[Nfbf-l] NFBF 2011 State Convention

[Sherri Brun]

Great post Jim! Perfect for the Newsline® Florida channel. Right Grant??? 
*smile.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 1:18 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] NFBF 2011 State Convention


> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> I wanted to begin providing information about our upcoming NFBF 2011 state
> convention so that everyone could have the information they need for 
> making
> reservations and also give a few highlights which we will expand on later.
>
>
>
> The convention will be held at the Saint Petersburg Hilton Bayfront hotel
> located in the heart of beautiful downtown Saint Petersburg.  There are
> plenty of places nearby for shopping of all kinds including restaurants,
> coffee shops and a Publix market within easy walking distance.  Here is 
> the
> address for the hotel.
>
>
>
> Saint Petersburg Hilton Bayfront Hotel
>
> 333 1st Street South
>
>
>
> The phone number you should use for your reservations is 1-800-445- 8667.
> Please be sure to tell them that you are making reservations for the NFBF
> state convention.  I will also provide the direct phone number for the 
> hotel
> which is 1-727-894-5000.  The room rate is $80 per night plus the usual
> taxes.  If there are questions or problems please feel free to let us 
> know.
> We will do all we can to help.  We encourage you to make your reservations
> as quickly as possible as often rooms do go quickly.
>
>
>
> Many of you may remember we hosted the 2003 state convention here in the
> very same hotel.  The hotel layout is very easy to navigate.  There is of
> course a restaurant in the hotel and a coffee shop as well.  Outside the
> hotel there are numerous restaurants within walking distance ranging from
> fast food to various types of cuisine.  I'll try to provide more details
> about this in later posts very soon.  There are also nearby drugstores and
> as I mentioned above a Publix market just a baseball's throw from the 
> hotel.
> Did I mention baseball?  Well, for those of you who like baseball the 
> famous
> Tampa Bay Rays will be in town that weekend.  We of course encourage you 
> to
> attend functions at the convention such as general sessions etc, you might
> like to stay an extra day or two to watch the Rays take on the Rangers on
> May 30 and 31 which are both scheduled to be evening games.  You can check
> out the rest of the Rays schedule at www.raysbaseball.com.  Tropicana 
> field
> is a very short cab ride away from the hotel.
>
>
>
> We really need auction items so dig around in your closets, garages and
> under the bed for items you no longer need that are in good condition that
> someone else might like to bid on.  Items sold at the auction help to fund
> the convention so this is very important.  Let's all bring something for
> auction.
>
>
>
> Of course door prizes are always great.  Who doesn't like door prizes?
> These can include everything from cash, certificates for restaurants, or
> other useful items.
>
>
>
> We will be posting more on the convention very soon so stay tuned.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jim Ellsworth
>
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