<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Passing along on behalf of a friend and LCB classmate. If you are interested in participating, please contact Ana directly.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Chris Nusbaum</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Ana Martinez <martinezana770@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> July 29, 2024 at 3:33:38 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> undisclosed-recipients:;<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Looking for blind role models</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Good afternoon, my name is Ana Martinez. I am a blind grad
student doing a Masters in Theology, and I am a graduate of the Louisiana
Center for the Blind.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A colleague and I are coordinating a mission trip in Europe;
we are organizing a retreat for blind young adults from through out Europe,
with the goal of giving these young blind people the alternative skills of
blindness so that they may live independent and fulfilling lives. However, the
most important goal of this retreat is to invite these young people into a
relationship with Christ and to bring them closer to the Catholic Church.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In order to make this retreat a success, one of the things
we need is competent blind role models. We are looking for any blind adult
willing to travel to Europe next Summer, who has a positive philosophy
regarding blindness, who has good blindness skills, and who is a practicing
Catholic in good standing with the Church.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This is not an ecumenical project; this is strictly a
Catholic project.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I’m reaching out to several NFB affiliats and divisions, so
I apologize if this message looks somewhat generic.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If any of your NFB members would like more information or is
interested in helping out, they are welcome to email me at</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Martinezana770@gmail.com">Martinezana770@gmail.com</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">or text me at my number:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3187370629</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I would appreciate if you could pass this message along.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ana Martinez</p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">"I shall do everything for heaven, my true home"<br>-St. Bernadette<br></div></div>
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