[GreaterPhilly] The Blind Social Club Gets Funding

[Simone Cooper]

Good evening,

Thank you everyone for your emails and calls congratulating me and your
kind words. It really means a lot. I hope to continue creating activities
for the blind and low vision community. It's my goal to create an
atmosphere where people feel comfortable, are encouraged to embrace the
concept of building community with their peers, and promoting personal
growth. If you're not able to attend the activities, please
consider sharing the information with those who can benefit from this
group. Again, thank you for the love.


-Simone

On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 12:56 AM Trina Townes via GreaterPhilly <
greaterphilly at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Congratulations Simone, you deserve it, you do and awesome job.🙌🙌
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 26, 2024, at 6:46 PM, Simone Cooper via GreaterPhilly <
> greaterphilly at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello everyone,
>
> I wanted to share this great news with my National Federation of the Blind
> community.
>
> For those who may not know, I am the coordinator for The Blind Social
> Club, which is a group for blind and visually impaired adults to come
> together to socialize with their peers and engage in various activities in
> Philadelphia. Recently I was nominated for a financial award for my work
> with the group and I am truly excited to announce that I have been
> awarded one of the inaugural Sowing Excellence Awards for The Blind
> Social Club. The Sowing Excellence Awards, a program of the U.S. Botanic
> Garden (USBG) and the IDEA Center for Public Gardens, aims to recognize and
> support the growth of plant-centered activities that tap into the potential
> of under-resourced, underrepresented communities and organizations and
> expand the availability of funds to those who previously may have been
> excluded from similar awards/funding.
>
> I put a lot of time and effort into the events I plan for the group so my
> peers can have a great experience. I am so grateful for being nominated
> and recognized for the work I do with The Blind Social Club. Thank you to
> everyone who supports my work, especially to those who attend these events
>  and shares the information with others.
>
> With this award, I'll be able to plan some exciting events for the end of
> the summer, so make sure you're on the email list to receive the
> invitations. For more information about The Blind Social Club events,
> please email me at blindsocialclub at gmail.com or call me at 215-868-4292.
>
> Thank you for allowing me to share this acknowledgement.
>
>
> Ward regards,
> Simone Cooper
> Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Member
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