[Nfbf-l] Changing the Dates of the Convention

[Holly]

MLK would give those of us who have kids very little time to recovery from Christmas before the convention. 
Just a thought!
Holly

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On May 21, 2012, at 11:49 AM, "Lenora J. Marten" <bluegolfshoes at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> Kathy, Martin Luther King Day is the third Monday in January. 
> 
> 2013 - January 21
> 2014 - January 20
> 2015 - January 19
> 2016 - January 18
> 
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> 
> Lenora 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Davis <kdavisnfbf at cfl.rr.com>
> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List' <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Mon, May 21, 2012 11:39 am
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Changing the Dates of the Convention
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> 
> Hi Everyone,
> I too believe that we need to change the date for our convention. We
> nce held it over the Labor Day weekend but we changed to the Memorial Day
> eekend because of the huge threat of hurricanes that could strike any part
> f Florida. This is still a big consideration so I do not think we dare
> hange the date of convention to September or October. 
> During the many years I worked at Daytona State College we always
> ecognized MLK day and did not work on that Monday. We never got off from
> ork on President's Day. 
> It's truly a tough decision that we must come to terms about.
> herrill makes a good point about hotels increasing their rates when all of
> he snow birds come to Florida. 
> Does anyone actually know the date of Martin Luther King day? I do
> ot have a calendar for 2013. I do believe at this point that that is our
> est option. 
> Thanks,
> Kathy Davis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> rom: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> f Patricia A. Lipovsky
> ent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:11 AM
> o: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> ubject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Changing the Dates of the Convention
> I agree.
> I think September or October would be better than January due to the
> olidays being so close.
> 
> ---- Original Message ----- 
> rom: "lappland" <lappland at bellsouth.net>
> o: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> ent: Monday, May 21, 2012 9:09 AM
> ubject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Changing the Dates of the Convention
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> Although I think Martin Luther King Jr. weekend would be very nice, I 
> believe January is too soon after the Christmas holiday to have a 
> convention.  Everyone is trying to catch up on bills and credit card 
> expenses to afford another expensive holiday. Try sometime in 
> February-April or September and October. Take care.
> 
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> Carolyn Lapp
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> From: <CommMDB at aol.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Changing the Dates of the Convention
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>> Gloria I support the idea of changing the date of the  Convention. It is
>> hard to pay for attending a state and national conventions  that are so 
>> close
>> together.
>> 
>> I really like the idea of remembering the King  Holiday.
>> 
>> Marilyn Baldwin
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