[Nfbc-info] Convention reports

[DrV]

Dear Mary & All,

I thought the NOPBC (National Organization of Parents of Blind Children) 
Conference Program "EDUCATION: TOP DOWN & BOTTOM UP" was great this year. 
Many relevant topics were covered in a real & practical way.

I enjoyed interacting with other fathers during "Dad's Night Out".

It seemed to me that there were more kids overall this year at the 
convention.

The Cane Walk was so well attended that they ran out of both sleep shades & 
travel instructors, so families ended up having to pair up. I have always 
enjoyed the 1-on-1 experience in the past & would encourage O&M instructors 
to partake in future years if you can find the time.

This year, in addition to the teen track, NOPBC also put together a specific 
middle school track - my 13 y/o LOVED this track, especially the Writer's 
Workshop. Hopefully this track will be continued in the future & expanded 
upon.

The excitement in the air at the Braille Book Flea Market was literally 
tangible - another incredible & meaningful success.

The Talent Show was once again wonderful - there is so much talent!

As a parent, I give this year's convention 2 thumbs up! Both my kids had a 
great time. It would be wonderful to encourage more parents/families to 
attend the National Convention - I continue to find that there is still so 
much to learn.

Sincerely,

Eric Vasiliauskas (Vejas's & Petras's Dad)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 18:33
Subject: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports


> Greetings Fellow Federationists,
> I trust everyone got home from Dallas safely.  I know you hear this all 
> the time but, that really was a great convention.  Now that the schedule 
> is one day shorter it seems even more difficult to attend all the division 
> and special interest meetings at a national convention.
>
> That is why I am writing this message.  I would really appreciate it if 
> you could take out just a few minutes to write down your thoughts and 
> feelings about the individual meetings which you attended in Dallas.  A 
> couple of paragraphs would be fine.  Tell us where you went and a brief 
> summary of the speakers you heard or topics which were discussed.  I would 
> like to get your reports up on the website so everyone can read them.
>
> Thank you,
> Mary Willows, President
> National Federation of the Blind of California
> mwillows at sbcglobal.net
>
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