[Missouri-l] Fw: [acb-l] Catch the coverage of the Florida Council of the Blind convention on ACBRadio Mainstream

[Chip Hailey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Turnbull" <kc8phj at bellsouth.net>
To: <friends at acbradio.org>; <announce at acbradio.org>; <acb-l at acb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:18 PM
Subject: [acb-l] Catch the coverage of the Florida Council of the Blind 
convention on ACBRadio Mainstream


Hi all,
This weekend the Florida Council of the Blind is pleased to bring you 
coverage of the 56th annual convention to be held in Daytona Beach Florida 
on ACBRadio Mainstream!


Here are the events that will be streamed:

Friday June 5, 2009;
17:00 - 19:00 UTC
FCB Annual Legislative Seminar


Those interested in the state and national legislative agenda will enjoy 
participating in the annual Legislative Seminar hosted by Carl McCoy, FCB 
Past President and Chair of the Public Education Committee, with special 
guests, Representative Kelly, Chair of the Vision Caucus from Ocala and 
Senator Lynn.


23 to 2 UTC

Awards and Scholarship Dinner


Hosted by Sharon Youngs, FCB's Recording Secretary for a quarter century, 
will add her own special flavor to give attendees an unforgettable 
recognition ceremony. Additionally, Barbara Grill, Chair of the Scholarship 
committee will announce and present scholarship winners from both FCB and 
FCCLV.


Saturday June 6, 2009:

12:00 - 16:30;

56th Annual State Convention Opening Ceremonies

Saturday morning will mark the formal opening of our Convention with a short 
business meeting at 8:15 a.m. Directly following, Michael Byington, an 
expert in the field of accessibility and  the Americans with Disabilities 
Act (ADA), will speak about what it does, how it works, and if it wasn't 
bad, why did it need to be reformed?


Social Security Update



Michael Byington, a representative from ACB's Resolutions Committee will 
discuss the Social Security Program and new additions to the act. Come learn 
how these changes may affect your everyday life.



17:30 - 19:00



Annual Town Hall Meeting



Meet Joyce Hildreth, Director of the Division of Blind Services (DBS) and 
key members of her staff. This meeting will give you the opportunity to have 
meaningful dialogue with the Director and staff of DBS as we in FCB strive 
to work together with the Division of Blind Services to provide the best 
rehabilitation services possible to Florida's citizens who are blind and 
visually impaired.



23:00 - 3:00 UTC;



FCB Banquet



The FCB annual Banquet, hosted by the dynamic duo of Paul Edwards, Immediate 
Past President of FCB and Past President of ACB and the entertaining Michael 
Byington, ACB cornerstone and long-time member. Along with a liberal dose of 
humor, Michael, whose parents were charter members of ACB, will discuss 
ACB's history and how it has impacted the lives of this country's citizens 
who are blind and visually impaired.



Special Event Concert



The annual FCB Concert is our gift to all Convention attendees and will take 
place directly after the banquet. With a distinctive voice and twelve string 
guitar technique that is uniquely his, Florida's own Bob Patterson will take 
you on a trip through the "real Florida" that is filled with folklore and 
humor. "Without stories we may never know who we are or what we may become."



FCB's Annual Raffle Drawing



Don't miss the excitement and suspense of the annual FCB raffle ticket 
drawing, directly following the concert on Saturday evening. You don't need 
to be present to win but what a fine night cap!



Sunday June 7, 2009:



12:30 - 16:00 UTC



FCB Annual Membership Business meeting



On Sunday morning, FCB members will have the opportunity to participate in 
the organization's annual business meeting and help make important decisions 
that affect us all.



There will be replays of the events in case of internet issues at the hotel.



There will only be one replay of the business meeting so programming will 
return to normal at 20:00 UTC.



Also archives will be made available after the convention.



Hope to see you there.



Larry















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