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June 2017 Minute Message
Fellow Federationists:
Get Ready for Orlando
Have you figured out how you are getting from the airport to your
hotel and back? You have several choices.Consider using a Mears Shared
Shuttle.Mears is offering a discount of $4 off the roundtrip price
with the NFB Mears Shuttle coupon. Go to the link NFB Mears Shuttle
Coupon. Follow the instructions on the coupon to reserve your shuttle
in advance or simply present the coupon at any of the four Mears
Transportation ticket counters located on level 1 of the Orlando
International Airport terminal.Call 800-759-5219 with questions.
You may also wish to try SuperShuttle. It is $29 roundtrip to and from
the Rosen Shingle Creek. To make reservations call 800-258-3826. The
reference code is SRDT3. There will be no extra charge for making
phone reservations.You can also book online at
http://group.supershuttle.com/group-page/the-national-federation-of-the-blind-2017-annual-convention/.
For those who wish to use paratransit while in Florida, you must call
and register with Access Links in advance.The number is 407-423-8747.
To make sure you don’t miss any convention events, consult the
national convention agenda by going to Convention Agenda. The agenda
will also be on NFB Newsline® soon.
Don’t miss the Maryland caucus!Date: July 11; Time: 9 PM; Place:
Sewanee 11 in the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel.If you wish to sit with
people from Maryland at the banquet, be sure to bring your banquet
ticket to the caucus for the exchange.
We need your help at the Maryland Table. We will be selling snacks and
instant lottery tickets. Please contact Tyron Bratcher or Amber Woods
to let them know when you can help. Don’t forget to buy as well as
sell items. If you have a shift at the Independence Market, please
remember to fill it. This is a great way to meet people from across
the country and make new friends.
Scholarship Winners
We are pleased to have a National Scholarship winner from Maryland
this year.Wayne Thomas Smith is a freshman at the University of
Maryland, College Park.He plans to get a degree in computer
engineering.We also have two State Scholarship winners:Akierra Burks
and Christopher Nusbaum.Akierra will be a sophomore at Hampton
University in Hampton, Virginia.She plans to get a B.A. in
English.Chris will be a freshman at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg,
Virginia.He plans to get a B.S. in Education, with an emphasis on
teaching blind students.Be sure to congratulate these three scholars
when you meet them at the convention.
Crabs Anyone?
Be sure to get your ticket for the Annual Crab Feast, to be held on
August 19 at Columbus Gardens in Baltimore.Please note that the crab
feast is on Saturday this year.On August 19, from 6 pm to 11 pm, feast
on all-you-can-eat crabs, pit beef, ham plus a full buffet of six
entrees, sides, salads, and dessert.Of course there will be beer,
music and dancing.This is our major fund raiser for the NFBMD
scholarships, youth stipends and BELL programs.To purchase tickets,
contact Steve Brand at steve at ayst.net.
BELL Volunteers Needed
In our three BELL programs, blind volunteers have the opportunity to
raise the expectations of blind children so that they can live the
lives they want.Getting to know and work with these students is also
fun.If you wish to help in the Salisbury program, July 17-28, contact
Danielle Earl at dearl at bism.org.If you wish to help in the Baltimore
program, July 31 through August 11, contact Melissa Riccobono at
melissa at riccobono.us.If you wish to help in the Glendale program, July
31 – August 11, contact Debbie Brown at deborahb14 at verizon.net.
National Certification in Unified English Braille (NCUEB) Test Special
Rate Available
Spread the word!Do you want to save $200?To celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the Braille Bill in Maryland, the National Federation
of the Blind of Maryland will subsidize the test fees for the first
ten blindness professionals in the state making the cost to these
individuals $75. The National Blindness Professional Certification
Board will offer the NCUEB exam in conjunction with the Braille in the
21st Century Literacy Conference.
DATE:October 19, 2017
TIME: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
PLACE:NFB Jernigan Institute
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
To register for the test go to
https://nbpcb.org/members/login.php?r=/members/er.php?eid=328.
You must register and pay your fee by October 5, 2017.You must also
register separately for the Literacy Conference to be eligible for
this discount.
Please check www.nbpcb.org/ncueb for important details including what
information is covered on the NCUEB exam, what to bring, what is
prohibited, and much more!
Paper will be provided, but you must bring your own Braille writer.
If you have questions, contact braille at nbpcb.org.
For more information about the Braille Literacy Conference go to
https://nfb.org/brailleconference.
Braille Spectator on the Web and on Newsline
The spring 2017 edition of the Braille Spectator is available for your
reading pleasure on both NFB Newsline® and the NFBMD website.On
Newsline, look under the local channel.For the web edition go to
https://www.nfbmd.org/newsletter.
Save These Important Dates.
July 6, 2017.No diabetes call.
July 10-15, 2017. National Convention, Orlando, FL.
July 17-28, 2017. NFB BELL Academy in Salisbury, MD.
July 23-29, 2017. NFB Youth SLAM, Towson University, MD.
July 31-August 11, 2017. NFB BELL Academies in Baltimore and Glendale, MD.
August 19, 2017.Annual Crab Feast, Columbus Gardens, Baltimore, MD.
September 9, 2017. Board of Directors Meeting, time and place to be announced.
October 19-20, 2017. Braille Literacy in the 21st Century Conference,
jointly sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind and the
Maryland School for the Blind.200 East Wells Street, Baltimore,
Maryland.
November 10-12, 2017.Annual State Convention, Sheraton Baltimore North
Hotel in Towson, Maryland.
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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