“The Blind Spot”
Convention Registration
Newsletter!
2011 Annual Convention
(405) 685-4000 or
1-800-622-7666
As your president of the
This year is the 50th anniversary of the American
Council of the Blind and we are honored the current ACB president Mitch Pomerantz and his wife, Donna, will be our featured
speakers. You can also meet and talk
with our very own OCB member, LeRoy Saunders, past-President
of ACB from 1989 to 1995.
Come and get to know our fellow members with a Friday night
meal sponsored by the Heartland Council of the Blind and enjoy a wealth of
activities.
The
exhibit area at the
Please look me up at the convention as I enjoy meeting and
talking with all of you.
--Jay Doudna, President
Weekend
activities also include:
·
New
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Special panels and role-playing scenarios will
encourage interactive discussions.
·
Program Field Coordinator Susan Hawkins or
Visual Services Administrator Mike Jones will let us know what is going on with
special services for blind and visually impaired Oklahomans.
·
Friday night will begin with a welcome from
OCB President Doudna and chapter updates, along with a special night of
round-robin learning experiences/games such as “Can I use an IPhone or IPad,” “Meet
your President,” “Newcomer Answer Corner,” “Is the game Wii (pronounced we) for
Me,” and much more. It is a good time to make new friends and get to know
others better.
· Add your input to important OCB resolutions
and Constitution and Bylaws changes.
· Come and see our exhibitors
on Saturday. We'll have tables ranging
from personal items to big techie stuff! Smell good stuff and pretty danglies!
Adaptive equipment to non-adaptive equipment. Resources to information to
education to everyday needs! It's all going to be there waiting for you.
·
Special entertainment is planned for Saturday
night after the banquet, including the traditional oral auction by Auctioneer
extraordinaire Pat Kelly.
·
A nondenominational service will precede the
Council’s annual business meeting on Sunday
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And all weekend those who are registered will
be eligible for door prizes.
Convention registration
Convention registration is only $80, which includes your dinner
Friday night (sponsored by the Heartland Council of the Blind), breakfast on
Saturday and Sunday mornings, lunch on Saturday, and the Saturday night
banquet. Please register as soon as
possible so the Convention Committee has time to prepare your name tags and
registration packets in advance.
Complete the registration form at the end of this newsletter or go to
OCB’s website at www.okcb.org.
The
$80 registration fee is an excellent deal.
Please remember that the
Hotel
Accommodations
The sleeping room rate at the Wyndham Garden, Airport Hotel is $79 plus
tax per night for one to four people.
When contacting the hotel, let them know you are with the Oklahoma
Council of the Blind and remind them of our special rate. Reservation cut-off is September 11. Call them at (405) 685-4000 or 1-800-622-7666
to ensure you have a room for Friday and Saturday night!
First-Timers
Convention Scholarships
Is
this your first time to go to an OCB Convention? If you are blind and would like to apply for
one of ten scholarships for convention first-timers, please e-mail or write a
letter telling us why you would like to attend.
The scholarship will only cover the $80 registration fee. Contact
Convention Sponsorship Opportunity
Sponsorships
support the OCB and help us with our convention weekend expenses. Your name will appear in the program as a
sponsor and you will also be recognized at the convention during one of the
general sessions. Convention sponsorship levels
are: Patron, $5; Silver, $10; Gold, $20;
and Platinum, $30. Send your check to
OCB’s post office box and be sure to tell us of your wish to become a sponsor
and at what level. The OCB sincerely
appreciates your generosity.
Convention Advertising
Do you have a business you’d like to advertise? What about those arts and crafts you’d like
to sell? Do our OCB chapters feel the urgency to tout their
outstanding programs? Place an
advertisement in the Convention program at the following rates: Business Card size,, $25; half page, $5; three-fourths
page $75 and full page, $100. Please
make checks payable to the Oklahoma Council of the Blind and send them to the
post office box, indicating the money is to be used for an advertisement.
We all know someone
that we feel has gone above and beyond to assist individuals who are blind or
visually impaired. Now is your chance to
nominate them for one of OCB's prestigious awards. We have The LeRoy F.
Saunders award which honors those who promote employment and advocacy
activities and the Gordon P. Stephens award which honors great volunteer
work. Below you will find a detailed
explanation of each award and the information that needs to be submitted.
Nominations must be
received by August 24 and by using the information below, you can send
your nominations
The LeRoy F. Saunders Award Guidelines
The
The guidelines for nominations are as follows:
Nominees for this prestigious award should demonstrate extraordinary
effort in promoting employment and advocacy activities, which
promotes the abilities of Oklahomans who are blind.
1. Any person employed and/or
residing within the State of
2. Persons nominated for the
award should be considered carefully.
The person must have made some outstanding contribution to services in
the field of work for the blind. The nominee should be selected solely on merit
and performance. Any member of OCB in
the state is eligible to submit the name of a nominee.
3. Nominations shall be submitted
on a form provided by the awards committee (also found on the OCB website) and
supporting statements should adequately justify the person's nomination.
4. A person who has retired or
resigned from his employment or volunteer services may be nominated provided
that they have left within five years of nomination.
LEROY F. SAUNDERS AWARD
NAME OF NOMINEE:
ADDRESS:
REASON FOR NOMINATION (use more space if necessary):
NOMINATED BY:
All nominations must be submitted either by mail or e-mail to the Chair
of the Awards Committee no later than 30 days prior to the
GORDON P. STEPHENS
AWARD
GUIDELINES
The Gordon P. Stephens Award has
been established by the
1. This
award shall be conferred only at such time as a fully qualified and deserving
candidate is selected. (Not on a regular
basis).
2. The
recipient of the award shall be an individual, or individuals, whose voluntary
services to blind persons and/or organizations of and for the blind have
been meritorious, unselfish, and without
personal remuneration.
3. The
President of the
4. The
Committee shall select a recipient of this award not less than 30 days prior to
the
An award nomination form will be
accompanied by a letter enumerating the qualifications of the candidate. The
nomination shall further be supported by two additional letters of
recommendation.
GORDON P. STEPHENS AWARD
NAME OF NOMINEE:
ADDRESS:
City, State, Zip:
Phone:
REASON FOR NOMINATION (use more space if necessary):
NOMINATED BY:
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone:
All nominations must be submitted either by mail or e-mail
to the Chair of the Awards Committee no later than 30 days prior to the
2011 Oklahoma Council of the
Blind Convention Registration Form
Please complete
the form below and check applicable conference information so we are aware of
your needs
Name
____________________________________________
Address__________________________________________
City_______________
State__________ Zip____________
Work Phone ( )___________________________________
Home Phone ( )___________________________________
E-Mail
____________________________________________
____ Full Registration(includes
four meals)…..…...…$80.00
____ One Day
Registration (includes 2 meals).……...$50.00
____ Extra
Lunch Ticket (for those Not already
registered either as Full or One Day…………….$20.00
____ Extra
Banquet Ticket (for those Not already
Registered either as Full or One Day……………$25.00
____ I need a
vegetarian meal at the banquet.
____ I need an
assistive listening device.
I need my
program in
____ Large
Print ____ Braille
Other Special
Needs________________________________
Mail registration forms to Treasurer Julie
Bailey at 19425 E. 48th Street, Broken Arrow, OK 74014 or email to
j.bailey@cox.net.
For more
information, contact: Vicky Golightly
Convention
Chairman, Home Phone: (405) 524-6227,
Work Phone: (405) 522-0526 or via e-mail
at vgolight@yahoo.com.
P. O. Box 1476 BLIND
& HANDICAPPED
1 877 578-6212
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