[MABM] Information on 2023 Virtual Week in Annapolis

[Maryland President]

Federation Family,

Below is information about our 2023 Week in Annapolis. 

1.            WE are looking for volunteers to attend meetings with the
Maryland General Assembly during our NFBMD Virtual Week In Annapolis. 

2.            We are also looking for volunteers to serve as Zoom hosts for
those meetings. 

3.            We are sharing information about issue training meetings so
participants can prepare to talk about our legislative priorities for the
2023 General Assembly. 

4.            We are explaining when each geographic area will have the bulk
of its meetings.

5.            We are providing the Zoom information for the Issues Training
meetings.

 

This year, instead of our usual Day in Annapolis, we will be holding a Week
in Annapolis.  Our Week in Annapolis dates are January 19 - 26, 2023. 

 


1.         Seeking Volunteers to Participate in Legislative Meetings


We will specifically have meetings on January 19, 24, 25, and 26.  We have
broken down the 188 appointments by geographic area, and so we do need
volunteers to participate in those virtual meetings.  We'd like people to
attend the meetings for their particular district (and we'll try to make
that happen) and also the general geographic area surrounding their
district.  But there are also districts with few NFBMD constituents, so we
are also looking for folks who can attend any district meetings on any day.
More information about the geographic breakdown later on this page.
Meanwhile, if you are available to participate in any of the days January
19, 24, 25, or 26 for our NFBMD 2023 Week in Annapolis, please let Sharon
Maneki and Ronza Othman know.  You can email them at Nfbmdsm at gmail.com  and
President at nfbmd.org or call them at 410-715-9596 or 443-426-4110.  Please
let them know by the end of the day Friday, January 13, 2023 if you can
participate.  Be sure to tell them your name, how they can best reach you
(email is preferred but not required) to share Zoom information, your state
legislative district, if you know it, and your county.

 


2.         Seeking Zoom Hosts for Legislative Meetings


We are also in need of folks who are comfortable hosting Zoom meetings.  If
you are able to perform the duties of a Zoom host, please contact Ronza
Othman to let her know what days you are available.  You do not need to
provide a Zoom account for us to use to be a host.  Please email Ronza
Othman at President at nfbmd.org by Friday, January 13, 2023.

 


3.         Training on Issues


We will also be holding meetings to prepare for the Week in Annapolis and go
over the issues, teams, and assignments.  Team Leads will attend a separate
meeting in addition to the issues meetings.  The two issues meetings will
take place at 7:30PM on Monday, January 16, 2023 and at 7:30PM on Wednesday,
January 18, 2023.  All those who plan to participate in the Week in
Annapolis should plan to attend at least one of the issues meetings.  The
access information for the meetings can be found at the bottom of this
message.

 


4.         Schedule of Meeting Broken Down by Geographic Area


We have tried to organize constituent meetings by geographic location

Thursday, January 19 - Ann Arundel, Howard, Carrol, and Frederick Counties

Tuesday, January 24- Western Maryland, Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland
(Tri-county area), and Harford County

Wednesday, January 25 - Baltimore City and Baltimore County

Thursday, January 26 - Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties

 


5. Zoom Call In Information for Issues Training Meeting


 <https://zoom.us/j/6248138327?pwd=eTZlYUgwR3ZQVVl1dXBLSHcrbml1QT09> Join
Zoom Meeting

 

We will provide the Fact Sheets once they are available.

 

Ronza Othman, President

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

443-426-4110

Pronouns: she, her, hers

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not
the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back

 

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