ACB Conference and Convention

Appetizer Auction Day 2 227 Macramé watch bands for Apple Watch 38/40/41mm Anonymous 228 Three Dozen of Your Choice Homemade Cookies Patty Slaby 229 12-inch Silver Necklace The Literacy Project 230 Handmade Winter Wear Knitted Hats Becky Hawkins 231 $50 Starbucks Gift Card Merrilee Hill- Kennedy 232 Two Trees of Life Gigi Beatty 233 White … Read more

2022 Appetizer Auction Day One Opens Thursday, June 16 at 12:00 noon ET Closes Friday, June 17 at 12:00 noon ET Opening Bids Included Appetizer Auction Rules and Information: Contact Leslie Spoone at 407 678-4163 or email at lesliespoone@cfl.rr.com with your bid. Please provide your name, phone number, email, item number and bid amount. Bids … Read more

~~Convention Wrap Up with the Board of Publications: As we did last year, the BOP led a discussion summarizing our convention experiences and exploring the future. We may still be in the midst of elections, we still have an exciting final evening activity, but we’re close enough to the finish line to begin recapping and … Read more

~~ ♦Call to Order ♦ Pledge of Allegiance: ACB Staff ♦ ACB Sponsor recognition: Tony Stephens, Director of Development, Alexandria, VA ♦ Motion for future voting and discussion ♦: Treasurer’s report: David Trott, Talladega, AL  ACBES Report: Rev. Michael Garrett, Chair, ACB Enterprises and Services, Missouri City, TX ♦  Membership Affiliate Relationships: Cindy Hollis, Membership Services … Read more

• Call to Order • Pledge of Allegiance: JPMorgan Chase Fellows • ACB Business ACB Sponsor recognition: Tony Stephens, Director of Development, Alexandria, VA • Candidate Speeches • Sponsor Presentation: Jim Sinocchi, Head of the Global Office of Disability Inclusion, JPMorgan Chase, Boston, MA; Lauren Oplinger, Vice President, Public Finance Sales Group, New York, NY … Read more

• Call to Order • Pledge of Allegiance: DKM First Timers’, Kaila Allen, Mesa, AZ; Belinda Gail Collins – St. Pauls, NC • ACB Business: ACB Sponsor recognitions: Tony Stephens, Director of Development, Alexandria, VA • Candidate Speeches • Sponsor Presentation • ACB Angels presentations • ACB Elections; Affiliate roll call Presiding Officer: David Trott, … Read more

• Call to Order • Pledge of Allegiance: Recipients of Ross Pangere Scholarships • ACB Business ACB Sponsor Recognitions: Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development, Alexandria, VA • Candidate Speeches • Sponsor Presentation: Monica Desai, Global Head, Connectivity and Access Policy, Facebook, Washington, DC • ACB Angels Presentations • ACB Elections: Affiliate Roll Call Presiding … Read more

• Call to Order • Pledge of Allegiance: JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows • ACB Business ACB Sponsor Recognitions: Tony Stephens, Director of Development, Alexandria, VA • Candidate Speeches • Sponsor Presentation: Google • ACB Angels Presentations: • ACB Elections; Affiliate Roll Call Presiding Officer: Mark Richert, First Vice President, Falls Church, VA • International Perspective: … Read more

• Call to Order: Dan Spoone, President, American Council of the Blind, Orlando, FL • Moment of reflection • Presentation of Colors National Anthem: Matthew H. Shifrin, Auburndale, MA • Welcome to Convention: Janet Dickelman, convention coordinator, Saint Paul, MN • ACB Highlight Video • ACB President’s and ACB Director’s Report: ◘  President’s Report: Dan … Read more

~~An Evening With ACB: Panel on Increasing Financial Literacy: Financial issues touch every aspect of our lives. The more we can learn about successfully navigating this whole area of interest, the more successful we can become in handling various financial matters that contribute to our independence. Although we could never hope to fully handle this … Read more