[Mt-blind] MAB 62nd State Convention
teresa leese
tsatt at sofast.net
Fri Aug 31 21:48:52 CDT 2007
Sorry, this has been sent so late in the evening. For those on the list wanting the agenda in braille, it has been decided the agenda will be given at the time of formal registration along with the print version. This agenda is subject to change, but should give a good example of what is planned for the upcoming convention. It has been rumored that some are still not registered nor have reserved rooms for the convention. If you are one of these individuals, please note the deadline dates following:
Early registration- August 31, 2007. If you would like to register before midnight call me at 406-727-1598.
Holiday Inn Express- rooms until September7, 2007 at $72 per night. Call 406-455-1000. Sorry, they do not have a 1-800 number.
The following is the agenda. It is quite lengthy. If you would like it mailed to you separately, notify me and I will do my best to get what you need.
Thanks for all the patience everyone has shown so far concerning the agenda.
Teresa
State Convention Chair
MAB 62nd State Convention
AGENDA
Friday September 14
9:00 AM Board Meeting
Lunch on own
1:30 or 2:00 Presidents meeting
Afternoon open to suggestions(TBA)
Vender demonstrations ?
Dinner on own
7:00 PM Opening ceremonies
120th Fighter Wing Honor Guard of the Montana Air National Guard colors presentation; Sheila Leigland singing "Star Spangled Banner"
Great Falls Chapter President welcome- Richard Howse
State President welcome- Dan Burke
Great Falls city Mayor welcome- Donna Stebbens
Introduction of NFB representative- Fred Schroeder
7:15 Recognition of GF Chapter beginning;
History of GF Chapter reading by Orville Stevens (no more than 15 min)
Display in area of GF Chapter historical materials
7:30 Venders speaking to membership- 3 min intro from Freedom Scientific, Leading Edge Vision, Blink Soft, Vision Matters, Seeing Eye)
Election committee selection (ballot counting; room TBA)- Rhonda Cochrane/Dan Burke.
Resolution committee selection (room TBA) Jim Marks
8:00 "When Life Gives You Lemons." activities- Teresa leese and Patty Howse
Saturday September 15
8:30 AM Reports
Election report- Rhonda Cochrane
State report- Dan Burke
8:45 NFB representative- Fred Schroeder
9:15 Radio Reading Service- Kay Cotnoir
9:30 BLVS- Beverly Berg
9:45 Talking Book Library- Christie Briggs
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15 Elder Blind Equipment Program- Ted Robbins
10:30 Business Enterprise Program- Sam Hubbard
10:45 Venders speak to membership
11:30 Calendar report- Jerry Hutch
Resolutions report- Jim Marks
By- Laws report
11:45- 1:00 Lunch (provided)
12:30- 1:30 Visit the venders; silent auction; raffle tickets
1:30 "line up" activity- Teresa Leese
1:40 Help Other Parents Excel- Jim Byeers
2:10 Camp Eureka- Beth Underwood
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45 Ski/Trek for Light- Ed Durbin
3:00 fun "team" activity- Teresa Leese
3:50 Raffle drawing
4:00 Socialize/dress for dinner
4:30-5:45 "Sour Hour" (no host bar; beer and wine only)- Thomas Howse
5:45 PM Banquet
6:40 NFB Representative- Fred Schroder
7:10 Awards
Scholarship winners- Roberta Lemieux
Dorothy Bridgeman, Keith Denten, Chapter
Penny Race winner
7:45 Break
8:00-9:00 Motivational speaker/comedian Gord Paynter performance
9:00 Social/"Sour Hour"; live auction
Sunday September 16
9:00 AM Memorial Service-Sheila leigland and Joy Breslauer
9:20- 9:30 Break
9:30 Business meeting
Summer Orientation Program report- Kay Stevens
By-Law changes-
Resolutions- Jim Marks
Other Business
Notification of next convention
Installation of newly elected officers
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Sorry, this has been sent so late in the evening. For those on the list wanting the agenda in
braille
, it has been decided the agenda will be given at the time of formal registration along with the print version. This agenda is subject to change, but should give a good example of what is planned for the upcoming convention. It has been rumored that some are still not registered nor have reserved rooms for the convention. If you are one of these individuals, please note the deadline dates following:
Early registration- August 31, 2007.
If you would like to register before midnight call me at 406-727-1598.
Holiday Inn Express- rooms until September7, 2007 at $72 per night. Call 406-455-1000. Sorry, they do not have a 1-800 number.
The following is the agenda. It is quite lengthy. If you would like it
mailed
to you separately, notify me and I will do my best to get what you need.
Thanks for all the patience everyone has shown so far concerning the agenda.
Teresa
State Convention Chair
MAB 62
nd
State Convention
AGENDA
Friday September 14
9:00
AM
Board
Meeting
Lunch on own
1:30 or 2:00
Presidents meeting
Afternoon open to
suggestions(
TBA)
Vender
demonstrations ?
Dinner on own
7:00 PM Opening ceremonies
120
th
Fighter Wing Honor Guard of the Montana Air National Guard colors presentation; Sheila
Leigland
singing “Star Spangled Banner”
Great Falls Chapter President welcome- Richard
Howse
State President
welcome
- Dan Burke
Great Falls city
Mayor
welcome
- Donna
Stebbens
Introduction of NFB representative- Fred Schroeder
7:15 Recognition of GF Chapter beginning;
History of GF Chapter reading by Orville Stevens (no more than 15 min)
Display in area of GF Chapter historical materials
7:30
Venders speaking to membership- 3 min intro from Freedom Scientific, Leading Edge Vision, Blink Soft, Vision Matters, Seeing Eye)
Election committee selection (ballot counting; room TBA
)-
Rhonda Cochrane/Dan Burke.
Resolution committee selection (room TBA) Jim Marks
8:00 “When Life Gives You Lemons…” activities- Teresa
leese
and Patty
Howse
Saturday September 15
8:30
AM
Reports
Election report- Rhonda Cochrane
State report- Dan Burke
8:45 NFB representative- Fred Schroeder
9:15 Radio Reading Service- Kay
Cotnoir
9:30 BLVS- Beverly Berg
9:45 Talking Book Library- Christie Briggs
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15 Elder Blind Equipment Program- Ted Robbins
10:30 Business Enterprise Program- Sam Hubbard
10:45 Venders speak to membership
11:30 Calendar report- Jerry Hutch
Resolutions report- Jim Marks
By- Laws report
11:45- 1:00
Lunch
(provided)
12:30- 1:30 Visit the venders; silent auction; raffle tickets
1:30 “line up” activity- Teresa
Leese
1:40 Help Other Parents Excel- Jim
Byeers
2:10 Camp Eureka- Beth Underwood
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45 Ski/Trek for Light- Ed Durbin
3:00 fun “team” activity- Teresa
Leese
3:50 Raffle drawing
4:00 Socialize/dress for dinner
4:30-5:45 “Sour Hour” (no host bar; beer and wine only
)-
Thomas
Howse
5:45 PM Banquet
6:40 NFB Representative- Fred
Schroder
7:10 Awards
Scholarship winners- Roberta
Lemieux
Dorothy
Bridgeman
, Keith
Denten
, Chapter
Penny Race winner
7:45 Break
8:00-9:00 Motivational speaker/comedian
Gord
Paynter
performance
9:00 Social/”Sour Hour”; live auction
Sunday September 16
9:00 AM Memorial Service-Sheila
leigland
and Joy
Breslauer
9:20- 9:30 Break
9:30 Business meeting
Summer Orientation Program report- Kay Stevens
By-Law changes-
Resolutions- Jim Marks
Other Business
Notification of next convention
Installation of newly elected officers
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