[nfbwatlk] Fwd: great convention

Fri Nov 7 16:50:34 UTC 2008

We were pretty upset at first.... those were damn expensive brownies
and DAMN GOOD!!!  While I love my dogs, I don't love them THAT MUCH!
Sorry for all the spelling errors. Thought I had spell checked the
item, but oops! Ah well. enjoy. See you soon.

Kris

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> Kris:
>
> Damn! That's *hilarious* about the dogs getting into the brownies and
> wandering around looped to the gills! <<GUFFAW>> I love it!
>
> Great convention summary, BTW!
>
> And congrats to all including to you on being elected. Now comes the
> *real* work! (har)
>
> Mike Freeman, President
> NFB of Washington
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kristina Lawrence" <tishgifts at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:36 PM
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fwd: great convention
>
>
> Now that I am finally back online for a while I can respond to some of
> these messages. I agree that we had a great convention. Friday did not
> go quite as planned. The student seminar turned into a philosophy
> discussion that was very helpful to many new people. Thank you to Dan
> Fry and Jennifer (Jedi) Murke for making the day a success for those
> new to the NFB philosophy. The Braille Carnival was also different
> than we had planned. Denise and I had planned a very organized
> situation. However, the Carnival turned into a Carnival! Thank you to
> Ben, Lauren, Ella May, Connie, Mike Freeman, Susan Lincoln, Sharon
> Smith, Jackie from WSSB, Doug Trimble, Doug Johnson, Ivan, Jenniver
> (Jedi), Jacob, Paula and all others who helped out in ways we might
> not even realize. Denise and I truly appreciate the time and effort
> that you gave us.
>
> The Board Meeting on Friday night was interesting and informative.
> Kaye gave us a great report and Gary gave his usual informative and
> interesting repoprt of the Treasury. We discussed many thing fron the
> state of the bank accounts to fund raising opportunities to membership
> recruitment and more. Ben headed up the Resolution Committee and the
> committee agreed on three resolutions to present to the convention
> with a due pass reccomendation. I truly enjoyed myself and I know
> others did as well.
>
> Saturday was a full agenda. Even though the PA system did not work to
> begin with, we were able to hear the speakers as they projected their
> voices and the audience was respectful and attentive. Mike Freeman
> gave his presidential report, Dan Fry gave the National Report. We
> heard from the mayors office of Everett and our elected officials.
> Danielle King from the WTBBL, Lou Oma Durand from DSB, Dean from WEEB,
> and Kirk Adam's representative grom the lighthouse for the Blind all
> spoke on Saturday. Kirk was not able to make it due to a Board meeting
> that continued longer than anticipated. We also heard from Dr. Fine
> from the UW and from those interested in helping our blind kids to
> have certified teachers for O &M as well as other aspects of blindness
> skills. I spoke briefly on how a chapter can use public relation
> techniques to get the word out oabout their chapters events and
> holpefully get more people interested in what we are doing. The
> keynote speech from Dan Fry was truly wonderful. Dan gave an eloquent
> speech, filled with information of current events and provoking us to
> think beyond the present to future and how we can be better
> Federationists. The final event of the evening was the Auction.
>
> Paula and all worked hard to get some wonderful items for the auction.
> Hats off to all who were able to get donations as well to those who
> brought handmade items. The cookies from nancy Johnson and Kay Burrow
> brought her wonderful BROWNIES!!! (BTW, while we did end up taking
> home 3 boxes of brownies we were able to eat only 2 boxes total as our
> dogs got into the brownies and ate half a pan of the Kalua brownies
> and half a pan of the Cherry Cordial brownies... while we were
> concerned about their health, we couldn't help but laugh as they
> stumbled around drunkenly for a few hours... better to laugh then cry,
> right?). We were able to raise around $1200 with our auction. THANK
> YOU Ben, Paula, Connie, Ivan and Doug Johnson. Again, if I forgot
> anyone, please accpt our thanks and forgive my faulty memory.
>
> Sunday was the business meeting for the NFBW. As you saw earlier, the
> results of the elections have been posted. Congratulations to all that
> were elected to office and thank you to all who ran. Many of the
> openings did have more than one candidate and few were a shoe in. Gary
> Mackenstadt is no longer our Treasurer. he decided not to run as he
> has served for many, many, many, many, many, many years (grin) as
> treasurer, president or vice president. He is, however, still on the
> state board and filling the one year vacancy left by Doug Johnson who
> is now the state treasurer. Thank you Gary for all you have done in
> the past and all you will do in the future. We even created an
> Assistant Treasurer's position for him... so you see... it is a
> lifetime position!
>
> All three resolutions passed and I assume that they will be posted to
> the list in a bit. Ivan talked about the ease of camping and enjoying
> the outdoors even though you may be blind. Jackie gave us a run down
> on what happened at the Youth Slam and shared her experiences. I look
> forward to watching her grow and becoming a leader within the NFBW.
>
> That is my perspective on the NFBW Fall Convention of 2008. It was
> fantastic to see Renee and Dan and all others from across the state of
> Washington. The future of the affiliate looks bright and I am excited
> to be a part of it. Thank you Mike for all you do for this affiliate.
> The agenda was well put together and alot of good discussion was
> created by the participants. Thank you Gary for your continued effots
> in coordinating and negotiating with the hotels. We always know that
> you will fix it if something doesn't work right. From getting the
> hotel to tgive us some great rates, to getting the PA system fixed to
> keeping the bar open for those who want it, we appreciate all you do.
> I know I am energized and ready for the upcoming year, which sounds a
> bit strange considering the holidays are upon us. I'd love to hear
> from others if your perspective was similar or different. See you all
> soon.
>
> Look for upcoming announcements on the Seattle Chapter Holiday Party
> and Wine Tastings!
>
> Kris Lawrence
> President, NFBW Greater Seattle Chapter
> First Vice President, NFBW
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 6:52 PM, Lauren Merryfield
> <lauren1 at catliness.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> We had a great convention!  I really enjoyed it and was glad some
>> election kinks were ironed out.  It was good to see all of you again!
>> Really nice hotel, too.  The staff people were really nice.
>> Thanks
>> Lauren cat person Merryfield
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