From president at nfbmd.org Wed Jul 2 03:56:40 2025 From: president at nfbmd.org (Maryland President) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 23:56:40 -0400 Subject: [MD-Sligo] Reminder: NFB of Maryland National Convention Orientation Message-ID: <086b01dbeb05$519cdc80$f4d69580$@nfbmd.org> All first-time convention attendees and those wanting to get excited about the national convention are cordially invited to attend a Convention Orientation from 8 to 9:30 p.m., on Wednesday, July 2. The Ambassadors Committee will walk you through the events that will take place throughout the week, explain processes such as door prizes and voting, as well as make sure every first-time convention attendee is matched with a mentor. Connection information is as follows: One-Number Conference Call: 339-209-4083 Zoom Info: https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/6248138327?pwd=3j1veR63Yr9IbB8Kv0xxaxMCA2tKOb.1 &omn=92819472509 Meeting ID: 624 813 8327 Passcode: 63263 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,6248138327# US (Chicago) +13092053325,,6248138327# US Ronza Othman, President National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 443-426-4110 Pronouns: she, her, hers 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at nfbmd.org Wed Jul 2 04:16:38 2025 From: president at nfbmd.org (Maryland President) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 00:16:38 -0400 Subject: [MD-Sligo] Announcing 2025 NFB National and NFBMD State Scholarship Finalists Message-ID: <08b001dbeb08$1b6f3420$524d9c60$@nfbmd.org> All, I'm delighted to announce that Maryland has some up and coming scholars among us, and this years' scholarship class is outstanding. We are very fortunate to have two NFB National Scholarship finalists this year who are from Maryland. Millie Rivera will be working towards a Masters in Theology and Biblical Studies at either Moody Theological Seminary or Trinity Theological Seminary. Millie is a TenBroek fellow, having previously won a national scholarship. Millie is in her second career after retiring as an attorney from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Millie is a member of the NFB of Maryland Board of Directors, President of the TLC Chapter, and also a graduate of the Louisiana Center for the Blind. Akliesia Teshome will be entering her junior year at Boston University, where she is studying Business with a focus on Data Informatics. Akliesia is well known to many of us, as she was in several of our youth programs, including the Maryland Mentoring Program. Akliesia is also a graduate of the Louisiana Center for the Blind. We have a fabulous John T. McCraw Scholarship class as well this year. Shuketha Johnson will be completing her final year of two Masters programs, one in Addiction Counseling and the other in Licensed Clinical Therapy at Coppin State. She is a Board Member of the Greater Baltimore chapter, and she has previously won this scholarship in the past. Iva Rakic is an incoming freshman at the University of Maryland. Iva will be studying Civil and Environmental Engineering. Iva moved to the United States from Bosnia just two years ago. She is new to the Federation but has already attended a meeting with her local chapter. Oso Ozo-Onyali will be attending her junior year at the University of Delaware. She is studying Psychology and Criminal Justice, with a Disability Studies minor. Oso is a Board Member of the Maryland Association of Blind Students and led the Logistics Committee for the 2024 NFB Mid-Atlantic Student Seminar. You will get to know these five students over the coming weeks and months, starting with our NFB National Convention. They are dynamic, energetic, and enthusiastic. Congratulations to the 2025 Maryland Scholarship Class! Regards, Ronza Ronza Othman, President National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 443-426-4110 Pronouns: she, her, hers The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. 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URL: From president at nfbmd.org Fri Jul 4 03:53:32 2025 From: president at nfbmd.org (Maryland President) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 23:53:32 -0400 Subject: [MD-Sligo] Location Change: NFB of Maryland Caucus Message-ID: <085601dbec97$366001c0$a3200540$@nfbmd.org> Please note the location change. Folks, We will be holding our NFB of Maryland Caucus on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from 8:30 PM - 10:30PM in Studio 7. Please plan to join us in person if you will be at Convention. If you wish to sit with Maryland at the banquet, you need to pick up your convention registration materials before the Caucus and bring your banquet ticket to the caucus. In addition, we will be discussing proposed resolutions and policies that will come before the convention. As usual, we'll use the Caucus as an opportunity for the membership to share your perspective on resolutions; this will help me decide how I will vote should the delegates be polled on resolutions and policies. We'll also hear - for the first time - from our 2025 John T. McCraw Scholarship finalists. We'll share other important information as well. We hope to make available a virtual option for the Caucus, but it'll depend on whether or not the technology behaves. Thus please don't be frustrated if the technology does not work. If it does, you can use the usual affiliate Zoom information to access the meeting. The information for Zoom is at the end of this email. Those who are not able to attend the convention in person are welcome to reach out to me directly to share your perspective on resolutions. Texting is the most efficient way to get in touch with me, and the affiliate phone line is currently down. Thus, you should text me at 708-829-0523. You can also email me directly at President at nfbmd.org - but response time is likely to be slower. 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