[Greater-baltimore] dead Giveaway!!

Wed Sep 22 17:17:46 UTC 2010

Now that the "Little Birdy" has told everyone, Mary Joe, I'm happy for you 
too.  Like Aloma said, hope you're not feeling well for too long!  Bernie
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>   1. Re: help the nFB win $250,000 (Brown, Carolyn)
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> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:51:37 -0400
> From: "Brown, Carolyn" <carolyn.brown at hud.gov>
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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.
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> Chris Danielsen, Chapter President
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> 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
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> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:46:02 -0400
> From: "Aloma Bouma" <abouma at verizon.net>
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> I don't have any further information but Sharon would.  Her number is
> 410-715-9596.  Thanks, Aloma
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> From: "Brown, Carolyn" <carolyn.brown at hud.gov>
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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
>> Email: cdanielsen at nfb.org
>> www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>
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> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:06:11 -0400
> From: "Hartle, Mary Jo" <mhartle at nfb.org>
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> 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
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [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
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> 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
>> Email: cdanielsen at nfb.org
>> www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>
>>
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> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:56:10 -0400
> From: "Aloma Bouma" <abouma at verizon.net>
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> 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
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>> 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
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>> Email: cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>> www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>
>>>
>>>
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