<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br>Trudy L Pickrel<div>President MD Parents Blind Children</div><div>Owner TLC by the Lake poodles</div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "mary jo hartle" <<a href="mailto:mjhartle23@gmail.com">mjhartle23@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> October 2, 2012 3:49:15 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "'NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List'" <<a href="mailto:greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org">greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org</a>>, "'Hartle, Jesse'" <<a href="mailto:JHartle@nfb.org">JHartle@nfb.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:rcarranza@nfb.org">rcarranza@nfb.org</a>>, "'Shaheen, Natalie'" <<a href="mailto:NShaheen@nfb.org">NShaheen@nfb.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:alewis@nfb.org">alewis@nfb.org</a>>, "'Melissa Ann Riccobono'" <<a href="mailto:melissa@riccobono.us">melissa@riccobono.us</a>>, "Dezman Jackson" <<a href="mailto:djackson@BISM.org">djackson@BISM.org</a>>, "Judy A. Rasmussen" <<a href="mailto:jrasmussen@dors.state.md.us">jrasmussen@dors.state.md.us</a>>, <<a href="mailto:maryellethompson008@comcast.net">maryellethompson008@comcast.net</a>>, "Jensen, Meleah" <<a href="mailto:mjensen@nfb.org">mjensen@nfb.org</a>>, "Melissa Lomax" <<a href="mailto:mlomax1@umbc.edu">mlomax1@umbc.edu</a>>, "Melissa N. Mehl" <<a href="mailto:mnmehl@gmail.com">mnmehl@gmail.com</a>>, "National Federation of the Blind of Maryland" <<a href="mailto:nfbmd@riccobono.us">nfbmd@riccobono.us</a>>, "NFBMD" <<a href="mailto:nfbmd@earthlink.net">nfbmd@earthlink.net</a>>, "Tom and Eileen Rivera Ley" <<a href="mailto:riveraley@verizon.net">riveraley@verizon.net</a>>, "Trudy Pickrel" <<a href="mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com">tlpickrel@hotmail.com</a>>, "'Hartle, Jesse'" <<a href="mailto:JHartle@nfb.org">JHartle@nfb.org</a>>, "'Wilson, Joanne'" <<a href="mailto:JWilson@nfb.org">JWilson@nfb.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:jewell@nfb.org">jewell@nfb.org</a>>, "'Danielsen, Chris'" <<a href="mailto:CDanielsen@nfb.org">CDanielsen@nfb.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:mriccobono@nfb.org">mriccobono@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> "'mary jo hartle'" <<a href="mailto:mjhartle23@gmail.com">mjhartle23@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Meet the Blind Month Flashmob--spread the word : </b><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Hi everyone, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Mark your calendars for our first ever “Meet the
Blind” flash mob on Saturday, Oct. 20<sup>th</sup> 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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">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 </span></font><span lang="EN">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">So, if you are interested, and I hope you are,
here are the details. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Find a white t-shirt and a sharpie or fabric marker <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">. Wear your t-shirt to the flash mob and meet at the designated
location at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Inner</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Harbor</st1:placetype></st1:place> at 1:00 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 20<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"> If you have
questions, please email Mary JO Hartle at <a href="mailto:mjhartle23@gmail.com">mjhartle23@gmail.com</a>
or call me at 318.243.4135. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks and we hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Mary JO Hartle <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">(on behalf of the Greater
Baltimore NFB Chapter) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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