[Nationalharbor] December Minute Message

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December Minute Message
 
Fellow Federationists:
 
Season's Greetings.
 
Best wishes for a joyous, relaxing holiday season. May 2017 be a year filled
with success for the NFB as well as health and happiness for each member.
Together with love, hope, and determination, may we continue to turn dreams
into reality for blind people in 2017. 
 
Shopping.
 
Remember to use AmazonSmile. Start with a smile at
<http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1301033>
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1301033  for your holiday gifts and Amazon
donates to National Federation of the Blind of Maryland Inc. 
 
If you do not use the above link, and you use just the www.smile.amazon.com,
you will have to select National Federation of the Blind of Maryland as your
charity, for the first time. There are many charities on the list. So be
careful when making your selection. NFBMD will receive donations from
eligible purchases. Not all products are included. Look at the product
detail page to see if the item counts for a donation. When you come back to
the site for future purchase, AmazonSmile will automatically remember the
charity that you selected. Merely going to Amazon.com will not permit a
charitable donation.
 
NFB-NEWSLINE Makes Shopping Easier. 
 
You no longer have to miss out on sales. NFB-NEWSLINE will be providing
holiday ads from the following retailers through December 31, 2016: Ace
Hardware, Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Jo-Ann Fabric, Lowe's, Home Depot,
Petco, Publix, Staples, Office Depot, Walgreens, and Kohl's.
  
Youth Slam Needs Adult Volunteer & Students!

Some say that blind students cannot learn science, technology, engineering,
or mathematics. The members of the National Federation of the Blind say
"Slam that!" Dates and a location are now available for the 2017 NFB Youth
Slam-a week-long, hands-on, STEM learning program for one hundred blind and
low-vision high school students from across the country. This program of the
NFB Jernigan Institute's National Center for Blind Youth in Science will be
held July 23-29, 2017, at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Individuals who are interested in volunteering to help the members of the
NFB "Slam that!" and are available July 21-29, 2017, should apply at
<http://www.blindscience.org/nfb-youth-slam-volunteer-page>
http://www.blindscience.org/nfb-youth-slam-volunteer-page. The deadline to
apply is January 31, 2017. 
 
We also need to spread the word so that students from Maryland and their
parents know that high school students should apply to attend this exciting
program.  For student applications go to
<https://nfb.org/youth-slam-student-application>
https://nfb.org/youth-slam-student-application and apply by May 7, 2017. 
 
Planning for 2017.
 
 
 
Save These Dates.
 
January 5, 2017.  Diabetes Conference Call, 7 pm. Call 641-715-3272. The
access code is 720125#.
 
January 19, 2017.  Day in Annapolis.
 
January 28, 2017. Braille Challenge for students in PreK-12th grade. Takes
place at the Maryland School for the Blind. 
 
January 30, 2017.  Washington Seminar Meeting.
 
January 31, 2017.  Visit the Maryland Delegation in D.C.
 
March 10, 2017.  Basket Bingo, The Lodge, Catonsville, MD.
 
March 31, 2017. Deadline for submitting National Scholarship Application.
 
April 15, 2017. Deadline for submitting State Scholarship Applications.
 
May 7, 2017. Deadline for Youth SLAM student applications. 
 
July 10-15, 2017. National Convention, Orlando, FL.
 
July 17-28, 2017. BELL in Salisbury, MD.
 
July 23-29, 2017. NFB Youth SLAM Towson University, MD.
 
August 19, 2017.  Annual Crab Feast, Columbus Gardens, Baltimore, MD.
 
November 10-12, 2017.  Annual State Convention, Sheraton Baltimore North
Hotel in Towson, Maryland.
 
 
 
Sharon Maneki, President
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
410-715-9596
 
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