved. I realize the NFB is bigger than the parents' division, and
> there are many factors that go into the choice of location.
>
> For our family, Orlando or Seattle or Dallas will all be on the other
> side of the world for the next two years!
>
> Joy Orton
>
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM,  <blindkid-request at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 15:36:49 -0600
> >> From: "Sarah & Brandon" <lanesims at gmail.com>
> >> To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [blindkid] HAPPY DANCE! National Convention Orlando Many
> >>    Years    to Come
> >> Message-ID: <400C74A404814C0EBEAD8E2A0FB586D9 at lanec0b7e7a32d>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> >> Behalf Of blindkid-request at nfbnet.org
> >> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 11:00 AM
> >> I think Orlando sounds like a really fun place to have National
> Convention
> >> and I think it's even better that the Florida folks are so active and
> >> excited about Convention being there for many years.
> >>
> >> As someone coming from the northwest - I'm so disappointed to hear that
> the
> >> trip to Convention will be such a big one for us for many years to come.
>  It
> >> will probably restrict our ability to go very often (so far we've tried
> to
> >> go every two years).
> >>
> >> Not to put a damper on the happiness, but just had to say something for
> >> those of us who are on the opposite side of the country!
> >>
> >> Sarah, mother of Emilia, residing in Idaho.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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