[Md-sligo] Uno' fundraising article

[Janice Toothman]

Hi everyone,
Below is the article that the Bowie Blade News Printed yesterday for our 
October 14 fundraiser.

Uno's Pizzeria and Grill at 4001 Town Center Blvd in Bowie supports the 
Sligo Creek Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 
(SCC/NFBMD)

Money raised on the evening of Tuesday, October 14 from 4:00 to 9:00 at 
Uno's, 4001 Town Center Boulevard in Bowie, will benefit blind people in 
Prince George's and Montgomery Counties.Anyone can help the SCC/NFBMD by 
either Patronizing Uno's in person that evening or ordering Online to 
take-out your dinner on October 14 from 4:00PM to 9:00PM.

Every year the parent organization of the National Federation of the 
Blind (NFB) sets aside October for meet the blind events.Within the NFB, 
state affiliates have chapters and divisions. SCC is a local chapter 
within the Maryland affiliate (NFBMD). Debbie Brown, president of the 
SCC plans the various events and activities the chapter does.People in 
Bowie facing vision loss can go to the SCC or the National Harbor 
Chapter, serving Southern Prince George's County.These events and 
activities focus on education about blindness and vision loss, providing 
resources and fundraising.

Uno's has agreed to donate 10% of every meal designated for the 
fundraiser.Tell your server or Uno's staff member that you want your 
meal counted towards the fundraiser by simply bringing this article to 
Uno's Pizzeria and Grill or by giving "Blind" as the code if ordering 
Online.Those coming to Uno's to eat dinner should provide their server 
with the same code "Blind".

One of the leading non-profit organizations for the blind, NFB is the 
only organization where the blind speak for themselves.This year the NFB 
started to celebrate seventy-five years of services\ and growth as a 
national movement. According to the NFB, blindness is merely a physical 
characteristic similar to hair color and an individual that has acquired 
the proper education, training and technology can reduce their blindness 
to a mere physical nuisance.It is a strongly held belief that blind 
students, parents, seniors and those employed should have the same 
rights as their sighted peers.Every day the NFB works hard to raise the 
expectation of blind people by promoting legislative initiatives, 
advocating for the rights of blind individuals and implementing 
educational programs.

Over the past year, the SCC/NFBMD organized several successful events 
that cost a significant amount of money but were worth the investment.On 
June 4, the SCC held a Diabetes Seminar at 14906 Old Columbia Pike in 
Burtonsville.The Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) provided a 
bag to each diabetic participant filled with free samples of items that 
someone losing their vision could use at home or office. Those attending 
could gather information about nutrition, foot care, talking 
prescription aids, and other items of interest. Gail Owens's Catering to 
You served a diabetic friendly lunch that everyone liked.

Braille enrichment for literacy and learning (BELL) is for blind and 
visually impaired children ages 4 to 12.For the past three years, the 
SCC has held their BELL program at the Reid Temple, in Glendale.It is 
usually the last week of July and runs for two weeks.The children come 
Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to 3:00PM to learn Braille, practice 
using a white cane to navigate, enjoy games, read or listen to stories 
in Braille, learn adaptive blindness skills, make their own snacks, and 
go on exciting field trips to a swimming pool and the children's 
museum.They perform these activities with blind adults as role models to 
encourage and instruct them.

Debbie Brown, the SCC president, feels that spending money on worthy 
projects is what the NFB does; but now the SCC needs to do fundraising 
to build up treasury so the SCC can resume doing projects.The Uno's 
fundraiser helps to support blind and visually impaired citizens in 
Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. Your contributions provide 
education and outreach for individuals who have just lost their sight, 
literacy training in Braille to adults and children so that they become 
employable, and training in the use of the white cane to enable blind 
people to travel independently.

Please remember to come to Uno's on the evening of Tuesday, October 14, 
and bring this article to present to your server or staff member, or 
write/give the code "blind" If you have any questions, call Janice 
Toothman at 301-332-2516.

Janice


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