[MD-AtLarge] Meeting Reminder and Minutes

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Hello All!

 

The next meeting of the At-large chapter will be on Tuesday, March 20.  The
National President's message begins at 7:30pm and the meeting will be from
8-9 pm.  The call in number is 641-715-3272.  The access code is 720125.  At
this meeting we will discuss technology to help you read medication bottles.
We will have an update on our Annapolis issues and more! Read the minutes
below from our February meeting.  

 

 

At Large Chapter Meeting Minutes for February 20, 2018

Presidential release was played at 7:30 pm 

Meeting was started at 8 pm by Marguerite Woods, President 

15 members were present during this meeting 

 

Marguerite announced that chapter member Sharon Haskins- Brown passed away
this month.

Tonight's guest speaker is Peggy Chung from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has
been a federationist since 1973.  She started collecting data on blind
people and in the last 3 years started a project called the blind history
lady program.  She has written many books published on smash word.  She
stated that it is important to know what our blind ancestors have done.  

She gave interesting facts on many blind people that she has done research
on.  They are listed below:

Thomas David Shull congressman and senator of Minnesota, Thomas Gordon,
Senator from Oklahoma, Matthew Dun from PA, Paul McCartney, South Carolina,
Sandrick Patrick from Iowa, John Baker from Illinois and David Patterson
from NY. 

Charles See and Clifton Burks were 2 state representatives in MD.

Samael Hog, shoemaker; Frank Johnson blind peddler/beggar selling items
door-to-door; Bridget Kelly, a housekeeper in a private home; Elizabeth
Lynch working for the home for the ages; Anthony Mason, a sailor; Francis
Smith, broom maker; Oliver Kenny Piano tuner; William Muhleminster,
electrician; Henry Parkman, ordained Minister, Opho Jones, farm chores;
Fizar, chair caning and furniture upholster, and E. U. Parker, from
Mississippi insurance agency.

Submitted by Danielle Earl 

 

 

Sharon Maneki, President

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

410-715-9596

 

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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