American Council of the Blind

Western New York Chapter

2016 ACBNY Convention

October 21-23
Airport Holiday Inn
Cheektowaga, NY

 

Click HERE for formal invitation and information letter.

Registration

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NOTE: Registration must be in by September 1,2016 or a $25 charge will be added. We can not accept any registration after October 1,2016.

Please fill in all boxes apply.

Event Registration

Registration is required. Registration tags will be checked before you can enter any of the planned events and you will not receive a convention gift bag without at least one day of registration.

Fee is $10 for one day or $25 for all days




Hotel Registration

Room rates are $129 per night. Occupancy can be up to 4 adults per room.

Leadership Seminar, 8 - 11:30am - The focus is on change in non-profit and fundraising. Plated breakfast, no charge.

NOTE: You must have permission from the state president to attend.

Thursday trip to Albright art Knox gallery. Fee includes, tour, interactive program , lunch and transportation. Lunch is a gourmet lunch and there will be 3 meals to choose from at arrival.

Friday, October 21

10am to noon is an open Town Hall meeting with NYCB. Kick-off to the ACBNY convention from 12:15 - 12:45pm.

Lunch begins at 1pm. All meals come with a garden salad with Balsamic dressing, warm roll and butter and a vegetable medley and roasted potatoes. Dessert is Chocolate mouse.

Business Meeting 2:15pm to 5pm

Scholarship Fundraiser - 6pm to Midnight. 100% of the profits are being divided between the ACBNY and the ACBWNY scholarship.

Dinner buffet, gift basket raffle, 50/50 raffle and music by Jack Siviletto, a blind performer in the Greater WNY area. He is best known for his imitation of Frank Sinatra. Comedian Nick Sericuse will be performing at 9pm.

Tickets costs including dinner is $50. Ticket without dinner and entry after 8:30pm is $30. Dinner will be a 3 entrée choice.

Saturday, October 22

Breakfast buffet is 6:30 - 8am

Exhibit room, 9am to 5pm.
GDUEs 8am to noon
CCLVI 9am to noon

Children’s event with the Buffalo zoo. Mobil exhibit with touch and feel of several animals. 1 hour presentation. All registered guests and members are invited to participate in one of the two shows. Exhibit times are 9am or 10am. A $5 would be appreciated but not required.

Note: Times chosen may be moved dependent on children’s attendance.

Saturday Banquet starts at 7pm. All choices come with salad with greek dressing , broccoli and baked potatoes with sour cream and sherbert for dessert.

Sunday, October 23

Breakfast buffet is 6:30 - 8am

ACBNY board meeting 8am - Noon

Sponsorship

You are invited to sponsor the 2016 ACBNY convention with any donation of your choice.

If paying using Paypal, please add an additional $20 to your total to offset paypal fees.

Payments can be made through mailing a check or through Paypal.

Any questions please call Karen Blachowicz at 716-510-4560 / karenabc1970 [at] live [dot] com Alex Meister at 716-998-1602 / Alexmeister [at] verizon [dot] net