[Greater-baltimore] help the nFB win $250,000

Wed Sep 22 16:56:10 UTC 2010

Hi Mary Jo:
Well--can I say congratulations?  A little birdie told me something but I 
haven't said anything.  So I hope you don't feel bad for very long.  yes, a 
lot happened.  The MVBA president is in deep denial about his role in this. 
What happened was the board made a decision to request closing several stops 
and did it without even taking it to the membership.  Se says this was fine 
and that, even though this was done without the full membership, that people 
have talked about buses enough for the board to take this action.  Jason did 
a good job of asking questions and, of course, we all know that we've not 
been involved enough.  So nothing was changed and we just have to work with 
MTA now.  I told Jason today that we would do this and said that we all 
needed better communication and partnership.  It only got a little heated 
when another member, a transit user, was involved, who has a strong advocacy 
transit group outside the MVBA.  We talked about the need for those using 
public transportation to be involved in these decisions and that all of the 
MVBA board drove cars.  Today I emailed the president and the chair of the 
MVBA parking and traffic committee and said that, since there was no 
transportation committee, I would be happy to talk about these matters with 
the parking/traffic committee.  The mission of the MVBA now is clean, green, 
and safe, and so I said that public transit fell into all of these 
categories.  By the way, we also talked about the increasing crime, the 
signs around your building, and gangs in Mt. Vernon.  We can talk about that 
later.  And we talked about recycling.  I didn't want them to think that 
buses were all blind people cared about.  I hope everybody will pay their 
$20 annual dues.  Ellen and I cannot go Oct. 19 because that is the night of 
our re-scheduled condo annual meeting but Luann sand she and Maurice could 
go.  We most definitely have to have someone there every month.  Jason 
Curtis, the president, says the board meetings are open and I have some 
concerns about missing those given what the board did with MTA but I don't 
know if we can be at both each month.  Maybe if we just take turns it won't 
be so bad but if we are at the regular meetings at least that will help and 
then, if they pull something again, we can get them for not bringing it to 
the membership.  We are used to the way NFB operates and this is different. 
Okay, I am sure you can talk to Ellen and Luann for more.  Feel better soon 
and let me know if you need anything, Aloma
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hartle, Mary Jo" <mhartle at nfb.org>
To: "NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Greater-baltimore] help the nFB win $250,000


> HI Aloma,
> I hope the meeting last night went well.  Sorry we did not
> attend.  I wasn't feeling very well after work.  (As an aside, Both
> Jesse and I were in bed by 9:15 which is unusual for us. :)  In any
> case, I hope it was productive.  Any updates we should know about?
> Thanks,
> Mary Jo
>
> Mary Jo T. Hartle
>
>
>
> Mary Jo Thorpe-Hartle, MEd, NOMC
>
> Director of Education
>
> NFB Jernigan Institute
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aloma Bouma
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 6:46 PM
> To: NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Greater-baltimore] help the nFB win $250,000
>
> I don't have any further information but Sharon would.  Her number is
> 410-715-9596.  Thanks, Aloma
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brown, Carolyn" <carolyn.brown at hud.gov>
> To: "'NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List'"
> <greater-baltimore at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 4:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Greater-baltimore] help the nFB win $250,000
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>
>> I am interested in knowing the situation about the teen who is finally
>
>> getting her diploma from Prince George's County, which seems to be a
>> discrimination against blindness.  I mentioned this to a friend and
>> she said that this cannot be true.  Do you know anymore about the case
>
>> or who is more familiar with it? I'm glad to know that she will be
>> able to get her diploma.  I have been passing out the "Help NFB win
>> $250,000" cards to vendors, coworkers and anyone who wants to help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Danielsen, Chapter President
>>
>> Christopher S. Danielsen
>> Director of Public Relations
>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>> 200 East Wells Street
>>     at Jernigan Place
>> Baltimore, Maryland 21230
>> Phone: 410-659-9314, ext. 2330
>> Fax: 410-685-5653
>> Cell phone: 410-262-1281
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>> www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>
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