[Mn-at-large] Florida Update

[David Andrews]

>
>Dear Minnesota Federationists,
>
>Many have expressed concern about our fellow Federationists in  Texas,
>Florida, and Puerto Rico who have been affected by the hurricanes. As
>you likely know, our Texas affiliate set up a method to provide help
>to blind people who may have been affected in Texas. Below is a note
>from our NFB president in Florida, and in a subsequent note I will
>forward an update about Puerto Rico.
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Denise via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List
><state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
>Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:58:50 -0400
>Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Florida and Irma
>To: state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org
>Cc: Denise <valkemadenise at aol.com>
>
>We want to thank everyone for   the support offered and the care
>expressed to us during and after Irma. We feel blessed and grateful as
>it could of been much worse. We are getting back to normal and getting
>ready for meet the Blind month. We feel that our family in Texas and
>Puerto Rico really need  support.
>
>We shared relief information with our members and helped a few with
>FEMA. We contacted chapter presidents and asked how members faired. We
>mainly had power outage, food loss, debris in yard, and a few with
>roof leaks or minor damage to homes. We have been able to meet the
>needs of the Miami chapter that wanted help.
>
>Denise Valkema, President NFBF