[nfbwatlk] Informal Convention Announcement

[Bennett Prows]

I am excited about this convention.  As auctioneer, I want to really 
encourage us to get out there and get some great stuff (not stuff like Al 
Sanchez thinks of as stuff).  We'll be getting a letter ready to go for you 
to print and use to get items.  I hope to call on each of you to bring us a 
lot of interesting and usable items, new of course, or if antiques, should 
be quality.  (grin.

Enjoy your labor day weekend, and be thinking of auction items.  We want to 
boost our funds this year.

/s/

Bennett Prows
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: [nfbwatlk] Informal Convention Announcement


> Greetings, all!
>
> This is just an informal announcement to get you excited about the
> upcoming NFB of Washington convention and to give you the info you'll
> need to plan for it.
>
> The convention will occur October 19-21, 2007 at the Ramada Inn Governor
> House, 621 S Capotol, Olympia, WA; telephone (360) 352-7700. Convention
> rate is $68.00 plus tax (I believe that's about 14%) per night, singles,
> doubles, tripples, quads. Since there will be Friday activities, you'll
> want to come in Thursday evening if possible.
>
> AS has become our traidition, there will be a combined dinner and NFBW
> Board of Directors meting on Friday evening followed by the NFBW
> auction. There will also be a Saturday evening banquet. Cost for both
> meals plus registration is $55 if you send your registration info and
> money in by October 15; $60 thereafter and at the door. If you do not
> wish to purchase meals, the fee will be $5 until October 15 and $10
> thereafter. You're on your own for other meals; the hotel has a
> restaurant and there are several eateries in the vicinity.
>
> The national representative will be our own NFB President, Dr. Marc
> Maurer. He hasn't been to our neck of the woods for a while and is
> looking forward to it. Dan Frye wil also atend and will be an integral
> part of the convention.
>
> On Friday, there will be a Technology Fair at which the various
> technology vendors will do there stuff. WE haven't had one of these for
> a while so it should be interesting. There may well be other activities
> during that day to function concurrently with the Technology Fair.
>
> The focus of the convention proper will be on moving forward and making
> the future what we wish it to be. There will be presentations from
> Washington participants at this year's Youth Slam. We'll also have the
> usual agency presentations and there may well be some surprise
> presentations.
>
> We'll have our usual banquet with presentation of scholarships and Dr.
> Maurer's banquet address.
>
> Ben Prows will do his usual yeoman service as NFBW Auctioneer and I urge
> all of us to get going on procuring interesting and, one hopes, valuable
> auction items, for the convention.
>
> Hotel reservations for NFBW Officers and Board members are already taken
> care of. I urge all others to make their reservations ASAP. This will be
> a convention you won't want to miss!
>
> I'll release a convention flyer this weekend or early next week.
>
> This is enough to get you started. Save your pennies and be sure to come
> to the convention!
>
> Mike Freeman, President
> NFB of Washington
>


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