<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi Shara, <div>Thanks for taking the time out to get to know me. I appreciate it. I'll be looking forward to many more member-to-member interviews with other people in the coming years. I thoroughly enjoy each and every member and their friendship. To reach me, please email, text, or call me at 781-922-0800. Thanks for your time, support, and respect. You people treat me much better than my high school did, and that's a compliment. </div><div>Pam Kalinoski <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 1, 2026, at 2:32\u202fPM, Shara Winton via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; }
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div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }</style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Welcome Pam! I am so glad that you found us. We are thrilled to have you as a part of our NFB family! You have been a joy to have as part of our at-large chapter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.nfbma.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.nfbma.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">sharawinton@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">617-304-0347<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bronwen Tedesco via Massachusetts-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 1, 2026 9:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Bronwen Tedesco <bronwen.tedesco@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Massachusetts-NFB] Member to Member - Getting to Know Each Other<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Welcome to our next Member to Member! Today, we will get to know PaM Kalinoski, member of the At Large Chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:14px"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Pam was born and raised in Malden, Massachusetts. growing up with her mom, brother, and sister. She attended public school from kindergarten through eighth grade. She expressed that services weren\u2019t the best, making friends was challenging, and they didn\u2019t know much about braille. When Pam was in high school, she attended Perkins, graduating in 2003. She realized that something stood out when she was at Perkins and found sound cues helpful, like tapping a specific chair to tell her where to sit when a friend wanted her to sit with them. After graduating high school, she took online classes in braille and English through Hadley. She then got a job at Triangle Incorporated, a day program then in 2005, she worked at another day program called Seamark, both day programs that had people with various disabilities. She stopped working at Seamark in 2006, where she focused on performing, public speaking, and jam sessions. Then in 2019, she moved to North Reading.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:14px"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Pam discovered the NFB through email just this year. She wanted to get to know more blind people in an environment different from Perkins. When asked if she had any advice for people who have just recently lost their vision or joined the NFB, she said, \u201cGo for your dreams. What you want to do just put your mind to it. You can do it.\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:14px"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Pam currently lives in North Reading with her mom and enjoys singing, reading, performing, learning, and listening to music. It has been great getting to know you, Pam! Stay tuned for our next Member to Member!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Stay safe and warm!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Bronwen Tedesco<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Massachusetts-NFB mailing list</span><br><span>Massachusetts-NFB@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Massachusetts-NFB:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org/pamsyk52%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>