[MD-AtLarge] Actions for this week

[Marguerite Woods]

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> On Sep 6, 2017, at 11:04 AM, nfbmd via MD-AtLarge <md-greetings Sharon,
All tasks are completed and I look forward to seeing you on Saturday at the Sheridan hotel in Towson Maryland!
Marguerite


> atlarge at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello All!
>  
> Please be sure to read this entire message because we need your help on several items this week.
>  
> Congress is back in session and they need to hear from each of us! Please do two things. First, call the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Congressman Goodlatte at (202) 225-5431.  Please urge him to postpone the vote on the ADA Education and Reform Act, HR620, so that appropriate research can be done and a better solution proposed.  Make this call right away, because the committee is scheduled to vote tomorrow, September 7.  
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> The next action is to call your congressman and ask him to co-sponsor HR 1734 the Access Technology Affordability Act.  The general switchboard number is 202-224-3121.  Since tax reform is on the congressional agenda, we must make this call to get our tax credit to purchase accessible technology.  Both Maryland Senators have co-sponsored this bill.  Let’s get ALL of the Maryland Congressmen on board as well.  
>  
> Help us spread the word that the Maryland Diabetes Action Network support conference call will take place on September 7 from 7-8pm.  The call in number is 641-715-3272, the access code is 720125.  A portion of the conference call will be devoted to remembering our friend and colleague Tom Ley.  Tom’s memorial service takes place on Friday, September 8 at 2pm.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Thomas Ley Louisiana Center for the Blind Memorial Fund.  Donations can be made on line at www.louisianacenter.org on their “donate” section and check the box for the Thomas Ley Memorial Fund.  Checks can be made out to the Louisiana Center for the Blind and put Thomas Ley Memorial Fund on the memo line.  Mail checks to The Thomas Ley Memorial Fund c/o Louisiana Center for the Blind, 101 South Trenton Street, Ruston, LA 71270.
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> If you are coming to the board of directors meeting to help us plan the convention on Saturday, September 9, remember that the board meeting begins at 10 a.m. and you must bring $20 for lunch.  The address is Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel, 903 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD 21204. The meeting will be in the McIntosh Room which is on the second floor.
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> Thanks for your help and participation!
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>  
> Sharon Maneki, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
> 410-715-9596
> The National Federation of the Blind 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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