[Md-sligo] Uno' fundraising article

Sun Oct 12 00:04:12 UTC 2014

Wow, what a great article! I hope your fund raiser is a huge success! Just
sorry I won't be able to join you. It will be a crazy week for my family and
me--made a little crazier because Mark will not be home except late Sunday
evening and Wednesday evening. I will be with you in spirit!
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: Md-sligo [mailto:md-sligo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Janice
Toothman via Md-sligo
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 7:27 PM
To: Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland
Subject: [Md-sligo] Uno' fundraising article

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 