[MN-at-Large] [NFBMN-News] Details for our Walk for Opportunity

Fri Sep 11 20:15:13 UTC 2020

Fellow Federationists,

We’re just two days away from our 39th annual 
Walk for Opportunity, which will take place this 
Saturday, September 12, from 10:00 AM to 1:15 PM.

Whether you’re planning to walk on Saturday or 
support your friends with spirit, you’ll find 
information in this email you’ll want to hang 
onto including connection information for our 
Zoom gathering, logistics for the event, and 
suggested walking routes. As always, if you have 
any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

Collecting Donations

First and foremost, remember that our Walk for 
Opportunity is our state’s largest fundraiser. If 
you’re planning to donate, or if you have 
friends, family, or colleagues who you believe 
will support us, Please submit your contributions 
or make your asks now. We want to make sure we 
have collected all contributions by Saturday. 
Also, if you have in-hand contributions to turn 
in, please contact Jennifer Dunnam at 
<mailto:jennifer.dunnam1829 at gmail.com>jennifer.dunnam1829 at gmail.com.

Safety First!

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important 
we take all necessary precautions to keep one 
another safe and healthy throughout the course of 
the day. Please keep the following in mind as you walk:

Social Distancing

Current guidance suggests gathering in groups of 
no more than ten people and maintaining 
appropriate social distancing of at least six 
feet. While your circumstances may be slightly 
different because you’re walking with people who 
share your Covid bubble, please use appropriate 
discretion among your group, particularly if 
you’re walking with people you haven’t seen in a 
while. If you do encounter another group while on 
your walk, please keep the above in mind. I’m 
looking forward to seeing many of you, but I also 
know the friendliest thing we can do for one 
another is keeping each other healthy.

If, during the course of your walk, you find that 
multiple groups are getting too close together on 
a route, and things are getting crowded, I 
encourage you to wait a minute or two to put some distance between you.

Wearing a Mask

To protect our health and safety, it is 
recommended to wear masks, particularly if we are 
unable to stay six feet apart. That said, I 
understand that many people will feel comfortable 
foregoing a mask because they will be outside or 
they will be with people they regularly see.

It will be up to each group’s discretion as to 
whether its members wear masks, but the consensus 
must be unanimous. No one should be made to feel 
unsafe if members of their group refuse to wear a 
mask. If you encounter any challenges in this 
regard, please contact me immediately at (402) 730-4092.

Packing your Gear Bag

Because multiple groups will be walking in 
different areas, we will not have our usual 
spotters to check people in and hand out water 
this year. As a result, we encourage everyone to 
bring water, sunscreen, an umbrella, snacks, 
extra cane tips, and anything else you might not 
want to be without for a 10K walk). I’ll be out there even if it’s raining.

The Online Program

Though we won’t be able to gather in person at 
the beginning and the end of our walk, we will 
still have an online gathering where members can 
come together. This gathering will also be 
streamed to Facebook Live so the public can take 
part in our celebration of freedom. We will have 
our usual kick-off at 10:00, and we will wrap up 
with a final presentation at 1:00 to share our 
fundraising totals and reflections.

In addition, during the walk itself, we will be 
hosting a program made up of reflections from our 
members, demonstrations of Braille, andmost 
importantlycameos from our walkers.

If you are planning to walk, and you are 
interested in calling into the meeting from the 
middle of your walk, I want to hear from you. 
Send me an email, and I will work with you to 
schedule a time for you and your group to call in.

The connection information for both Zoom and 
Facebook Live will be at the bottom of this email.

Directions

Some of you have already planned your own routes 
in your communities. Others have worked with 
organizers to select a route. For those in the 
Minneapolis area who are still looking for a 
route to walk, there are a few attached to this 
email which will take you through public areas. 
If you would like help finding a route or group, 
you can contact Yadiel Sotomayor at 
<mailto:yjsr at outlook.com>yjsr at outlook.com. If you 
have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Help on the Walk

If, while you are on your walk, you find yourself 
needing travel assistance, Cody Beardslee has 
volunteered to help. You can reach Cody by 
calling (763) 291-3711. For other issues, you can reach me at (402) 730-4092.

The T-shirt

When you’re out in the community, be sure to wear 
your official Walk for Opportunity t-shirt. For 
those who are curious, here’s a description:

Across the top, the t-shirt  reads "10K Walk for 
Opportunity”. Below that is an artistic rendering 
described below, and then a large version of the 
NFBMN logo. The picture is a black-and-white 
skylineinspired by the park where we 
traditionally have held the walk and the city of 
Rochesterwith trees and buildings reflected in a body of water.

Posting on Social Media

As always, we encourage taking pictures or videos 
to document your experience. Please use the 
hashtag #NFBMN when sharing your posts. In 
addition, if you would like for your photos to be 
included on our official pages, please send them, 
with descriptions, to Sam Flax, social media 
co-chair. She can be reached at 
<mailto:samflax926 at gmail.com>samflax926 at gmail.com.

I am looking forward to walking and celebrating 
with you in just a few short days. While this 
year’s Walk for Opportunity will certainly look 
different, I have no doubt it will be successful 
and memorable. Thank you for being a part of it.

Warmly,

Ryan

Zoom info:

Link: 
<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84440491010?pwd=Nmh5OXhXK1Fub1dRd0sxVFZWSVJDZz09>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84440491010?pwd=Nmh5OXhXK1Fub1dRd0sxVFZWSVJDZz09 

One tap mobile: +13126266799,,84440491010#,,,,,,0#,,023868#

Phone number: 312-626-6799

Meeting ID: 844 4049 1010

Passcode: 023868

Ryan Strunk, President

<mailto:president at nfbmn.org>president at nfbmn.org

www.nfb.org

<http://www.nfbmn.org>www.nfbmn.org

(612) 872-9363

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