[MN-at-Large] Info on Walk for Opportunity

Wed Sep 7 10:33:31 UTC 2022

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>Federation friends,
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>We're just a few days away from our Walk for 
>Opportunity! Here are a few things to know in 
>advance of the eventwhether you're walking, 
>working a checkpoint, or cheering us on!
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>Hurray for All Walkers!
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>Although our primary location for the event this 
>year will be in Minneapolis, we have 
>Federationists in greater Minnesota who will be 
>walking as well. It is great to have participation throughout the state!
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>Everyone can Help!
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>We hold this event to raise funds so that we can 
>do our work in the NFB of Minnesota. Whether 
>you'll be at the event on Saturday or not, it's 
>not too late to donate in honor of a walker or 
>to make a last pitch to your friends and 
>neighbors; donations can be made online by going 
>to <http://www.nfbmn.org>www.nfbmn.org and using 
>the "donate" link. In the Dedication field, have 
>them put the name of a walker and "walk for Opportunity."
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>Route (Draft)
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>A draft description of the Minneapolis walk 
>route is being sent in a separate email for you 
>to peruse ahead of time. (We say "draft" because 
>there are just a couple things to sort out about 
>bus detours, phone numbers, and a map, so there 
>will be a new versionbut we wanted participants 
>to have this for now to look over the route itself).
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>Paper copies of the final version will also be 
>available in print and braille at our meeting place.
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>T-shirt Arrangements and Description
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>Participants who were able to register by Aug 28 
>will receive a t-shirt. We will get as many 
>distributed on Friday as possiblewe will contact you to make arrangements.
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>On the blue shirt appears, in white, our name 
>and logo as well as the following graphic 
>(thanks to Jen and Marcus Sawczyn for the cool design!)
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>Several lines that resemble a sunburst shoot out 
>from the top and to the sides of the word 
>“WALK.” The second line features two icons; the 
>left is a person with an outstretched cane and 
>the right is a person walking with a guide 
>dog.  The word “FOR” is in between these. The 
>final line has “OPPORTUNITY”. Between the word 
>“OPPORTUNITY” and the horizontal NFB of 
>Minnesota logo are two horizontal lines of squiggles resembling water.
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>Smart Preparation for a 10K Walk
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>Don't forget to wear comfortable walking shoes, 
>drink plenty of water, use sunscreen, and charge 
>your exercise tracker if you have one. We also 
>highly recommend bringing hand sanitizer and 
>tissues; packing along your snack of choice is 
>also a good idea in case you need sustenance on the journey.
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>Arrival and Starting
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>We will meet at the Mall between Irving and 
>James. (The Mall, which is between the two one 
>way sections of W. 29th Street, begins behind 
>the Uptown branch of the Minneapolis Public 
>Library and is accessible from Hennepin by a 
>sidewalk; however, at last check, some of the 
>Mall is blocked off because of construction, so, 
>if you are approaching it on foot from Hennepin, 
>it is best to take Lagoon west to Irving and then head north to the mall.
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>We will gather there between 9:30 and 10:00AM, 
>to be ready for our kick-off right at 10:00. 
>Once you arrive at the meeting spot, you can 
>hand in any remaining checks and cash . On the 
>walk, people generally tend to walk in groups, 
>and there's certainly no need for anyone to walk 
>alone. Don't hesitate to ask ahead, or during 
>the morning gathering, if you want to be sure 
>you have someone with whom to walk.
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>Checkpoints
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>Along the route are "checkpoints" where friendly 
>Federationists will be there to hand out water, 
>to cheer you on, and to assist as needed. Thank you to the checkpoint workers!
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>Lunch and Closing
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>All participants are invited to have lunch 
>together at the Red Cow, which has a variety of 
>food options and reasonable menu prices. There 
>we will have our closing where we hear how much 
>we have raised from the event, and who the top fund-raisers were, etc.
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>Zoom
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>We will not have a Facebook live stream as we 
>did when the walk was virtual, but we will use 
>Zoom to stream the kick-off at 10, have a brief 
>check-in about 11:45, and stream the closing 
>program at about 1:30PM. The connection info is at the end of this message.
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>Thanks
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>Thanks to everyone already who has raised and 
>made contributions, helped with planning, and 
>pitched in wherever needed. It takes the help of 
>many people to make this happen.
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>See everyone at the walk!!
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>Zoom Connection Info:
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>NFB of Minnesota is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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>Topic: Walk for Opportunity
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>Time: Sep 10, 2022 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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