Greetings Federationists and Friends,

Good news! For those of you who still are needing to make your reservations for the 2009 convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska, the deadline for convention pre-registration, Hotel reservations, and the bus to Scotts Bluff has been extended to Monday, October 5th.

The hotel informs me that there are only 8 rooms remaining in our block, and seats are filling up on the bus so don’t delay! Make your reservations immediately and join us at the biggest, most influential and fun-filled gathering of the blind in Nebraska this year.

We are pleased to once again offer on-line and/or mail pre-registration this year. To complete your registration, simply visit http://www.ne.nfb.org and follow the links. On-line registrants will have the luxury of paying by credit card through Paypal. If you prefer paper and check or money order registration, feel free to print out the form from the website above or fill out the attached registration form and mail them to: Cheryl Livingston, NFBN treasurer, 1026 S. 35th, Lincoln, NE 68510.

Registration fees are $15 (pre-convention), $20 (at the hotel): banquet tickets are $20 per person (pre-convention), $25 (at hotel): student division luncheon $15 (pre-convention), $20 (at the hotel).

Child-care Information

Child-care will be provided. If you wish to enroll your child in daycare, please contact Brigit Pollpeter at: (402) 350-1735. Please call no later than October 2nd, so that we can make the necessary arrangements. Child-care will be available from 8:30am-5:00pm on Friday, 8:30am-5:15pm and 6:30pm-10:00pm on Saturday, and 8:30am-noon on Sunday. The cost is $25.00 per family per day.

Hotel Information

Call Hampton Inn and Suites directly at (308) 635-5200 to make your reservations. Be sure to mention the National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska to get the convention rates.

Please contact Fontenelle Tours at the address and phone number below.

Fontenelle Tours
4624 Navajo Street - Suite 15
Council Bluffs, IA 51501-8383
1-877-366-9596

The bus will be departing from Omaha, at approximately 12:00 noon, on Thursday, October 22, 2009, and the pick up point will be, the College of St. Mary. The college campus is located at the corner of 72nd street and Mercy Road in Omaha. We depart from the southeast corner down by the soccer field. Off of 72nd street, turn east on Mercy Road, in about one block on your left (North) will be the entrance marked by a large sign.

The entrance road ends in a large circle, go right (east) off of the circle. Go through the first parking lot to the east most lot down by the athletic field fence. That is where we can leave cars and load the bus.

The bus will depart Lincoln at approximately 1:15 PM, from the parking lot located in front of the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired office, located at 4600 Valley Road, Suite 100. Should you need directions to this location, please contact Jeff Altman in the evenings at (402) 489-9458, or call the Commission in Lincoln, during regular business hours, at (402) 471-2891.

Those individuals meeting the bus west of Lincoln will need to make their own arrangements to reach the closest pick up point to your home along the I-80 interstate. As reservations are confirmed, these pick up points will be selected, and every effort will be made to make them as convenient and efficient as possible. The cost is $100.00 per person for the round trip.

I look forward to seeing all of you in Scottsbluff.

If you would like to be an exhibitor or if you would like more details, please contact President Amy Buresh at (402) 465-5468 or email the President.

Sincerely,

Amy Buresh - President, National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska

Printable Convention Pre-Registration Form http://www.ne.nfb.org/conv_reg_form http://www.ne.nfb.org/conv_reg_form

Online Convention Pre-Registration Form http://www.ne.nfb.org/convention_reg
http://www.ne.nfb.org/convention_reg