[Mdpobc] Fwd: Meet the Blind Month Flashmob--spread the word :

[Trudy Pickrel]

Trudy L Pickrel
President MD Parents Blind Children
Owner TLC by the Lake poodles

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> From: "mary jo hartle" <mjhartle23 at gmail.com>
> Date: October 2, 2012 3:49:15 PM EDT
> To: "'NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List'" <greater-baltimore at nfbnet.org>, "'Hartle, Jesse'" <JHartle at nfb.org>, <rcarranza at nfb.org>, "'Shaheen, Natalie'" <NShaheen at nfb.org>, <alewis at nfb.org>, "'Melissa Ann Riccobono'" <melissa at riccobono.us>, "Dezman Jackson" <djackson at BISM.org>, "Judy A. Rasmussen" <jrasmussen at dors.state.md.us>, <maryellethompson008 at comcast.net>, "Jensen, Meleah" <mjensen at nfb.org>, "Melissa Lomax" <mlomax1 at umbc.edu>, "Melissa N. Mehl" <mnmehl at gmail.com>, "National Federation of the Blind of Maryland" <nfbmd at riccobono.us>, "NFBMD" <nfbmd at earthlink.net>, "Tom and Eileen Rivera Ley" <riveraley at verizon.net>, "Trudy Pickrel" <tlpickrel at hotmail.com>, "'Hartle, Jesse'" <JHartle at nfb.org>, "'Wilson, Joanne'" <JWilson at nfb.org>, <jewell at nfb.org>, "'Danielsen, Chris'" <CDanielsen at nfb.org>, <mriccobono at nfb.org>
> Cc: "'mary jo hartle'" <mjhartle23 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Meet the Blind Month Flashmob--spread the word : 
> 
>  
>             Hi everyone,
> Mark your calendars for our first ever “Meet the Blind” flash mob on Saturday, Oct. 20th at 1:00 p.m.  At the Inner Harbor.  (More details on the exact meeting place to come.)  This will take place after the chapter meting this month and has the potential to be a great public awareness activity with all your support.  
> Flashmobs are extremely popular right now, so we hope this will be an exciting activity for us to attempt.  For those of you who are not aware, a flash mob is (according to Wikipedia) a group of people who assemble suddenly in a place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression. Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications, media, or viral emails.   There are also such things as “Smartmobs” which are more political or publicity based, so maybe we are holding a mix of both.  IN any case, it’s going to be great.  
> So, if you are interested, and I hope you are, here are the details.  
> 1.      Find a white t-shirt and a sharpie or fabric marker
> You can find pretty inexpensive packages of white tees at stores like Walmart or Sam’s Club, or even at craft stores like Michaels.  Or if you have one already and don’t mind writing on it, just use that. 
> 2.      2.  Have someone assist you in writing the following in large print with a permanent, or fabric marker on the front and back of the shirt: “I am blind and I’m a _____.  Fill in the blank with something that describes you, e.g., a parent, a teacher, a skier, a dancer, a singer, , a runner, etc.  Be creative.  Don’t worry about making a professional shirt or anything fancy; just make sure the print is legible and viewable when the shirt is worn. 
> 3.      .  Wear your t-shirt to the flash mob and meet at the designated location at the Inner  Harbor at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20th. 
> 4.      If you can’t get a shirt, or need help printing the statement on your t-shirt, don’t worry.  Please come to the chapter meeting that morning at 10:00 a.m. at the NFB Jernigan Institute.  .  We will have some shirts available along with fabric markers and sighted folks to help write messages on your shirts.  
> 5.      WE will meet at 1:00 p.m. at the designated location.  Come ready to meet up with the group and participate in a brief pep rally of sorts to celebrate the capabilities of the blind.  After this meeting, we will disperse for lunch around the harbor area.  If you can’t stay for lunch somewhere, don’t worry.  Just come and join us.  The idea of having lunch is just to mix in with the sighted public and allow more people to see us and our messages.  
> WE also want to invite our family and friends to participate.  They too are encouraged to wear t-shirts with messages.  For example, theirs could say, “I’m the parent of a blind child”, or I’m the friend of a blind person”, etc.  Please help spread the word and invite all your family and friends to join us.  WE want as many people as possible to participate.  
>       If you have questions, please email Mary JO Hartle at mjhartle23 at gmail.com or call me at 318.243.4135.  
> Thanks and we hope to see you there!
> Mary JO Hartle
> (on behalf of the Greater Baltimore NFB Chapter)
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