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Was broadcast LIVE on Saturday, Nov. 10th
9am to 12pm, 2pm to 5pm
LIVE Banquet coverage (Scholarship awards) broadcast Saturday night
7pm to 11pm
9am to 12pm, 2pm to 5pm
LIVE Banquet coverage (Scholarship awards) broadcast Saturday night
7pm to 11pm
BROADCAST AGENDA
SATURDAY, NOV. 10, 2007
SATURDAY, NOV. 10, 2007
9:00 am Welcome, Call to Order
Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ
9:10 am Invocation
Paul Grenier, NJ Assoc. of Blind Students
9:15 am Greetings
Ed Godfrey, President, Garden State Chapter
Quintina Singleton, President, NJ Assoc. of Blind Students
Proclamation from Carl W. Block, Mayor, Township of Stafford
9:20 am Convention Announcements
Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ
9:30 am Meet the Vendors
9:40 am Roll Call of Chapters and Divisions
NFB of NJ Scholarship Class of 2007
Recognition of Past Scholarship Recipients
Jerilyn Higgins, Chair, Scholarship Committee
10:00 am Presidential Report
Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ
10:30 am Working Together: What We CAN DO
Jennifer Velez, Commissioner, NJ Dept. of Human Services
Vito DeSantis, Executive Director, NJ Comm. for the Blind and VI
10:55 am National Update: The NFB Moving Ahead
Charlie Brown, NFB of VA
11:45 am Imagine a Future Full of Possibilities
Evelyn Valdez, March for Independence Coordinator, NFB of NJ
11:55 am Announcements
12:00 pm Adjourn
Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ
9:10 am Invocation
Paul Grenier, NJ Assoc. of Blind Students
9:15 am Greetings
Ed Godfrey, President, Garden State Chapter
Quintina Singleton, President, NJ Assoc. of Blind Students
Proclamation from Carl W. Block, Mayor, Township of Stafford
9:20 am Convention Announcements
Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ
9:30 am Meet the Vendors
9:40 am Roll Call of Chapters and Divisions
NFB of NJ Scholarship Class of 2007
Recognition of Past Scholarship Recipients
Jerilyn Higgins, Chair, Scholarship Committee
10:00 am Presidential Report
Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ
10:30 am Working Together: What We CAN DO
Jennifer Velez, Commissioner, NJ Dept. of Human Services
Vito DeSantis, Executive Director, NJ Comm. for the Blind and VI
10:55 am National Update: The NFB Moving Ahead
Charlie Brown, NFB of VA
11:45 am Imagine a Future Full of Possibilities
Evelyn Valdez, March for Independence Coordinator, NFB of NJ
11:55 am Announcements
12:00 pm Adjourn
LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION
2:00 pm Call to Order
2:05 pm Federationists CAN DO!
Serena Cucco, Life Skills Advocate, Public Defender, Newark; Vinnie Chaney, Business Tech Analyst, JP Morgan Chase; Beatrice Oliveti, Asst. to Project Coordinator/Engineer; DPW, West New York; Mary Jo Partyka, Field Services Supervisor, Div. of Family Development, DHS
2:30 pm What NJLBH and RFB&D CAN DO for You
Adam Szczepaniak, NJ Library for the Blind and Handicapped
Anne Marie Cooke, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
2:50 pm What the Kids CAN DO
Carol Castellano, President, POBC-NJ
3:10 pm Independent Movement & Travel
Joe Cutter, O&M Specialist; Sumara Shakeel, Graduate, LA Tech O&M Program
3:30 pm My First National Convention
Mary Fernandez, Student
3:40 pm Seniors: Moving from Dependence to Independence
Rebecca Irvin, Jane Degenshein, Trish Ebel, Patricia Harmon, SCILS clients and volunteers
4:00 pm NFB: The Historical Perspective
Charlie Brown, NFB of VA; Ed Lewinson, Professor Emeritus, Seton Hall University
4:20 pm What the E-Bay Project CAN DO for Us
Michele Chaney, Project Chair
4:30 pm Straight Talk on Blindness
Carl Jacobson; Vincent Chaney; Charlie Brown, Sumara Shakeel, Sandy Halverson
4:55 pm Announcements
5:00 pm Adjournment
2:00 pm Call to Order
2:05 pm Federationists CAN DO!
Serena Cucco, Life Skills Advocate, Public Defender, Newark; Vinnie Chaney, Business Tech Analyst, JP Morgan Chase; Beatrice Oliveti, Asst. to Project Coordinator/Engineer; DPW, West New York; Mary Jo Partyka, Field Services Supervisor, Div. of Family Development, DHS
2:30 pm What NJLBH and RFB&D CAN DO for You
Adam Szczepaniak, NJ Library for the Blind and Handicapped
Anne Marie Cooke, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
2:50 pm What the Kids CAN DO
Carol Castellano, President, POBC-NJ
3:10 pm Independent Movement & Travel
Joe Cutter, O&M Specialist; Sumara Shakeel, Graduate, LA Tech O&M Program
3:30 pm My First National Convention
Mary Fernandez, Student
3:40 pm Seniors: Moving from Dependence to Independence
Rebecca Irvin, Jane Degenshein, Trish Ebel, Patricia Harmon, SCILS clients and volunteers
4:00 pm NFB: The Historical Perspective
Charlie Brown, NFB of VA; Ed Lewinson, Professor Emeritus, Seton Hall University
4:20 pm What the E-Bay Project CAN DO for Us
Michele Chaney, Project Chair
4:30 pm Straight Talk on Blindness
Carl Jacobson; Vincent Chaney; Charlie Brown, Sumara Shakeel, Sandy Halverson
4:55 pm Announcements
5:00 pm Adjournment
Banquet-Scholarship Awards
7:00-11:00 pm Banquet-Scholarship Awards
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