[Md-sligo] Chapter events

[Janice Toothman]

Hi Debbie,
I will definitely be at the Scholarship Banquet with lots of Baked goods 
as well as other things to entertain, help keep you active and 
beautiful- those are what I currently have on hand; my sister will 
donate a couple of auction items as well.

Unfortunately I will not be at this weeks meeting because of a 
Deaf-Blind activity at the MD School for the Deaf.  However, I will 
definitely plan to tell you all about the Online Ballot Marker Tool that 
is used with the absentee ballots.  I am personally going to use it to 
vote in the November elections so I will tell you how to register for 
the absentee ballot (ie the website).
Janice
On 9/8/2014 4:24 PM, Melissa Ann Riccobono via Md-sligo wrote:
> Hello Debbie and list,
> I will definitely be at the Scholarship auction on the 24th! Do you 
> know what time it will be starting? I'm hoping to bring a crowd from 
> Baltimore with me!
> Melissa
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 8, 2014, at 12:17 PM, "Brown, Debbie via Md-sligo" 
> <md-sligo at nfbnet.org <mailto:md-sligo at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
>> Please join us this Saturday, September 13, at 1:30 for our regular 
>> meeting and a discussion with Rosalind Kipping of Compassion and 
>> Choices about medical and legal issues that we all must face at the 
>> end of our lives or in extended illnesses.  These issues affect all 
>> of us, but as blind people, we have some additional concerns.  When 
>> we are ill, simple things like finding the call button can be an 
>> issue.  We need family and friends who can advocate on our behalf 
>> when we are too sick to do so.  Also, we must navigate a medical 
>> profession that often thinks that blindness makes our lives not worth 
>> living.  Also, we need all of those forms in accessible format so we 
>> know what we are signing.
>>
>> We have additional events coming up. Our scholarship dinner and 
>> auction will be on Friday, October 24.  Scheduling the event on 
>> Friday is new to us, but we have done it for other events, so we will 
>> see how many people would like to party on a Friday night.  We have 
>> some good auction items in the works, such as tickets to an event of 
>> our choice at Strathmore Hall (thanks to Yasmin), so pleast ask all 
>> of your friends.
>>
>> Also, we will spend an evening at Uno's at Bowie Town Center (thanks 
>> to Janice), where we will receive 10% of the earnings from those who 
>> specifically mention the National Federation of the Blind.  This will 
>> be on Tuesday, October 14.  Uno's has a varied menu, including 
>> vegetarian and gluten-free items.
>>
>> Our convention is coming up in November 14-16 at the Sheraton in 
>> Towson.  I will be calling to see who would like to come.
>>
>> I will have raffle tickets for us to sell.  They are $1 a ticket or 
>> six for $5.  The drawing will be at the state convention, and the 
>> winners will win $300, $100 or $50.
>>
>> We will be selling nuts beginning in October.  Nut prices will be out 
>> after the chapter meeting, so we will get information on the list as 
>> soon as we decide what we will be selling.
>>
>> See you on Saturday.
>>
>> Debbie
>>
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